Chapter 7 - Educate Us

Textbooks must be supplemented with videos, trade books, and projects to...

• keep parents satisfied

• maintain and encourage student interest and learning

• promote diverse students

True or False: Biographies can be short, such as a paragraph or several pages long.

• True

• False

According to the CCSS, 4th grader reading material should be ________ informational text.

• 20%

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

Which is not a type of informational text structure?

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Description

• Character/Setting/Plot

Which of the following is NOT a form of persuasive text?

• Political Cartoons

• Newspaper Editorials

• Sunday Comics

• Advertisements

True or False:

Historical newspapers can provide a way for students to get a first hand experience of what life was like throughout history.

• True

• False

According to the chapter presentation, what is the main purpose for students creating a classroom newspaper?

• To show off students’ artistic abilities

• To allow students to use technology

• To encourage student participation

• To motivate students to become active citizens and to have a voice in their community

What is the most common assigned writing in Social Studies?

• Narrative

• Persuasive

• Informational

Which of the following strategies would be best to use before reading an informational text?

• Ask students to create an alternate ending

• Complete a graphic organizer

• Pre-teach special vocabulary

• Visualizing

What is a purpose for reading during subsequent reading?

• Analyzing cause and effect

• Describing people and places

• Describing time and events

• All of the above