Multiple Central Ideas: The Case of the Disappearing Words

What is the definition of multiple central Ideas?

• more than one main point

• including a lot of opinions

• using cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which are examples of supporting evidence?

• facts, statistics, examples, and anecdotes

• facts and opinions

• funny stories

• good headlines

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Match the types of supporting evidence to its definition.

• anecdotes

• statements that are true

• examples

• brief stories that illustrate a point

• statistics

• numerical data gained from research

• facts

• specific instances of an idea

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

(A) During WW2, American Navajo speakers worked with the U.S. military to create a secret code in their language that the Germans couldn't crack. (B) Now Navajo children are unlikely to grow up speaking the language fluently. The Taa language of southern Africa is one of the most complex in the world, combining 5 distinct clicks of the tongue with other sounds to produce between 80 and 120 different consonants. (C) Today, this unique language has only a few thousand speakers left. (D) Earth is home to around 7000 languages, but linguists are rushing to catalog them because around half are expected to disappear by 2100.

Which sentence states a fact?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

(A) During WW2, American Navajo speakers worked with the U.S. military to create a secret code in their language that the Germans couldn't crack. (B) Now Navajo children are unlikely to grow up speaking the language fluently. The Taa language of southern Africa is one of the most complex in the world, combining 5 distinct clicks of the tongue with other sounds to produce between 80 and 120 different consonants. (C) Today, this unique language has only a few thousand speakers left. (D) Earth is home to around 7000 languages, but linguists are rushing to catalog them because around half are expected to disappear by 2100.

Which sentence states a statistic?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

(A) During WW2, American Navajo speakers worked with the U.S. military to create a secret code in their language that the Germans couldn't crack. (B) Now Navajo children are unlikely to grow up speaking the language fluently. The Taa language of southern Africa is one of the most complex in the world, combining 5 distinct clicks of the tongue with other sounds to produce between 80 and 120 different consonants. (C) Today, this unique language has only a few thousand speakers left. (D) Earth is home to around 7000 languages, but linguists are rushing to catalog them because around half are expected to disappear by 2100.

Which sentence states an example?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

(A) During WW2, American Navajo speakers worked with the U.S. military to create a secret code in their language that the Germans couldn't crack. (B) Now Navajo children are unlikely to grow up speaking the language fluently. The Taa language of southern Africa is one of the most complex in the world, combining 5 distinct clicks of the tongue with other sounds to produce between 80 and 120 different consonants. (C) Today, this unique language has only a few thousand speakers left. (D) Earth is home to around 7000 languages, but linguists are rushing to catalog them because around half are expected to disappear by 2100.

Which sentence states an anecdote?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

The Language That Came Back to Life

Can a language with zero native speakers come back to life? At least one did. In 1881, a Jewish newspaper editor and linguist named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda immigrated to Jerusalem. Ben-Yehuda imagined the founding of a Jewish nation, and he thought that nation needed a language of its own. Back then, people learned Hebrew mostly just to read religious texts, but it was no one’s native language. He and his wife decided to raise their family to speak nothing but Hebrew.Ben-Yehuda realized that the 3,000-year-old language needed two kinds of help. First, it had to have young speakers. He persuaded teachers and rabbis to hold all their classes in Hebrew. Second, Hebrew needed lots of new words. He wrote a dictionary that added new words to this ancient language for modern things like dolls, omelets, ice cream, and bicycles. Hebrew grew from 8,000 words to 50,000. Today it is one of the official languages of Israel, with over 4 million speakers.

What is the central idea of this passage?

• Hebrew is an example of how a extinct language can be saved.

• Hebrew has some cool new words.

• Hebrew is an old language.

• The Hebrew language went extinct.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(A) Can a language with zero native speakers come back to life? At least one did. In 1881, a Jewish newspaper editor and linguist named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda immigrated to Jerusalem. Ben-Yehuda imagined the founding of a Jewish nation, and he thought that nation needed a language of its own. Back then, people learned Hebrew mostly just to read religious texts, but it was no one’s native language. He and his wife decided to raise their family to speak nothing but Hebrew.Ben-Yehuda realized that the 3,000-year-old language needed two kinds of help. First, it had to have young speakers. (B) He persuaded teachers and rabbis to hold all their classes in Hebrew. Second, Hebrew needed lots of new words. He wrote a dictionary that added new words to this ancient language for modern things like dolls, omelets, ice cream, and bicycles. Hebrew grew from 8,000 words to 50,000. (C) Today it is one of the official languages of Israel, with over 4 million speakers.

Which sentence states the fact that Hebrew was extinct?

• A

• B

• C

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(A) Can a language with zero native speakers come back to life? At least one did. In 1881, a Jewish newspaper editor and linguist named Eliezer Ben-Yehuda immigrated to Jerusalem. Ben-Yehuda imagined the founding of a Jewish nation, and he thought that nation needed a language of its own. Back then, people learned Hebrew mostly just to read religious texts, but it was no one’s native language. He and his wife decided to raise their family to speak nothing but Hebrew.Ben-Yehuda realized that the 3,000-year-old language needed two kinds of help. First, it had to have young speakers. (B) He persuaded teachers and rabbis to hold all their classes in Hebrew. Second, Hebrew needed lots of new words. He wrote a dictionary that added new words to this ancient language for modern things like dolls, omelets, ice cream, and bicycles. Hebrew grew from 8,000 words to 50,000. (C) Today it is one of the official languages of Israel, with over 4 million speakers.

Which sentence shows an example?

• A

• B

• C

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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