RI 10.1
to use your understanding of a text and your own experiences; to draw conclusions
make inferences
writing that presents information or ideas about real people, places, things, or events
informational texts
These are hints in the surrounding text that a reader can use to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Context Clues
This refers to the organizational pattern authors of nonfiction use to present information.
Text Structure
It is the author’s reason for writing.
Author's Purpose
to examine the parts of something in detail
analyze
text evidence, descriptions, examples, reasons, expert opinions, facts, and statistics that further explain key aspects of the controlling idea
textual evidence
A type of context clue which determines a word’s meaning based on how it is unlike something else in the text
Contrast
a text structure that explains how or why something happened
Cause and Effect
It refers to the way authors look at a topic or a subject, and their attitude toward it.
Author's Point of View
7.The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Which idea can be inferred about Stanton, based on paragraph 1?
A. She can be intimidating when stating her views.
B. She does not trust the accuracy of newspaper reporting.
C. She enjoys the prestige associated with luxurious hotels.
D. She believes that newspaper editors oppose changes to public policy.
A. She can be intimidating when stating her views.
How does Stanton connect the idea of hypocrisy to women’s rights in paragraph 1?
A. by contrasting the types of preferred women’s fashion for public events
B. by comparing the men that women chose as their dance partners at conventions
C. by describing the various roles that women could play while working for voting changes
D. by highlighting women’s unwillingness to speak for change while enjoying their own publicity
D. by highlighting women’s unwillingness to speak for change while enjoying their own publicity
It is language used for descriptive effect, often to illustrate or imply ideas indirectly.
Figurative language
This text structure presents information about things that are different but have something in common, such as two points of view on a subject
Comparison and Contrast
The use of facts, statistics and graphic aids indicate what author's purpose?
to inform
Part B
Which quotation from paragraph 1 supports the answer in Part A?
A. “Several ladies made such remarks to me one day, as a bevy of us were sitting together in one of the fashionable hotels in Newport.”
B. “‘And as to the press, I noticed you all reading, in this morning's papers, with evident satisfaction, the personal compliments and full descriptions of your dresses at the last ball.’”
C. “‘When my name is mentioned, it is in connection with some great reform movement.’”
D. “With that, the ladies around me were so completely cornered that no one attempted an answer.”
D. “With that, the ladies around me were so completely cornered that no one attempted an answer.”
Choose a word or phrase for each blank to make the sentence true.
In the passage, Stanton uses [CHOICE 1] to [CHOICE 2].
Choice1 Choice 2
anecdotes offer a plan to overcome the restrictions on women's speech
contrast describe conversations exposing women's silence about suffrage
comparison highlight places where debate could focus upon women's issues
problem/solution distinguish between public speakers about the women's movement
anecdotes- describe conversations exposing women's silence about suffrage
Refers to the use of the word as the result of something else that happens in the text.
Cause and effect
What type of text structure refers to which the authors present information about events or steps in a process, in the order in which they take or have taken place.
Sequential
Which quotation best illustrates Stanton’s use of rhetoric to express her point of view about women's misguided priorities?
A. “Several ladies made such remarks to me one day, as a bevy of us were sitting together in one of the fashionable hotels. . . .” (paragraph 1)
B. "whether it is less modest to speak words of soberness and truth, plainly dressed on a platform, than gorgeously arrayed, with bare arms and shoulders, to waltz in the arms of strange gentlemen.’” (paragraph 1)
C. “. . . while those ladies who did speak were with the opposition, supposing, no doubt, that Senator Seward represented his wife’s opinions.” (paragraph 2)
D. “But that was impossible, so I made up my mind to stroll around as if self-absorbed, and look at the books and paintings. . . .” (paragraph 3)
B. "whether it is less modest to speak words of soberness and truth, plainly dressed on a platform, than gorgeously arrayed, with bare arms and shoulders, to waltz in the arms of strange gentlemen.’” (paragraph 1)
Which idea can be inferred about Mrs. Seward, based on the information in paragraph 4?
A. She believes that Judge Hurlbert is not an effective writer.
B. She supports the kind of change that the Stanton advocates.
C. She believes that Stanton considers her irrelevant to political change.
D. She agrees with her husband’s opposition to the writing of Judge Hurlbert.
B. She supports the kind of change that the Stanton advocates.
To state a more accurate main idea, the reader should analyze how the details in the text are connected and let them guide her to a more specific idea.
Analyze the sample introduction:
Can you foxtrot? Tango? Square dance? That may serve you well in the future. Recent research finds that dance may actually improve brain function. In a new study, dancing was linked to gains in white matter among men and women in their 60s and 70s.
What could be the central idea of the passage?
The author claims that dancing is more than just fun. Dancing is good for the brain.
3.Which two meanings of “repugnance” are conveyed in paragraph 3?
A. flattery
B. hostility
C. hysteria
D. objection
E. shame
B. hostility
D. objection
Read the sentence from paragraph 2 below.
Mrs. Seward maintained an unbroken silence, while those ladies who did speak were with the opposition, supposing, no doubt, that Senator Seward represented his wife’s opinions.
How does the sentence help Stanton to develop her ideas?
A. by suggesting a solution that would empower women
B. by emphasizing the key changes needed to reform voting
C. by describing the effect of powerful politicians upon society at large
D. by highlighting the assumption that women had no ideas of their own
D. by highlighting the assumption that women had no ideas of their own
Complete the sentence.
In paragraph 1, Stanton advances her point of view toward objections to the convention's publicity by using [CHOICE 1] to point out the women’s [CHOICE 2] at the convention.
Choice 1 Choice 2
flattery sense of shame
metaphor desire to reform
sarcasm open ballroom dancing
sarcasm-open ballroom dancing