Analyzing and Evaluating Text

Evaluating a Text

English 4

Standard 5.1​

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Cite significant textual evidence to support synthesis of explicit and inferred meaning and/or in areas the text leaves indeterminate; investigate multiple supported interpretations.

Open Ended

What is the Central Idea of the article?

​By the end of the lesson:

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  • Determine Central Ideas

  • Identify how to evaluate information

  • Make and support inferences

  • Draw Conclusions

  Analyze Word Choice

Fill in the Blanks

Explain what the "Central Idea" is in a text:

Central Idea - The most important theme of the text ​

Multiple Choice

Evaluation is a close __1____ of the text to see how the author portrays the ___2_____.

• 1. explanation

  2. thoughts

• 1. study

  2. text

• 1. writing 

  2. characters

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements begin with:

“I guess….”

• Inference

• Conclusion

• Central Idea

Multiple Choice

These statements 

begin with :

“ I know ____ because ________”

• Inference

• Conclusion

• Central Idea

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be a conclusion from the article? 

• Water is integral to our health 

• I guess you should drink water everyday

• Tap water is your best option

Open Ended

What is the central idea of this text ?