1.4.8 Roots, "Finest" Ch 5-7 Close Read, Expert Evidence

Roots, The Finest Hours Close Read Chapters 5-7, Collect Expert Evidence

​Lesson 1.4.8

Word Work: Roots- aud, cert, dem, man

Learners can:

• practice using roots

• determine the meaning of new words

• use new words in a sentence correctly

Match

Using your knowledge of the roots aud, cert, dem, and man to match the word to the correct sentence.

• 
  The _____ carefully reviewed the company's financial records to make sure they were accurate.

• If you get a perfect score on this test, it is _____ that you are a math genius!

• An ______ of the flu is spreading quickly through our town.

• People might try to _____ others by using tricks to get them to do something they want.

auditor

certifiable

epidemic

manipulate

• 
  auditor

• certifiable

• epidemic

• manipulate

Reading: The Finest Hours Chapters 5-7 Close Read

Learners can:

• identify the point of view of a story

• characterize individuals based on their direct and indirect descriptions in the text

• explain how a literary element impacts readers

Match

Match the literary element to its definition.

• the time and place where a story occurs

• descriptions of people in the story

• the sequence of events in a story

• descriptions that help the reader visualize the story, especially the setting

setting

characterization

plot

imagery

• setting

• characterization

• plot

• imagery

• When reading, it is important to notice the point of view or the perspective from which a story is told.

• A writer can tell a story from several different perspectives.

• A writer's choice can make the reader feel closer to a particular character or more distant from that character and the situation the character is in.

Point of View

• The chapters in The Finest Hours tend to switch their focus.

• Chapters 5 and 6 were about Bernie Webber, but Chapter 7 was expanded to include the local community.

• This allows readers to connect with every character and see the big picture of how the storm affects everyone.

Perspective Matters

Multiple Select

Read the passage. What is Bernie feeling at this point? Choose two answers.

• The passage shows that Bernie does not feel concerned about the rescue mission. He is confident that his team will be successful.

• The passage shows that Bernie has been through a rescue like this before. Because that rescue was unsuccessful, he is not confident that this one will be any different.

• This passage shows that Bernie is homesick and missing his wife because he can see her face "in each rising wave."

• This passage shows that Bernie must feel deeply sad because he is "haunted" by memories of the failed rescue.

• "Going back in time" or recounting a memory within a story is called a flashback. 

• A flashback allows writers to give more background information, and in this case, also increases tension.

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Flashback

• Tension is a feeling of suspense or anticipation that something is about to happen.

• Since readers know Bernie is on a dangerous mission now, the additional story about another failed rescue from the past makes the reader feel even more stressed, just like Bernie

Tension

All of these details about a person's perspective, their memories, and their feelings connect closely with characterization.

Remember that characterization is how authors describe the people they write about. There are two kinds of characterization.

• Direct characterization is when a character's traits are stated directly to the reader.

• Indirect characterization is when the reader determines a character's traits based on the author's clues.

Characterization Review

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of direct characterization? Choose 2 answers!

• Maske is a "23-year-old native of Marinette, Wisconsin."

• Maske is married to Florence Silverman.

• The fact that Maske went on this "operation with a crew he had never met before" shows he is brave.

Writing: Collect Expert Evidence

Learners can:

• identify the correct placement of commas to separate two or more coordinate adjectives

• identify expert and credible sources related to their argument claim

Grammar Time!

Commas

Commas are used:

• to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses written as a series;

• after a dependent introductory word, phrase, or clause;

• to set off essential and nonessential information in sentences; and

• to tag questions from the rest of the sentence and indicate direct address.

Additionally, people use commas to separate two or more coordinate adjectives that describe the same noun.

Common sources of expert opinions include:

• research databases

• course texts

• newspapers

• valid websites

You may even know experts in a field related to your argumentative claim.

Expert Opinions

• Remember to double-check the sources of your expert opinions.

• They should be true credible experts.

• Avoid using sources who let their personal opinions influence their statements, who are outdated, or who are not certain experts in their field.

• Open your Argumentative Outline

• Spend 10 minutes researching and brainstorming expert advice that you could use to support your claim

• Remember, you can find expert opinions from sources such as library databases, course texts (including fiction), newspapers, and other valid websites.

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Time to Work!

After you add expert opinion to your outline, the rest of class is choice time.

You can be working on:
-iReady Reading Practice
-Silent Reading
-Get help from Mrs. Massack
-Overdue edio lessons

Wrap Up