ELA 5.14

ELA- Unit 5 Lesson 14

1.Discuss the 3 Articles we read yesterday

~What did we learn about Mary Jackson

and Dorothy Vaughan?

2. Try It: Practice Integrating Information

from Multiple Texts

3. Open Classkick: Unit 5 ELA/Reading Workbook

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Today is: Thursday, November 21st, 2024

Check-In: NASA Articles

Multiple Choice:
What do you remember about Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson?

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about Dorothy Vaughan?

• As a section head, she not only stood up for the women of West Computing, but also spoke in favor of other computers who deserved promotions or raises.

• At first, she did not want the responsibility of being section head, but she soon realized that she could influence important decisions in all departments at NACA.

• She was initially hired by NACA to work as a secretary, but she earned a degree in math and got promoted to the job of "computer."

• She assigned mathematicians to various projects, but she did not personally tackle the work herself.

Multiple Choice

Why did Mary Jackson help the kids in the science club at Hampton's King Street Community center build their own wind tunnel?

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    to spark their interest in science

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    to help them win a science fair

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    to convince her coworkers to support the science club

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    to keep herself busy after she retired

LEARN

Integrate Information From Multiple Sources

You’ve read several pieces about women who worked at NACA/NASA. And you’ve likely learned

quite a lot. Now it’s time to focus on how to integrate—or combine—information from

multiple texts. Integrating information is a key skill. It lets you write and speak

knowledgably about all that you have read.

Read these two excerpts from two different texts. As you read both, notice that some ideas appear in both.

Other ideas appear in just one.

Being able to recognize how texts are alike and how they are different is an important first step.
Once you know what each text contains, you can figure out how to pull from both and combine them.

Read this new paragraph.
This one combines details from the two texts about Dorothy Vaughan.

It integrates information.

First, the new paragraph notes how busy NACA was at this time.
Both texts stress this fact.

Then, it describes segregation at NACA.
That comes from “Dorothy Vaughan Biography.”

Last, it describes NACA’s plans to expand Langley’s West Area.
This detail comes from the

book Hidden Figures.

By combining information from both texts, the new paragraph shows
that its writer really understands this subject. How?

By giving a fuller picture of Dorothy Vaughan’s early days at NACA.

When you integrate—or combine—information from several texts on the same subject, you can show your

complete understanding of that subject. A good first step to take when combining information is to identify

details that appear in both texts. Read these passages from different works about Mary Jackson.

1

2

​You have 2 mins and 30 seconds to read both paragraphs, discuss which answers choice is correct and type it in chat.

Correct Answer

Both passages contain this information, which suggests the information’s

important. It would be wise to include these details in any attempt to

integrate—or combine—information from both texts.

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Here are two paragraphs that attempt to integrate—or combine—information from both passages.
Read them both. Think about the details they contain. Which passage gives readers the most complete

description of this period in Mary Jackson’s life?

Correct Answer

Only Passage 1 integrates—or combines—details from both Hidden

Figures and “Mary Jackson Biography.” By drawing from both texts,

the writer of this passage was able to demonstrate a better and more

complete understanding of this topic.

If you can integrate—or combine—information from several texts,
you can show that you understand a topic completely. So, remember

how to do it.

Start by identifying key information that is common to all

texts. Those are the details that appear in everything you’ve

read.

1.

Then find important information that is unique to certain texts.
Those are the details that only appear in one text you’ve read.

2.

Finally, write an original description that includes both common

and unique information.

3.

Multiple Choice

Exit Ticket Question:

Why is it important to be able to integrate, or combine, information from multiple different texts on the same subject?

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    It allows you to demonstrate a more complete understanding of the subject

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    It prevents you from growing tired of the subject.

• It causes you to recognize that people have different opinions on the subject.

• It helps you to focus on the minor details and facts related to a subject.

Multiple Select

Exit Ticket Question:

When you integrate, or combine, information from multiple texts, which steps should you take?

Select two correct answers.

• Identify important information that appears in all texts.

• Find key details that only appear in one text.

• Select minor details from one of the texts.

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    Focus your attention on one text above the others.

CLASSKICK: UNIT 5 ELA
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​Your Choice-
You may work with the people at your table for this assignment or move to a different table to complete your assignment alone.

Do this by yourself after
you complete the table with

a partner

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