Making Connections
What is the definition of a paired passage.
2 texts that can be used to make connections
What is the formula for a an inference? (hint: not the strategy)
background knowledge + text evidence = inference
How many sentences are you expected to write for a summary?
5
What is the definition of a persuasive text
To persuade or convince the reader to do something or to think a certain way.
What is the definition of a procedural text?
To teach or show the reader how to perform a task.
What strategy do we use for finding differences?
venn diagram
What is the strategy for solving an inference question? (hint: not the formula)
I say, It says, So
What strategy do we use to write a nonfiction summary?
OIC
what are 2 key words that indicate the purpose of a persuasive text
persuade and convince
What is one characteristic of a procedural text?
what strategy do we use for finding similarities?
T-chart
Finish the anchor chart for this strategy
I say: background knowledge
It says:
So: answer
text evidence
What does OIC stand for
Open with the main idea
Insert 3 Supporting Details
Close by restating the main idea
What is the definition of author's viewpoint?
What the author cares about, where the author is coming from
Which one of these is a procedural text?
A) a text explaining how school lunches are unhealthy
B) a recipe
C) a text persuading the reader to save endangered animals
D) a story of a princess in a castle
B
For this difference question, in which bubble of the venn diagram would we find the correct answer?
What is one difference between the doctors in "Radiologists" and "Dermatologists"?
Middle Bubble
When answering an open ended inference question, name the thing that will earn you a 0 or 1 for a score
not writing an original thought
Must say what each letter stands for
Who, What, When, Where, Why
Text: Students Need Healthier School Lunches
What is the author's purpose for writing this text?
A) Inform the reader of the need for healthier lunches
B) Explain that school lunches are not healthy
C) persuade the reader to go to school more
D) convince the reader to eat healthier school lunches
D
Which one of these is a procedural text?
A) a text explaining how to play soccer
B) a text explaining that cell phones are useful in the classroom
C) a play about students learning how to juggle
D) a text informing the reader about World War II
A
For this difference question, in which bubble would we find the correct answer?
After reading both texts, only the doctors in "Radiologists"...
The outside "Radiologists" bubble
How will we know that a question is an inference question?
When it asks any general question about the text
Name 2 things that make a good summary when you analyze a summary
Good Main Idea
Supporting details that support the main idea
Persuasive Text: Vanishing Vultures
Open Ended Response: What is the author's purpose for writing this text?
To persuade the reader that the extinction of vultures will have negative consequences
Text: How to Make a Christmas Ornament
What is the author's purpose for writing this text?
A) inform the reader of how to celebrate Christmas
B) show the reader how to cut and fold paper
C) show the reader how to make a Christmas ornament
D) persuade the reader to make a Christmas ornament
C