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HISD 3rd Grade

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INFORMATIONAL
April 12, 2024

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TEKS: 3.6F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding

TEKS: 3.7C use text evidence to support an appropriate response

TEKS: 3.10A explain the author's purpose and message within a text

TEKS: 3.10C explain the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes

LOs:
Student Objective: SWBAT make inferences and use text evidence to support
understanding.

SWBAT refer explicitly to informational text when answering questions.

SWBAT explain the author's purpose and message within a text.

SWBAT explain the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve
specific purposes.

SECURING

3.6F_3.7C_3.10A_3.10C

INFORMATIONAL

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What do we need to make an inference when reading an

informational text?

Text

Evidence

Background
knowledge

Readers always use evidence to support an inference.

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ECR

Extended-Constructed

Response

On November 29, 2013, Italian violinist Sara Michieletto plays an imitation game with kids in Bekasi, near Jakarta,

Indonesia. The game teaches children social skills through attention and body language. Photo by: Elisabetta

Zavoli/AFP/Getty Image

Explainer: How We Understand People and Why It’s Important

By The Conversation

What do we know

about social

cognition?

1.Social cognition means social thinking. It means understanding
other people, and it lets us share our experiences with them.

2.Social cognition is also understanding what people really mean
when they say something. What people mean can be different
from what they actually say. If someone says, "It's hot in here,"
that seems to be pretty clear. The person may be simply saying
that the room is hot. But they might also mean something else.
Maybe, they're really asking you to open the window.

Social Cognition In The Brain

3.There may be a special part of the brain dedicated to social cognition.
If this is true, certain challenges related to brain function might impact
social cognition. At the same time, they wouldn't affect other abilities.

4.Scientists discovered that some individuals may face challenges in
communication and interaction with others. This can include
difficulties in understanding social situations and expressing
themselves effectively. However, it's important to recognize that many
of these individuals possess other strengths and talents that are not
affected by their struggles in social situations.

5.There may be a reason why the brain makes social cognition
possible. Humans are social animals. They have to work together to
survive. Social thinking may have helped people live in groups.

How It Works

6.Social cognition is the ability to understand other people. It means
putting yourself in another person's shoes. Social thinking helps us
understand their beliefs, feelings, and experiences. It also helps us
know what they mean when they say something. We can feel what
they're feeling.

What questions do we

have about social

cognition?

7.Social cognition involves imitating other people. When we watch
someone's face we tend to copy their expression. For example, we
smile or frown when that person does.

More Mimicry

8.The brain contains special cells called neurons. Some of these
neurons are called "mirror" neurons. They are turned on when we do
certain actions. They are also turned on when we see others do those
same actions. So, these cells might help us imitate and understand
other people.

9.A fMRI is a type of brain scanner. Scientists have used it to find out if
they could see how social cognition works. They put adults in fMRI.
Then they asked the adults to imagine how someone else was feeling.
The scientists saw that a certain part of the brain became active. It
was the same area that gets active when people think about
themselves. The experiment shows that we may understand others
based on our own experiences and perspectives.

How does facial

mimicry help us

understand others?

Understanding The Brain

10.

People who face challenges in understanding social situations may
find it difficult to relate to others. As part of a research team, we
studied a group of adults. We asked them to describe their dream
vacation and then prompted them to imagine the perspective of
someone with a very different lifestyle, such as a family with young
children.

11.

Individuals with cognitive difficulties were unable to envision the
vacation from a different perspective. They struggled to shift from
focusing only on their own experiences to considering the viewpoints
of others.

12.

Understanding social cognition can help us figure out how challenges
in the brain impact social interactions. It may help us find new ways to
teach people social skills and deepen our understanding of how our
brains are naturally inclined to engage in social environments.

_Skye McDonald is a professor of medicine and brain science at the University of New South Wales, Australia._

By The Conversation (2018). Explainer: How we understand people and why it’s important. Text retrieved from Newsela with permission. Adapted by HISD

curriculum department.

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What have we

learned about social

cognition?

Read the sentences from paragraphs 1 and 2.

Which idea from the selection does the author best support by
including the first two paragraphs?

A.

The influence of cultural differences in social
interactions shapes the ways individuals communicate.

B.

Understanding the true meaning behind people's words
in social interactions can be complex.

C.

Understanding non-verbal communication in social
interactions can be simple.

D.

Personality traits are not impactful in social interactions.

“Social cognition is also understanding what people really mean when
they say something. What people mean can be different from what they
actually say. If someone says, "It's hot in here," that seems to be pretty
clear. The person may be simply saying that the room is hot. But they
might also mean something else. Maybe, they're really asking you to
open the window.”

Text Evidence

Idea from the selection

Based on the information in paragraph 4, the reader
can infer that individuals with social challenges—

A.

may excel in social cognition but struggle with
other cognitive tasks

B.

still maintain strong social cognition skills

C.

may experience difficulties in all social cognition
abilities

D.

still maintain other abilities unaffected by these
difficulties

TEXT

EVIDENCE

Based on the information in paragraphs 6 and 7, what
can the reader infer about the role of imitation in
social interactions? Select two correct answers.

A.

It allows individuals to mimic facial expressions
without considering emotions and behaviors.

B.

It allows individuals to understand others by
mirroring their expressions and behaviors.

C.

It allows individuals to copy other’s talents and
strengths.

D.

It allows individuals to copy other’s actions and
struggles.

E.

It allows individuals to empathize and make
connections.

TEXT

EVIDENCE

Text
Evidence

What do we need to make an inference?

Background
Knowledge

Which sentence from the selection is illustrated by the
photograph?

On November 29, 2013, Italian violinist Sara Michieletto plays an imitation game with kids in Bekasi, near Jakarta, Indonesia. The game teaches

children social skills through attention and body language. Photo by: Elisabetta Zavoli/AFP/Getty Image

A.

Social thinking may have helped people live in groups.
(paragraph 5)

B.

Social thinking helps us understand their beliefs, feelings,
and experiences. (paragraph 6)

C.

Some of these neurons are called "mirror" neurons. They
are turned on when we do certain actions." (paragraph 8)

D.

They put adults in fMRI. Then they asked the adults to
imagine how someone else was feeling. (paragraph 9)

TEXT

EVIDENCE

Text
Evidence

What do we need to make an inference?

Background
Knowledge

Which sentence from the selection suggests that the
author acknowledges the importance of considering
other people’s views?

A.

What people mean can be different from what they
actually say. (paragraph 2)

B.

When we watch someone's face we tend to copy
their expression. (paragraph 7)

C.

The experiment shows that we may understand
others based on our own experiences and
perspectives. (paragraph 10)

D.

"It may help us find new ways to teach people social
skills" (paragraph 12)

TEXT

EVIDENCE

Text
Evidence

What do we need to make an inference?

Background
Knowledge

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer

Part B.

Part A

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this
selection? Select two correct answers.

A.

To persuade the reader to imitate other people.

B.

To tell the reader to focus only on their own
experiences.

C.

To inform the reader about social cognition.

D.

To encourage the reader to become better at human
interactions.

E.

To explain the reader the importance of
understanding human behavior and interaction.

When you read, what do

you do to help you

consider the author’s

purpose of writing?

Everything a

writer produces is

made for a

reason, a purpose.

Part B
Provide text evidence to support your answer to Part A.

The most likely reason
the author wrote this selection
is to _______. In the text it says,
“ ____________.” This shows
___________.

What evidence from the section “Understanding social
cognition” supports the idea that studying social cognition
can lead to finding new methods for teaching social skills?

In paragraph ___ it
says, “ ________.”
This shows
that____________.

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Read the selection “Explainer: How We Understand People and Why It’s Important.”
Based on the information in the article, write a response to the following.
Explain how the capacity to understand others' beliefs, feelings, and experiences contributes to social
cognition.

Write a well-organized informational composition that uses specific evidence from the article to support your
answer.

Remember to —

●clearly state your central idea

●organize your writing

●develop your ideas in detail

●use evidence from the selection in your response

●use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can —

●review the selections

●plan your response

●write your response

●revise and edit your response

Topic

ECR

Genre

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Explain how the capacity to understand others' beliefs,
feelings, and experiences contributes to social cognition.

SCR

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