Study Guide for Unit 3
Lesson Name & Number
Lesson 3: Informational Text Evidence
Key Concepts
If you have not done so already, watch this video on Looking Back at a Text for Evidence and answer the questions below.
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What do we call the facts that help you know that something is true?
- Evidence
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If you make a ____________, you have to back it up with _____________.
- If you make a claim, you have to back it up with evidence.
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If you have not done so already, read the article “Finding the Best Evidence with 'Reality check: life behind Insta-glam image of 'influencers'” and answer the questions below.
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In the article, what is one piece of evidence (example) that proves the way influencers portray themselves on social media is more glamorous than they are in real life?
- Influencers often edit their photos and curate their content to show an idealized version of their lives, which does not reflect the reality of their everyday experiences.
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What is one piece of evidence that proves that being a social media influencer is a lot of hard work?
- Influencers spend hours creating content, managing their social media accounts, and engaging with their audience, which requires significant effort and time commitment.
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Lesson 4: Word Choice
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What is context?
- Context is the circumstances or setting surrounding a word or phrase that help to clarify its meaning.
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What are the five strategies for using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word?
- Definitions
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Examples
- Inference-based clues
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What is a morpheme? (pronounced mor-feem)
- A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.
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A __________ __________ can stand on its own as a word.
- A free morpheme can stand on its own as a word.
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How does a prefix change a word?
- A prefix adds meaning to the beginning of a word, often altering its definition.
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How does a suffix change a word?
- A suffix is added to the end of a word and can change the word's part of speech or its meaning.
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Adding the prefix “im-” to the word “proper” changes the meaning to mean __________ proper.
- Not proper.
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Adding the suffix “-ly” to the word “proper” changes the part of speech from a noun to an _______________.
- Adverb.
Lesson 5: Informational Text Word Choice
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What are denotative words?
- Denotative words are words that have a specific, literal meaning.
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What are connotative words?
- Connotative words are words that carry additional meanings or emotions beyond their literal definition.
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What is figurative language?
- Figurative language uses figures of speech to convey meaning or create an effect, often involving metaphor or imagery.
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__________ is the attitude the author shows toward their subject.
- Tone is the attitude the author shows toward their subject.
Practice Activity (lesson page 4):
- Using this sentence from “How NASA Measures the Death of a Glacier from Space”:
- “Standing on frozen ground, tasting air heavy with huckleberries, I had to perch on a lofty boulder in order to focus the whole ice mass in my smartphone screen.”
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Is the phrase “tasting air heavy with huckleberries” denotative or connotative? Explain how you know this.
- The phrase is connotative because it evokes sensory imagery and emotion rather than just providing a literal description.
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In your own words, describe what the sentence means.
- The speaker is describing the experience of standing in a beautiful natural setting, feeling the air filled with the scent of huckleberries, while trying to capture the image of a glacier on their smartphone.
Lesson 6: Central Ideas
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What is a central idea?
- A central idea is the main point or message that an author conveys in a piece of writing.
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____________________ are facts, statements, and examples that add _______________.
- Supporting details are facts, statements, and examples that add credibility.
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What is a topic?
- A topic is the subject or theme that the text focuses on.
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What is text structure?
- Text structure refers to the organized way in which information is arranged in a text.
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Text structure helps develop the _______________ _______________ over the course of the text.
- Text structure helps develop the central idea over the course of the text.
Lesson 7: Developing Ideas
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What is a claim?
- A claim is a statement or assertion that expresses a point of view or argument.
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What is evidence?
- Evidence is the information, facts, or data that supports a claim.
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What is a reason?
- A reason is a justification or explanation that supports a claim.
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Why do authors include reasons when writing their research articles?
- Authors include reasons to provide logical support for their claims and to persuade the audience.
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Evidence that consists of _______________, _______________, and _______________ helps the author put a complex study in understandable terms.
- Evidence that consists of statistics, examples, and testimonies helps the author put a complex study in understandable terms.
Lesson 8: Summarizing Informational Text
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What is a sequence?
- A sequence is the order in which events or information are presented in a text.
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Why is it important for an author to use a specific sequence when developing key ideas about the topic in a text?
- It is important because a logical sequence helps the reader understand the relationships and progression of ideas.
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We develop important skills as we read longer texts. _______________, _______________, and ___________ _____________ are skills that will help us perform all kinds of practical tasks in the future.
- Critical thinking, analysis, and synthesis are skills that will help us perform all kinds of practical tasks in the future.
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What are four different types of text structures?
- Chronological, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution.
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_______________ are words that help the reader change from one topic or subject to another.
- Transitions are words that help the reader change from one topic or subject to another.
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What is a summary?
- A summary is a brief overview of the main points or ideas of a text.
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What makes a summary objective?
- A summary is objective when it presents the main points without personal opinions or interpretations.
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What is the process of writing a summary?
- The process of writing a summary includes reading the text thoroughly, identifying the main ideas and supporting details, and condensing this information into a brief overview.
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What belongs in a summary?
- Key points, essential details, and the main idea of the text belong in a summary.
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What does NOT belong in a summary?
- Personal opinions, interpretations, and unnecessary details do NOT belong in a summary.
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