Standards
RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
What does the comic depict that the girl needs?
a secret code
After reading The Power of Codes what is an example that shoes how secret codes are related both to keeping and losing power?
Caesar developed a code
or
The code gave Caesar an advantage over his opponents
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If Mary had used a better code, she might have risen to power as the Queen of England
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Alan Turning cracked the German code
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English knew when and where a British ship would be targeted, they could fight back
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When the Germans' code was broken, they lost a powerful advantage
How does the author support the idea that people wanted to believe African slaves in the South used a secret code?
by showing that the stories about the quilt codes were the subjects of popular books, films and, shows
What word means the same as doubtful from the text?
skeptical
What are the academic talk words we should focus on for this lesson?
points
reason
evidence
The girl thinks she needs a code- why does she think this?
Her little brother keeps reading her diary.
The author thinks "Secret codes and power go hand-in-hand - why does he think this?
Historically, a group has had an advantage if it has a code that can keep information secret from another group. Groups that have their codes broken no longer have an advantage.
Which detail from the article supports the answer to the question worth 100 points from this category?
"The popular Oprah Winfrey TV show even featured these claims..."
by stating that most had never been off their reservation
Why is it important to understand the reasons and evidence an author uses to support points?
It helps you better understand the text
There are three pieces of evidence that support her thinking- the first piece of evidence is--
Her diary keeps moving around her room
There are three pieces of evidence that supports the author's statement - "Secret codes and power go hand-in-hand" - what is the first piece of evidence?
Julius Caesar used a secret code in letters to his generals.
How does the author support the idea about quilts not having secret messages?
Ron Fridell concludes, "quilts played no special role in the Underground Railroad."
Which paragraph best supports the answer to the question worth 200 points in this category?
paragraph 6
What should you look for in order to understand whether an author has supported their point(s)?
reasons and evidence he or she supplies for each point
There are three pieces of evidence that support her thinking- the second piece of evidence is--
There are three pieces of evidence that supports the author's statement - "Secret codes and power go hand-in-hand" - what is the second piece of evidence?
Elizabeth I held on to her power because Mary's coded letters were too easy to figure out.
What is one example that supports the statement "quilts played no special role in the Underground Railroad?"
Fridell states that historians who studied the Underground Railroad have found no concrete evidence, such as the quilts themselves.
How does the author support the idea that the Navajo soliders were able to make a code related to war even though their language lacked words for it?
by showing how they mixed language and culture in the code
A ________ is an explanation for why the idea might be true.
A piece of __________ is a fact that can be proven true.
reason
evidence
There are three pieces of evidence that support her thinking- the third piece of evidence is--
Her brother tells her to write neater
There are three pieces of evidence that supports the author's statement - "Secret codes and power go hand-in-hand" - what is the third piece of evidence?
After Alan Turning cracked the German code the British knew when their ships were targeted.
What is another example that supports the statement "quilts played no special role in the Underground Railroad?"
What TWO details from the text support "by showing how they mixed language lacked words for it?"
"...the Navajo soldiers rooted it, like their lives, in nature."
"Lotso, meaning 'whale,' was the code word for "battleship"