Common Core Literacy and SupporƟng Claims Name_________________________ N Period_____ P U www.newsela.com to research and summarize a current event arƟcle. Each arƟcle will have a graphic Use llike on the leŌ of this text. Choose an arƟcle and select an appropriate lexile or grade level. Grade 10 and up Grad Grad Grades 7-9 Grades 5 & 6 Grad Grade 4 Grad HEADLINE AND SOURCE HEADL (Place the Ɵtle of the arƟcle and the name of the source with date below ) TITLE:____________________________________________________________________ SOURCE:__________________________________________________________________ MAIN IDEA (Describe the main, or central idea of this arƟcle in a sentence.) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CITE SUPP SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (Choose 2 or 3 sentences that support the main idea of the arƟcle. Write them as they appear below.) “ “__________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________” “__________________________________________________________________________________________ “ __________________________________________________________________________________________” _ “__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________” ARTICLE SUMMARY Write 3 to 5 sentences that summarize the arƟcle. (who, what, when, where, how) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ CONCLUSION (write a brief conclusion that can be drawn aŌer reading the arƟcle. Remember, conclusions oŌen reflect the main idea.) _ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ TECH CONNECTION: AN ARTICLE SUMMARY HASH TAG In the digital world, hash tags (#) are used to briefly summarize the main idea of posted informaƟon. The reason for using a hash tag is so other people can locate a post (and similar posts) when searching. For example, a hash tag for the previous two sentences may be #shortenedsummary. Create a hash tag summary for the arƟcle you read below. ___ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2016 Instructomania Pavlovich Common Core Literacy and supporƟng claims, with stem sentences Name_________________________ N Period_____ P U www.newsela.com to research and summarize a current event arƟcle. Each arƟcle will have a graphic Use llike on the leŌ of this text. Choose an arƟcle and select an appropriate lexile or grade level. Grade 10 and up Grad Grad Grades 7-9 Grades 5 & 6 Grad Grade 4 Grad HEADLINE AND SOURCE HEADL (Place the Ɵtle of the arƟcle and the name of the source with date below ) TITLE:____________________________________________________________________ SOURCE:__________________________________________________________________ MAIN IDEA (Describe the main, or central idea of this arƟcle in a sentence.) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CITE SUPP SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (Choose 2 or 3 sentences that support the main idea of the arƟcle. Write them as they appear below.) “ “__________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________” “__________________________________________________________________________________________ “ __________________________________________________________________________________________” _ “__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________” ARTICLE SUMMARY Use the stem sentences to summarize the arƟcle. The article titled______________________________________ is about______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________. According to the author____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________. The evidence provided in the article shows___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________. One could infer from the article that_________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________. CONCLUSION (write a brief conclusion that can be drawn aŌer reading the arƟcle. Remember, conclusions oŌen reflect the main idea.) _ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ TECH CONNECTION: AN ARTICLE SUMMARY HASH TAG In the digital world, hash tags (#) are used to briefly summarize the main idea of posted informaƟon. The reason for using a hash tag is so other people can locate a post (and similar posts) when searching. For example, a hash tag for the previous two sentences may be #shortenedsummary. Create a hash tag summary for the arƟcle you read below. ___ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2016 Instructomania Pavlovich Common Core– SupporƟng a claim with evidence. Name_____________________________ Period____ Newsela Analysis Chart ArƟcle Title___________________________________________________ Source_______________________________________________________ Article Summary Visual Summary Summarize the arƟcle in 3-5 sentences. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Cite Evidence Select 2-3 excerpts from the arƟcles that best support the main idea. Write your selecƟons in quotes below. Draw a picture, map, diagram or chart that summarizes the data or informaƟon provided in the arƟcle. Main Idea Use your own words to describe the main idea of the arƟcle. _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ x ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ x ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ x ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Conclusion Write a brief conclusion that can be drawn aŌer reading the arƟcle. Remember, conclusions oŌen reflect the main idea. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________________ Copyright © 2016 Instructomania, Pavlovich Common C ommon Core WriƟng 5-8.1, Common Core Literacy 5-8.2,4 & 10 Newsela DirecƟons: Fill in the graphic organizer aŌer reading a Newsela arƟcle. e Main Idea: Title______________________ _________________________ _________________________ Source____________________ _________________________ Supporting Evidence #2 : Choose another sentence that supports the main idea of the arƟcle. Use your own words to write a sentence that best summarizes the main idea of the arƟcle. __ ________________________ ________________________ __ ________________________ __ ________________________ __ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Sketch! Supporting Evidence #1 : Choose a sentence that supports the main idea of the arƟcle. _________________________ _________________________ ___ _________________________ ___ _________________________ ___ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Draw quick sketch of two items, symbols or icons that represent informaƟon or supporƟng data presented in this arƟcle. ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Select a portion of text that you find interesting. Write it below. Call to action! AŌer Vocabulary building: Select reading the arƟcle detail something a person could do as a next step to either inform others or make change? two words that you were not familiar with and write what you can infer the meaning of the word is below: ___ ________________________ ________________________ ___ ________________________ ___ ___ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ 1 1._______________________ _________________________ _________________________ 2 2._______________________ ________________________ ________________________ Copyright © 2016 Instructomania Common Core 6-8.1– 6-8.4/ supporƟng claims with evidence AŌer reading a Newsela arƟcle, analyze y what the author claimed and how he/she supported the claim. Title__________________________________________ _________________ Name_________________________________________ Period____ The Main Idea! _____________________________________________ ________________ Source_______________________________________ ________________ _____________________________________________ ________________ Draw a picture of what the author might look like below: Select a porƟon of text that represents the main idea. Write it below: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Supporting Evidence : Select two excerpts from the arƟcle that support the authors claim. Write them in quotes below: x __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ x __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Quickly sketch Something you Learned below: below What’s the author Mean? Select two vocabulary words that are new to you. Write what you can infer the author means next to them. 1._____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Summarize: Finish the following stem sentences that use power verbs in replace of the verb shows. 1. The author demonstrates____________________________________________________________ Power Verbs! ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. The author illustrates that____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________. 3. The author reveals_____________________________________________________________when he/she states_______________________________________________________________________. Copyright © 2016 Instructomania
