RI.05
A passage explains the events that occurred before, during, and after a major dust storm.
What text structure is being used?
Chronological Order
What type of text is based on real events and facts?
Historical Text
In this standard, we are analyzing the interactions and relationships between what three things in a text?
Individuals, events, and ideas
What does the word influence mean in a text?
To affect or change something
A text discusses two schools by explaining what they both have in common and how they are different.
What text structure is being used?
Compare and contrast
Which text is more likely to include dialogue and characters?
Fictional Text
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against British taxes.
Individual, event, or idea?
Event
What does the word perspective mean when reading a story?
A character's or author's point of view/way of looking at things.
A text explains that many students were failing their math tests. It then describes a new tutoring program that helps scores improve.
What text structure is being used AND how do you know?
Problem and Solution
Problem - Students were failing their math test
Solution - Tutoring program
What is an historical account?
What is a fictional story?
Historical account - tells about real events and facts
Fictional story - made-up with imaginary characters/events
Thomas Edison created the light bulb, which changed how people worked and lived at night.
Name the individual, event, and idea.
Individual - Thomas Edison
Event - Invention of the light bulb
Idea - How technology changes daily life
What does it mean to analyze a text?
To examine carefully and in detail
An article explains that a lack of rain water caused crops to fail, which led to food shortages in the area.
What text structure is being used AND how do you know?
Cause and Effect
Cause - lack of rain water
Effect - food shortages
True or False: A fictional story can include real historical events/people.
True
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I Have a Dream" speech, inspiring the fight for equal rights.
Name the individual, event, and idea.
Individual - Martin Luther King Jr.
Event - "I Have a Dream" speech
Idea - Equality / Civil rights
What does it mean to interpret?
To explain or understand the meaning
Why is understanding the text structure helpful for readers?
ANSWERS MAY VARY
It helps readers understand the author's purpose and main ideas
How can a fictional text help a reader understand a historical event differently than a historical text?
ANSWERS MAY VARY
It shows emotions, experiences, or perspectives
Explain how an individual, event, and an idea might influence each other in history.
ANSWERS MAY VARY
An individual can cause or participate in an event, the event can promote or challenge a idea, and the idea can influence future individuals/events.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of implication.
A conclusion or idea that is suggesting but not directly stating.