Reading informational text
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Reading informational texts
Lesson Quick Codes for this set: LZ750, LZ751, LZ752, LZ753, LZ754, LZ755 Common Core State Standards addressed: RI.4.1, RI.4.10, RI.4.2, RI.4.5 Lesson Text: “Ever Wondered Who Invented Pizza?” by Moira E. McLaughlin Assessment Text: “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” by Dr. Howard Bennett
Directions: Today you will be taking a short test using what you have learned about reading nonfiction texts. Read the article, “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” by Dr. Howard Bennett and then answer the questions below. 1) (RI.4.1) After reading the article, how has your thinking about how paper is made changed? Write down at least two ways using the sentence structure, “I used to think…but now I know…”
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2) (RI.4.5) Read the section of text from the article, “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” Paper mills get their wood from two sources: small trees that are harvested for paper and scraps from larger trees that were sent to sawmills for lumber. The bark is stripped off, and trees are put through a chipper, which makes it easier to process. Once the wood has been chipped, it’s converted to wood pulp. Pulping requires a combination of steam, pressure, chemicals, grinders and in some cases, bleach. Unbleached pulp becomes bags and boxes. Bleached pulp is turned into paper for writing or printing. (Bleached wood pulp is gooey and white— like masked potatoes, without the yummy taste.) When the pulp is finished, it’s mixed with water and sprayed onto large, moving screens. The water drains through the screens, and that lets the cellulose fibers stick together to make paper. The paper moves at high speeds through a series of presses and driers. Additives strengthen the paper. Finally, the finished paper is wound onto rolls and cut to size.
How did Dr. Bennett, the author of the article, choose to teach you about how paper is made in the section above? What clues helped you understand this structure?
3) (RI.4.5) Using the process described in the text above, sketch a diagram that shows the papermaking process. The first step has been completed for you. Small trees and scraps from large trees are sent to the paper mill.
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4) (RI.4.5) Why do you think Dr. Bennett chose to teach you about paper-making in this way?
5) (RI.4.2) Read the section of text from “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” below. Depending on the season, an elephant’s diet consists of grass, leaves, twigs, bark, vines, roots, flowers, and even fruit. However, since vegetation can be difficult to digest, lots of plant fiber comes out of the elephant’s body without being broken down. By cleaning and removing waste and undigested plant matter, you can harvest enough cellulose to make paper.
What are two details from the above section of text? What is the main idea of this section? Detail: Detail: Detail:
Main Idea:
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6) (RI.5.2) After reading “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” what is the main idea of the entire article?
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Teacher:_____________________
Date:______________________________
Reading informational texts
Lesson Quick Codes for this set: LZ750, LZ751, LZ752, LZ753, LZ754, LZ755 Common Core State Standards addressed: RI.4.1, RI.4.10, RI.4.2, RI.4.5 Lesson Text: “Ever Wondered Who Invented Pizza?” by Moira E. McLaughlin Assessment Text: “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” by Dr. Howard Bennett
Directions: Today you will be taking a short test using what you have learned about reading nonfiction texts. Read the article, “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” by Dr. Howard Bennett and then answer the questions below. 1) (RI.4.1) After reading the article, how has your thinking about how paper is made changed? Write down at least two ways using the sentence structure, “I used to think…but now I know…”
©LearnZillion, Inc., 2012
2) (RI.4.5) Read the section of text from the article, “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” Paper mills get their wood from two sources: small trees that are harvested for paper and scraps from larger trees that were sent to sawmills for lumber. The bark is stripped off, and trees are put through a chipper, which makes it easier to process. Once the wood has been chipped, it’s converted to wood pulp. Pulping requires a combination of steam, pressure, chemicals, grinders and in some cases, bleach. Unbleached pulp becomes bags and boxes. Bleached pulp is turned into paper for writing or printing. (Bleached wood pulp is gooey and white— like masked potatoes, without the yummy taste.) When the pulp is finished, it’s mixed with water and sprayed onto large, moving screens. The water drains through the screens, and that lets the cellulose fibers stick together to make paper. The paper moves at high speeds through a series of presses and driers. Additives strengthen the paper. Finally, the finished paper is wound onto rolls and cut to size.
How did Dr. Bennett, the author of the article, choose to teach you about how paper is made in the section above? What clues helped you understand this structure?
3) (RI.4.5) Using the process described in the text above, sketch a diagram that shows the papermaking process. The first step has been completed for you. Small trees and scraps from large trees are sent to the paper mill.
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4) (RI.4.5) Why do you think Dr. Bennett chose to teach you about paper-making in this way?
5) (RI.4.2) Read the section of text from “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” below. Depending on the season, an elephant’s diet consists of grass, leaves, twigs, bark, vines, roots, flowers, and even fruit. However, since vegetation can be difficult to digest, lots of plant fiber comes out of the elephant’s body without being broken down. By cleaning and removing waste and undigested plant matter, you can harvest enough cellulose to make paper.
What are two details from the above section of text? What is the main idea of this section? Detail: Detail: Detail:
Main Idea:
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6) (RI.5.2) After reading “Ever Wondered How Paper is Made?” what is the main idea of the entire article?
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