Women in Aviation: Get Ready Lesson

​Women in Aviation

History Writing by Patricia and Frederick McKissack​

Unit 1: Taking Action

Get Ready Lesson​

Open Ended

What traits do you think can help a person who is pursuing a dream?

Today's Learning Target​

I Can...

• Identify the ​different types of author's purpose

• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words or phrases

Subject | Subject

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Today we will begin reading our first piece of informational text from our HMH curriculum

Informational Text...

• provides factual information

• presents evidence to support ideas

• can include biographies, news articles, and many other forms

• may focus on historical events​

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Informational Text

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about informational text?

• provides information that is not factual

• presents evidence to support ideas

• can take many forms

• may focus on historical events

Multiple Select

Which TWO of the following WOULD be examples of informational text?

• a novel on a boy wizard

• a short story about time travel

• a biography on women pilots

• an instructional manual on how to assemble a furniture set

• Author's Purpose is the reason the author wrote the work.

• An author can write for one or more purposes​

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Determine Author's Purpose​

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Multiple Choice

An author can only write for ONE purpose

• True

• False

To inform or explain: how-to articles, biographies, encyclopedia articles

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To Persuade: opinion essays, advertisements

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To Entertain: noels, short stories, plays

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To express thoughts or feelings: poems , journals

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Examples of Author's Purpose

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Multiple Choice

An opinion essay would be an example of an author write to...i

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• express thoughts or feelings

Multiple Choice

An autobiography about a famous pilot's own life would be an example of the author writing to...

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• express thoughts or feelings

Multiple Choice

A personal journal entry is an example of writing to...

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• express thoughts or feelings

Multiple Choice

Rogue Wave was a fictional story we read in class about a siblings caught in a storm that capsized their boat! This is an example of the author writing to...

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• express thoughts or feelings

In this text you will be evaluating details which means to make your own judgements about the facts, quotes, and examples about Women in Aviation

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You will be citing evidence to support your ideas.

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Cite Evidence and Evaluate Details

Multiple Choice

Evaluating details means to make your own judgements about the information in the text.

• True

• False

Poll

Rate your confidence level in understanding what informational text is

• 1 = I still have no idea what informational text is

• 2 = I somewhat understand what informational text is

• 3 = I understand what informational text is

• 4 = I could teach a class on what informational text is!

​Critical Vocabulary for Women in Aviation

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A word that has a similar meaning

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cold = warm

Antonyms

A word that has a similar meaning

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cold = chilly​

​Synonyms

​Synonyms vs Antonyms

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​Vocabulary Word	​Definition	​Picture
​Inundate	​To overpower with a huge amount of something	​

Multiple Choice

A synonym for INUNDATE could be...

• overwhelm

• calm

• steady

• water

​Vocabulary Word	​Definition	​Picture
​Restrictive	limiting in some way​	​

Open Ended

What could be a synonym for the word RESTRICTIVE?

​Vocabulary Word	​Definition	​Picture
​Exhibition	an organized presentation or show​	​

Open Ended

Give an example for a type of EXHIBITION you might see?

​Vocabulary Word	​Definition	​Picture
Precaution	​an action taken to avoid possible danger	​

Multiple Choice

CARELESSNESS would be a(n) _______ for the word PRECAUTION

• Synonym

• Antonym

Poll

Rate your confidence level with this text's critical vocabulary terms:

• 1 = I don't understand these words at all

• 2 = I feel okay about these words and their definitions

• 3 = I understand these words

• 4 = I could take a vocabulary test today on these words and ace it!