Reading informational text
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Reading informational texts
Lesson Quick Codes for this set: LZ1777, LZ1778, LZ1779, LZ1780, LZ1781, LZ1782 Common Core State Standards addressed: RI.5.10, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.5 Lesson Text: “Attack on Fort Sumter Marked Start of War” by Carolyn Reeder Assessment Text: “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” by Margaret Webb Pressler
Directions: Today you will be taking a short test using what you have learned about reading nonfiction texts. 1) (RI.5.10) Preview the article “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” In the space below answer the question, “This article will teach about…and it will also teach me…”
Now read the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” When you are done, answer the questions on the next page.
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2) Below you will see a section from the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” with space for your notes next to it. As you reread this section underline parts that give you a strong picture in your mind. In the space beside the section, write down what you envision. Text (Underline parts that give you a strong picture) Manners have developed over thousands of years as a key element of human society, and they might even have helped the species survive.
Describe what you envision
Early humans lived in groups in order to hunt, share food, and keep one another warm. But to live so close together, Forni said, humans had to learn to think about others, not just themselves. Think of it this way: If every person in the group looked out for only himself, the group would fall apart. Our distant ancestors developed behaviors to show others respect, fairness, and kindness. Those have evolved into today’s manners. “You cannot have any kind of community if there are not some rules,” Forni said. 3) (RI.5.4) In the section above, what does the bolded word “ancestors” mean? Use clues from the section to help you determine the meaning. Then rewrite the sentence with “ancestors” using a word or phrase that makes sense based on your understanding.
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4) (RI.5.5) Think about the way that Margaret Webb Pressler structured the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” Use the structure of the article the help you organize the information you learned into categories in the space below.
5) (RI.5.2) What is the main idea of the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?
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6) (RI.5.5) Why did Margaret Webb Pressler write the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” What clues in the text’s structure helped you understand her purpose for writing?
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Teacher:_____________________
Date:______________________________
Reading informational texts
Lesson Quick Codes for this set: LZ1777, LZ1778, LZ1779, LZ1780, LZ1781, LZ1782 Common Core State Standards addressed: RI.5.10, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.5 Lesson Text: “Attack on Fort Sumter Marked Start of War” by Carolyn Reeder Assessment Text: “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” by Margaret Webb Pressler
Directions: Today you will be taking a short test using what you have learned about reading nonfiction texts. 1) (RI.5.10) Preview the article “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” In the space below answer the question, “This article will teach about…and it will also teach me…”
Now read the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” When you are done, answer the questions on the next page.
©LearnZillion, Inc., 2012
2) Below you will see a section from the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” with space for your notes next to it. As you reread this section underline parts that give you a strong picture in your mind. In the space beside the section, write down what you envision. Text (Underline parts that give you a strong picture) Manners have developed over thousands of years as a key element of human society, and they might even have helped the species survive.
Describe what you envision
Early humans lived in groups in order to hunt, share food, and keep one another warm. But to live so close together, Forni said, humans had to learn to think about others, not just themselves. Think of it this way: If every person in the group looked out for only himself, the group would fall apart. Our distant ancestors developed behaviors to show others respect, fairness, and kindness. Those have evolved into today’s manners. “You cannot have any kind of community if there are not some rules,” Forni said. 3) (RI.5.4) In the section above, what does the bolded word “ancestors” mean? Use clues from the section to help you determine the meaning. Then rewrite the sentence with “ancestors” using a word or phrase that makes sense based on your understanding.
©LearnZillion, Inc., 2012
4) (RI.5.5) Think about the way that Margaret Webb Pressler structured the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” Use the structure of the article the help you organize the information you learned into categories in the space below.
5) (RI.5.2) What is the main idea of the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?
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6) (RI.5.5) Why did Margaret Webb Pressler write the article, “What’s So Bad About Slurping?” What clues in the text’s structure helped you understand her purpose for writing?
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