Paired Passages - Day 1

Paired Passages

What does the word paired mean?

Video #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNNKjcp6V4

Multiple Choice

How many passages do you read in a paired passage set?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Notes

Paired Passages

#1: Read passage ONE

#2: Answer ?s for passage ONE

#3: Read passage TWO

#4: Answer ?s for passage TWO

#5: Create a venn diagram to analyze BOTH passages

#6: Answer ?s for BOTH passages

Remeber

• Paired passages are passages that are connected in some way.

• You will have questions about each individual passage. Make sure you refer to the correct passage to answer these questions.

• You will have questions about both passages. Make sure you use evidence from both passages to answer these questions.

Multiple Choice

What are the steps to take when reading a paired passage set?

• • #1: Read passage ONE

  • #2: Answer ?s for passage ONE

  • #3: Read passage TWO

  • #4: Answer ?s for passage TWO

  • #5: Create a venn diagram to analyze BOTH passages

  • #6: Answer ?s for BOTH passages

• #1 Read the passages

  #2 Answer the questions

• • #1: Read passage ONE

  • #2: Read passage TWO

  • #3: Answer ?s for both passage

  • #5: Create a venn diagram to analyze BOTH passages

  • #6: Answer ?s for BOTH passages

• • #1: Read passage ONE

  • #2: Answer ?s for passage ONE

  • #3: Read passage TWO

  • #4: Answer ?s for passage TWO

  • #6: Answer ?s for BOTH passages

Example & Video #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbhu-5pLYNg
Start at 2:08

Multiple Choice

What do we start by doing when we see there is a paired passage set?

• Read Passage #2

• Read Passage 1 & 2

• Answer the questions

• Read Passage #1

Read Passage #1

Pucker - up Time in Eau Claire

Answer Passage #1 Questions


Group - 7 & 9
Independent 8 & 10

Multiple Choice

Which definition best matches the way the word shot is used in paragraph 8?

• Definition

  1

• Definition

  2

• Definition

  3

• Definition

  4

Multiple Choice

Based on the information in the article, what can the reader infer about the contest?

• Some people travel from places outside the city to participate in the event.

• The contestants are required to grow the cherries that are used in the event.

• The contestants need to have participated in a similar event in the past.

• People from the town enjoyed the event only when it was a small neighborhood gathering.

Read Passage #2


Cherry Very

Answer Passage #2 Questions


Group - 12 & 14
Independent 11 & 13

Multiple Choice

The reader can tell that the speaker is experienced at spitting cherry pits because she -

• provides several suggestions about the best way to prepare for the activity.

• identifies the number of times she has practices over the summer

• reveals that there is a bowl of cherries in her kitchen

• states that she has spit a pit in her yard

Multiple Choice

What line from the poem best helps the reader understand the meaning of launch?

• Backbone straight

• One more tip;

• Round your lips

• Aim for the fence

In your journal, draw a Venn Diagram to analyze both passages.

​Cherry Very

Pucker-up Time in Eau Claire

Answer the reamaining questions


Group - 15 & 16
Independent 17 & 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a difference between the article and the poem?

• The article provides details of an event related to spitting cherry pits, while the poem describes the process of spitting cherry pits.

• The article provides information about activities that occur before a contest, while the poem describes the results of a contest.

• The article focuses mainly on the people who spit cherry pits, while the poem features those who observe the activity.

• The article explains how to organize a local competition, while the poem highlights how to get involved in one.

Multiple Choice

Which idea is expressed in both the article and the poem?

• Spitting cherry pits is a difficult activity to plan and organize.

• Spitting a cherry pit as far as possible can be fun.

• The process of spitting a cherry pit is exciting to describe.

• Recording the distance a cherry pit traveled is difficult.

Questions??

How do we feel?

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