Annotation and Reading Comp

A reader's question or comment about a text directly written on the text

• respond

• track

• annotation

• question

Tags

CCSS.SL.7.1C

To trace the development of events or ideas within a text

• question

• inference

• evaluation

• track

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.2

An idea formed by combining textual evidence and one's own reasoning and background knowledge

• track

• inference

• respond

• question

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

The purpose of annotation is to...

• understand what you are reading better

• writing stuff down

• reading a new text

• Highlighting unknown words in the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

When you annotate you...

• read the text once

• higlight key/important words

• circle the title of the text

If you know all the words in the paragraph you should...

• circle a word you need to know the meaning of.

• circle at least three words in each paragraph

• circle a random word

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.
• Floods cause mudslides.
• Floods damage houses and roads. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

Mrs. Lance is my favorite teacher, but something is not right today. Mrs. Lance is sitting down at her desk more than usual, and she asked us to read a story silently and just answer the questions in the book. I glance back at her, and she is blowing her nose. A little while later, I see that her cheeks are kind-of red, and she is drinking a lot of water and eating some cough drops. After a little while, Mr. Dean, another teacher, comes into our classroom. Mrs. Lance takes her purse and leaves, while Mr. Dean stays. What is wrong with Mrs. Lance?

• She is tired
• She is sleepy
• She is worried
• She is sick

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

(1) College tuitions are soaring, leaving many parents wondering if they will be able to afford higher education for their children.  (2) Cutbacks in government aid combined with skyrocketing tuition are making it unfeasible even for families of moderate wealth to fully fund their children's educations.  (3) In America, people say that you can be anything you want to be.  (4) But getting an education is crucial if you hope to achieve the American dream.
With which of the following statements would the author of this passage most likely agree?

• The government should help students pay for college.
• The cost of a college education is unreasonable.
• Borrowing money for college may be the answer to rising education costs.
• An education is not necessary to succeed in America.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.8

My family went to the circus. We saw the funny clowns. We watched the lion act. We ate a lot of treats and popcorn.  This story is about __________.

• eating treats and popcorn
• clowns
• going to the circus
• lions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2