2023_Unit 1_L21_CFL_Amplify

Hey Kai, Scarlett, and William! Ready for a pop quiz? Can you figure out if this statement is true or false? 'Inferential responses are indirectly stated within the text.'

• True

• False

Imagine you're a detective like Arjun and Mia, what key clues would you need to solve a mystery like they do?

Choose correct answers.

• Your own opinions and thoughts

• Text clues

• A first-person narrator like Abigail

• Conflicts

• Your background knowledge

Imagine this, Oliver, Charlotte, and Lily: You're zooming around the Earth at a whopping 17,500 miles per hour. Every ninety minutes, you complete a full lap around our planet. That's forty-five minutes of glorious sunlight followed by forty-five minutes of the deepest, darkest black you've ever seen. It's not just an absence of light, it's a bone-chilling cold that creeps in, making you feel utterly alone. (A View of the Earth, Page 60)

Given this thrilling yet eerie scenario, what can you infer about the author's feelings?

• 1. The author might be feeling a sense of isolation or emotional impact due to the extreme conditions of space travel.

• The crew members might be having a blast experiencing the unique conditions of space travel.

• The narrator is traveling at an incredibly high speed, specifically 17,500 miles per hour.

• The author is unable to access natural light sources, especially when on the far side of the Earth from the sun.

"Imagine you're an astronaut, floating in the vast expanse of space. You're about to go on a spacewalk and you reach out to steady yourself with your...

space gloves!" (A View of the Earth, Page 58)

What does this tell you about our astronaut friend?

• 1. He's a thrill-seeker, always ready for an adventure

• 1. He's constantly worried about losing his gloves

• 1. He's cautious and likes to take precautions

• 1. He's terrified of the vastness of space

Imagine you're an astronaut, and you've been given a mission to fix a telescope. You start by removing a handrail that's blocking the access panel. Two screws on the top come off easily, and so does one on the bottom right. But the fourth screw? It's not budging. Your tool is moving, but the screw isn't. Upon closer inspection, you realize it's stripped. The handrail isn't coming off, which means you can't get to the access panel with its 117 screws that you've been worrying about for five years. This means you can't get to the failed power supply, which means you can't fix the instrument today, which means all the brilliant scientists back on Earth can't continue their search for life on other planets. (A View of the Earth, Page 59)

What can you infer from this situation?

• Your first task was to remove a handrail from the telescope that was blocking the access panel.

• According to the text “A View of the Earth” on page 59, the inability to remove the handrail prevented the crew from continuing their search for extraterrestrial life.

• Based on the text “A View of the Earth” on page 59, fixing something with many screws and parts requires a lot of work and effort. From this, you can infer that the astronaut's frustration is palpable as he realizes that he can't remove the handrail.

• Your tool is moving, but the screw is not. Upon closer inspection, you realize it's stripped.