TEKS Graphic Features and text structure

Look at the photograph under the title. How does the photograph help the reader better understand the text?

• It shows how the jingle dress is made

• It shows what a jingle-dress dancer looks like

• It shows how the powwow looks at night

• It shows the family getting ready for a powwow

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Look at the second photograph at the end of the passage. Why did the author include this photo of the girls with shawls?

• To explain how shawls are made

• To compare shawl dancing and jingle dancing

• To show what fancy-shawl dancers look like

• To tell where powwows happen

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What can the reader infer about the Downwind family?

• They only go to one powwow each year

• They are learning how to sing powwow songs

• They take pride in dancing and their traditions

• They are too busy to enjoy powwows

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

What can the reader conclude about being a jingle-dress dancer?

• It does not take much time or effort

• Anyone can be one without practice

• It takes time and patience to prepare the outfit

• It is only done in the winter season

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

How does the author organize the information in paragraph 4?

• By listing facts about powwows

• By telling a story from the past

• By comparing two kinds of dancers

• By showing steps to make a shawl

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why does the author include the legend about the first jingle dress?

• To explain how powwows are set up

• To show the meaning behind the jingle-dress dance

• To tell why girls like to wear dresses

• To compare jingle dresses to shawls

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why does the author include the caption under the first photo?

• To identify who is in the picture and what she is wearing

• To explain how the dress is made

• To describe the background of the powwow

• To tell where the picture was taken

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5