Text Deletion - English Lesson 9

Match

Match the following

Unscramble the five anagrams and determine what they all have in common.

• TROUT

• SHARK

• CATFISH

• DOLPHIN

• FLOUNDER

TUTOR

RAHKS

CASH FIT

HOLD PIN

ROUND ELF

• TUTOR

• RAHKS

• CASH FIT

• HOLD PIN

• ROUND ELF

9.2 Learning Targets

• ​Identify the main idea of a passage quickly

• Analyze how a main idea loses detail when deleting specific phrases or sentences

• Create strategies to find the correct answers and to eliminate wrong ones efficiently​

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​9.2 Quick Check

​Main Idea: The central topic of a paragraph or essay

Purpose: In writing, the reason an author writes a sentence, paragraph, or essay​

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​9.3.1 - Identify What is Lost

​What is missing in this picture? (workbook page 130)

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Sometimes it is obvious when something is missing. At other times, even if it is not so obvious you still have the sense that something is not right. It feels incomplete, like a missing puzzle piece. ​

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Poll

Self-Assessment

Select the number that corresponds to your confidence level in your knowledge of this subject before beginning the lesson. A score of 1 means you are completely lost, and a score of 4 means you have mastered the skills.

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Multiple Choice

Andrew Denton was just a small boy when his father played as the quarterback for the Lions, a team that would go on to win the national championship. But Andrew himself unwittingly played an important role for the team. The team's photographer traveled with the athletes, capturing images of fans, families, and the players in action. Photos of Andrew—held in his mother's arms—depicted the most enthusiastic fan one could imagine. He mimicked signs for plays and pointed to where his dad needed to pass the ball. When the team won the Super Bowl, Andrew was there, and his excitement was captured on camera. The next day, the local newspaper published a picture of him with a caption that read "Most Valuable Player."

1.         If the writer were to delete the phrase "Most Valuable Player' in the last sentence and replace it with "Lions are cheered on to victory," the paragraph would primarily lose:

•        a specific detail that adds humor.

•        a prediction of events that occur later in the story.

•         an element of suspense that increases the reader's curiosity

•        a distinction between the father and son mentioned in this paragraph.

Multiple Choice

The movie industry was wowed by the performance of the astounding young talent. In 1934, Temple. only six at the time, won a miniature Academy Award for her contribution to film in both Bright Eyes and Little Miss Marker. Temple would go on to be the recipient of countless awards and the subject of many statues. With a filmography of over thirty feature-length films before her sixteenth birthday, Shirley Temple remains one of Hollywood's most prolific child stars.

If the writer were to delete the underlined portion (adjusting the punctuation as needed), the paragraph would primarily lose information that:

•         helps establish a detail about a milestone in the young actress's career.

•       disrupts the flow of the paragraph and introduces extra information that detracts from the actress's filmography.

•          implies that the actress was too new to the industry to appreciate such an award.

• supports the paragraph's claim that the best actors demonstrate a natural talent at a young age.

Multiple Choice

When the popularity of the music industry was in decline and record sales had begun plummeting, one band seemed able to stand the test of time. Crowds of over thirty thousand people attended its shows in arenas across the United States to watch the best musicians of their generation perform.

        If the writer were to delete the phrases "of over thirty thousand people" and "in arenas across the United States" from the preceding sentence, the paragraph would primarily lose details that:

• describe a particularly well-attended concert that was talked about for decades

•         indicate the widespread popularity of a band's live performances.

• A.        explain why people have enjoyed watching live music for hundreds of years

                                

• provide information about the benefits of arenas as music venues

Multiple Choice

On the morning of the spelling bee, the trophies still hadn't been delivered to the school. The winners, however, were given cupcakes and an extra fifteen minutes at recess for their hard work. 4] The trophies came in that Thursday, and the winners were finally given something to take home and show off.

        If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, the paragraph would primarily lose:

• an illustration that specifies how the winners were compensated when the trophies came in late.

•       the suggestion that the teachers rewarded some winners with cupcakes and some with trophies.

• F.         the suggestion that the school had stopped allowing teachers to reward with costly prizes.

• a list of sweets and extracurricular activities that the winning students enjoyed.

Multiple Choice

Very few musicians can claim to have as much talent as Brian Wilson. Wilson's ear as a musician— his sense of pitch and chord structures—led him to develop a unique approach as a producer. He integrated the use of unusual harmonies, sound effects, and odd instrumentation to arrange some of

the most innovative records of the 1960s.

       

The writer is considering deleting the preceding sentence from the essay. The sentence should NOT be deleted because it:

• indicates that Wilson's role as a producer came before his talent as a musician

• decribes Wilson's ability as a musician, which is essential to the structure of this essay

• begins to explain the methods of perfecting one's pitch and choosing the right chord structure to create a pop hit

• provides a transition that illustrates a connection between Wilson the musician and Wilson the producer

Multiple Choice

Eliminating Answer Choices

Notepads are a staple in my life. They rest in almost every room, as if they live there. Although I usually end up making a to-do list and leaving it behind, the notepads' presence symbolizes my desire to get organized.

At this point, the writer is considering adding the following statement:

I'll even find them in my glove compartment.

Should the writer make this addition here?

• Yes, because it helps clarify the preceding information.

• Yes, because it provides a detail that is relevant to the paragraph.

• No, because the information is vague and unnecessary.

• No, because it detracts from the main idea of this paragraph.

Multiple Choice

Many people are convinced that the government oversees controversial operations that the public knows nothing about. This leaves a void that many fill with speculations and theories. To some, the suspicion that the U.S. Air Force intended to conduct top-secret experimental aircraft operations in remote areas was confirmed by the government's acquisition of Area 51.

The writer is considering adding the following phrase to the end of the preceding sentence 9replacing the period after Area 51 with a comma.

Should the writer add this phrase here?

• Yes, because it helps the reader understand the paragraph primary focus

• Yes, because it provides a definition of Area 51.

• No, because Area 51 has already been described.

• No, because it refers to topics not mentioned in the paragraph.

Multiple Choice

Set One (pages 138-139)

There have been many people who have made

significant contributions to the field of aviation.

These pioneers helped give birth to modern aviation;

out of this group, one stands out above all the others.

Charles Lindbergh, at the age of twenty-five, piloted

the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris in

over thirty-three hours. [1

The writer is thinking of revising the preceding sentence to read:

Charles Lindbergh piloted the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris.

If this revision was made, the sentence would primarily lose:

• unnecessary details that disrupt the flow of the narrative

• specific details that enrich the narrative

• additional details that make the paragraph confusing

• repetitive information that is given earlier in the narrative

Multiple Choice

Stuart considered himself a man of mystery and was greatly amused by his own talent as a performer. He looked at his whole life as an act carried out for the benefit of the world around him. He regularly assumed the names of legendary illusionists, registering at hotels as Harry Houdini or Mandrake the Magician.

The writer is considering deleting the phrase registering at hotels as Harry Houdini or "Mandrake the Magician" (adjusting the punctuation as needed). If the writer were to make this deletion, the sentence would primarily lose:

Mandrake the Magician.

• an explanation of why Stuart chose to assume these particular names

• an indication of the many different places where Stuart used these names.

• details about the way hotel guests react to Stuart's use of pseudonyms

• examples of illusionists whom Stuart considered worthy of emulation.

Multiple Choice

Someone tapped me on the shoulder as I waited in line for ski equipment in Vail, Colorado. "You 're going to need warmer clothing than what you have on," said a woman I had never met. She got the attention of an assistant. "He needs an insulated jacket and snow pants if he's going to hit the slopes," she told him. "His luggage tag says 'Hawaii."'

If the writer deletes the phrase "in Vail, Colorado" from the first sentence and also deletes the final sentence of this paragraph, the essay would lose details that are:

• illogical because of the great geological distance between the two locales.

• vivid but unnecessary to understanding the interaction described in the paragraph

• helpful to understanding the stranger's behavior, which would otherwise be unclear

• amusing and thought-provoking, since they indicate the narrator's probable preference for light clothing.

​Sum It Up

​Main Idea - the central topic of a paragraph or essay

Purpose - the reason why an author writes a sentence, paragraph, or essay​

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Poll

Self-Assessment

Select the number that corresponds to your confidence level in your knowledge of this subject after the lesson. A score of 1 means you are completely lost, and a score of 4 means you have mastered the skills.

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​Exit Ticket

Go to your Mastery Prep account and complete your exit ticket.

Don't forget that you only have 2 minutes to answer the 3 questions. ​

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​Independence Practice

​Answer Sets 2 and 3 from your student workbook. (pages 140-143)

Record your answers on your Zip Grade sheets.​

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