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What does it mean when the author lists causes?

• the outcome or result of an event

• the reason or motive for some action

• events presented in the order they occur

• an examination of how two or more things are alike

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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

What does it mean when the author lists effects?

• the reason of motive for some action

• events are presented in the order in which they occur

• the outcome or result of an effect

• an examination of how two or more things are different

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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

Event: I received a traffic ticket. What are some possible causes?

• speeding

• running a red light

• failure to yield

• higher insurance rates

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

According to the context, what is the best definition for the word gaping as it used in the following paragraph 2? “There was the actual unfathomable realization of a gaping, flaming hole in first one of the tall towers, and then the same thing all over again in its twin.”

• wide open

• ugly

• closed

• evil

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a central idea?

• important information that supports that supports the main idea

• information that explains major ideas

• a subject or theme of a written work

• the author's most important point in a reading selection

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are supporting details?

• Important information that supports the main idea

• the author's most important idea in a reading selection

• a main idea stated by the author

• details that explain or prove the author's point

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is author's intended audience mean?

• the author's attitude toward the subject

• the viewpoint the author brings to a piece of writing

• the individual or group the author has in mind while writing

• an expression of the author's attitude toward a subject

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What does author's primary purpose mean?

• the individual or group the author has in mind while writing

• a personal judgement either for or against

• Why the author is writing the text

• What the author hopes to accomplish in the text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

How does narrative text differ from expository text?

• Expository text focuses on telling a story whereas narrative text focuses on educating the reader

• Narrative text focuses on telling a story whereas expository text focuses on educating the reader.

• Narratives inform whereas expository text persuades.

• They don’t differ.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

An example of a narrative text we read in class was

• The Real Consequences of Fake News and Why Your Brain Can't Ignore It

• Explainer: This is Your Brain

• Freud's Theory

• President Obama's remarks on Trayvon Martin Ruling

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10