Big Idea
What is the main topic of the article?
Rising sea levels in coastal cities
These words: Scientific data / factual evidence, are examples of?
What is evidence used in the text?
What is the author’s purpose for this text: inform, persuade, or entertain?
What is to inform readers about rising sea levels and solutions
What is a central idea statement?
A sentence that explains what the entire text is mostly about
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence missing a subject or verb
Excerpt from Rising Waters article, "Coastal cities must change how respond to rising sea levels." This is what type of statement in the text?
What is the central idea or main idea?
Paul Olsen and Kristina Hill are...
What is an expert?
This is the tone of the text
Informative
DOUBLE POINTS!!
You will have 5 minutes to write a controlling idea based on this text
Examples vary but must be close to this; "Coastal cities must adapt their designs to survive rising waters"
This way of revising improves clarity without changing meaning?
Using proper/ specific nouns. Example: specific, people, places, things, brands or titles. capitalized.
The coastal cities faced this problem
Flooding caused by rising waters and storms
This was stated in the text "building a giant wall." This is called what?
What are examples of how to stop flooding?
These experts have been used in the text to show what?
Various opinions or views (Point of View)
2 minutes to write two details that could support an informative essay.
Examples from European cities, (Netherlands and Germany); data about sea‑level rise
These sections that shifted from problems to solutions.
Answers may vary. Students will have 3 minutes to search for the text.
"Examples, expert opinions, and real-world case studies, are to describe what in a text?
Central Idea
This is a real solution to the flooding.
“Transitional architecture”
The experts were presented in the text for this reason.
What is, to show this affects many fields.
How should body paragraphs be organized in an essay about this text?
answers may vary
Example: Introduction → body paragraphs with evidence → conclusion
What revision would improve the conclusion of the text?
Restating the central idea and emphasizing the importance of adaptation
This detail supports the central idea.
The answer varies. Students may have to discuss and state one piece of text evidence. Example: Examples of cities like Rotterdam or Norfolk adapting to flooding
This shows how people have adapted to water in the past.
What is historical references?
How does the author maintain the topic?
Presenting facts and expert views instead of personal opinion
One piece of evidence that supports the author’s central idea.
Answers may vary
Which team will really win this game of Jeopardy?
Answers will vary