U1R3 Reading Strategy: Anecdotes
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
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Genevive Ripslinger
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14 questions
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1.
SLIDE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
As you saw in the previous video, an anecdote is a short story that illustrates a point. Writers use anecdotes as entertaining ways to help readers understand an idea.
Read the textbook excerpt. Tip: Click the picture to enlarge it. You’ve seen this text before in the informational essay “What Is IQ — and How Much Does It Matter?”
After reading, answer this question in a complete sentence: What is the author trying to say about the topic with this anecdote?
Use these sentence starters to help you:
-The anecdote provides readers with...
-I think the author is trying to tell us that...
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
SLIDE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Why might someone tell this story? (What
is the purpose of this anecdote?) Answer in a complete sentence.
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5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Why might someone tell this story? (What
is the purpose of this anecdote?) Answer in a complete sentence.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Why might someone tell this story? (What
is the purpose of this anecdote?) Answer in a complete sentence.
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7.
SLIDE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
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