Behind the Intrigue

Which sentence includes the central idea of the passage? RI 7.2.1

• The central idea is the unusual features, proposed theories and explanations for the disappearances from the Bermuda Triangle.

• The central idea is the contrasting theories about the mysterious disappearances from the Bermuda Triangle.

• The central idea is the mysterious disappearance of Flight 19 and how efforts failed to recover the wreckage.

• The central idea is the geographical location of the Bermuda Triangle and about it’s underwater trenches.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author mainly develop the central idea above? RI 7.2.2

• By giving a first hand account of the disappearance of Flight 19.

• By describing the different theories of the Bermuda Triangle.

• By giving a chronological account of the disappearances.

• By comparing Flight 19 to the Graveyard of the Atlantic.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Circle the four events that together make an objective summary of the passage.

• The Bermuda Triangle, an area between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, has gained popularity for unexplained disappearances, such as the 1945 vanishing of five Navy planes in Flight 19.

• The unique features of the Bermuda Triangle, such as the alignment of true north and magnetic north, deep underwater trenches, and unpredictable weather, contribute to its mystique despite scientific explanations.

• The Bermuda Triangle has long captured the imagination with its mysterious disappearances of ships and planes.

• While various theories, including sea monsters and extraterrestrials, have been proposed, skeptics emphasize natural forces, human error, and bad luck as more credible explanations.

• "To say quite a few ships and airplanes have gone down there is like saying there are an awful lot of car accidents on the New Jersey Turnpike—surprise, surprise."

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is an opinion

• Something that can be proven

• Something that someone thinks but isn’t supported by evidence

• Something that someone thinks and is supported by evidence

• The writer’s position on a problem or argument

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Place the events in chronological order.

• Event A, Event B, Event C

• Event C, Event B, Event A

• Event B, Event A, Event C

• Event A, Event C, Event B

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is a reasoned judgement?

• The writer’s position on a problem or argument

• Something that can be proven

• A first hand account or story of an event of someone's life

• Something that someone thinks and is supported by evidence.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

True or false: A claim is a writer's position on a problem or an argument

• True

• False

What is an anecdote?

• a first hand account or story of an event in someone's life

• Something that can be proven

• Something someone thinks but is not supported by evidence

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Choose all of the subjective words.

• Book

• beautiful

• school

• delicious

• favorite

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6