Definitions
The collection of experiences, places, and influences that shape who a person is.
Background
Use grade-appropriate ______ or ______ affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
Greek, Latin
Has dual citizenship in US and Nigeria
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"The study quotes an Enbridge projection that it will spend $1.5 billion within the study area during the project, leading to a total output impact of over $2 billion in direct and spinoff spending effects."
Enbridge's Line 3 project is necessary and prudent
Number of Kids Mrs. Lee has
How one views the world; the way someone sees, understands, or thinks about a topic.
Perspective
Summarize texts, from a variety of genres, to determine a _______ or central idea and analyze its development over the course of the text.
Theme
Lives in Minnesota and thinks the development and construction of Minnesota is important
Harry Melander
“We have a great deal of the world’s freshwater in our Great Lakes and in northern Minnesota and so this issue is coming to everyone. It isn’t just a Great Lakes issue or a northern Minnesota issue. Water is an issue worldwide,”
Protesters against Line 3; Protesters against Line 3 tar sands pipeline face arrests and rubber bullets
Mrs. Lee
Rural vs. Urban, region,
Geographical Location
Cite ________ ________ to support an analysis of what the text says explicitly/ implicitly and make logical inferences.
Textual Evidence
Born in Georgia and has studied space for 35 years
Bruce Dorminey
"Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity."
The Danger of a Single Story
45 Minute drive
Mrs. Lee's drive to work
How the author shows their view is different from others by contrasting, countering, or refuting other viewpoints.
Distinguish
In_______ _______, explain how an author’s geographic location, identity, and/or culture affect ________. Analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
Informational Text, Perspective
Believes that the sea levels are rising too fast and we should do something about it now
Laura Paddison
"The more we learn about what lies beyond Earth, the better we understand our own planet. Space is an endless source of knowledge that helps us answer key questions about the origins of Earth and its place in the universe."
Why We Should Continue to Explore Space
Mitch
Mrs. Lee's Husband
Customs that influence how you see the world
Culture
In literary texts, analyze how ______, including genre specific features, contributes to the development of themes or central ideas.
Structure
Lives in Minnesota and wants her grandchildren to have clean water
Winona LaDuke
"The world could easily see an extra 3 feet of sea level rise by 2100, he told CNN; it could also take hundreds of years to reach that level. Scientists simply don’t know enough yet to project what will happen."
Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities
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