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Learning Objective Name _____________________

Today, we will cite

1

evidence that supports an assertion in a text.

1 identify information that supports, proves, or explains an idea

CFU

What are we going to do today?

What are we going to cite?

What does cite mean?

Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge

Jose wrote three sentences about dogs.

Which sentence tells why dogs make good pets?

1. Dogs have four legs and fur.

2. Dogs are fun to play with.

3. Most dogs have tails

.

CFU

Which sentence tells why dogs make good pets? Students, you can already identify sentences that support a statement. Sentences that support statements are called supporting evidence. Authors sometimes use evidence to support their ideas, called an assertion. Today, we will cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text.

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6 th Grade Reading Comprehension 2.7 (2Q)

Make reasonable assertions about a text through accurate, supporting citations.

Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.

Concept Devel opment

An assertion is a strong statement that an author believes to be true.



Assertions sometimes use words such as great, most, worst, always, and never .



Writers of informational and persuasive 2 texts provide evidence 3 to support assertions they make.

Accurate, supporting citations refer to evidence from a reliable source 4 that supports an assertion or statement.

2 writing meant to convince

3 facts or reasons that help you prove something

4 provider of information (i.e., encyclopedia, text, organization, website)

Example:

1.

Rock Music

Rock music is the most popular music in the world. 2.

Rock and roll music started in the

1950s. 3.

From the start, rock music was considered party music, dance music, and music that appealed 5 the most to young people, a World Book article stated. 4.

Studies from the University of Virginia state that by the 1960s, rock and roll had earned wide respect throughout the world. 5.

It also had become known simply as rock. 6.

Due to the popularity of rock, many forms of music branched off from rock such as alternative 6 , pop, and rap. 7.

Today, rock music is no longer only the music of young Americans; it is

5

6 music of the world.

attracted

something that is different than something else

110 words

Adapted from an article at http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/aamusic/rocknroll

Topic Rock Music

Assertion

Sentence 1, Rock music is the most popular music in the world.

Supporting evidence

(reasons)

Sentence 6: Many forms of music branched off from rock.

Sentence 7: Music of the world.

Evidence with

Citations (sources)

Sentence 3: Appealed to young people ( World Book ).

Sentence 4: Earned wide respect (University of Virginia study).

Additional sentences describing rock music

Sentence 2: Started in 1950s.

Sentence 5: Rock and roll renamed rock.

CFU

Which statement is an assertion?

Explain your answer.

1. Watching too much television is bad for your health.

2. I watch television for an hour everyday.

In your own words, explain what an assertion is. An assertion is ____________________________.

In your own words, explain what supporting citations are. Supporting citations are __________________.








Importance


Accurate, supporting citations refer to evidence from a reliable source that supports an assertion or statement.

It is important to cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text because:

1. it will help you think critically when reading.

The Mighty Ostrich

The ostrich may be unable to fly, but, among birds, the ostrich is a great record-breaker . According to National Geographic, the ostrich is the tallest bird with an average height of 8 feet. The ostrich is also, the bird weighing as much as 350 pounds! Despite its incredible size the ostrich is also the fastest two-legged animal, running over 45 mph!

Adapted from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ostrich/

Assertion : Among birds, the ostrich is a great record-breaker.

Supporting evidence with citations:

The ostrich is the tallest bird with an average height of 8 feet.

The ostrich is also the heaviest of all birds weighing as much as

350 pounds! ( National Geographic)

2. it will help you do well on tests.

CFU

Does anyone else have another reason why it is important to cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text ? (pair-share) Why is it important to cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which importance is more important to you? Why?








Skill Development /Guided Practice



Cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text.

Step #1: Read the text looking for evidence that supports the assertion. a. Write “supporting evidence” above these sentences. b. Identify the citation in supporting sentences. (Underline)

Step #2: Cite the sentence numbers in the table.

The Rainforest

1.

The rainforest is very important to the ecology 1 of the Earth. 2.

The rainforest provides a home to millions of mammals, insects, amphibians 2 reptiles, and birds. 3.

According to the Rainforest

Alliance, the plants and trees of the rainforest make up more than 20% of the Earth’s oxygen. 4.

It is almost always raining in a rainforest. 5.

According to the Rainforest Action Network, rainforests get over

80 inches of rain every year, providing water to many nearby villages. 6.

Many of the medicines we use today are derived 3 from tropical rainforests; chemicals from plants are used to treat or cure hundreds of diseases. 7. Rainforests can be found in Central America, South America, Africa,

Southeast Asia, and Australia. 113 words

1

2

3

way in which plants, animals, and people are connected in an environment

animals that can live in the water or on land

be developed from something else adapted from: http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/facts/daily-lives

1. Cite the sentences that support the underlined assertion.

Sentence Numbers:

2. Cite the sentences that use citations to support the

underlined assertion.

3. Cite the sentences that describe the rainforest.

CFU

How did I know which sentences to label supporting evidence? How did I know which sentence numbers to write in the table? How did you know which sentences to label supporting evidence? How did you know which sentences to underline? How did you know which sentence numbers to write in the table?








Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued)






Tsunamis

1.

Tsunamis (sue-nahm-ees) are the deadliest natural disaster known to man .

2.

Tsunamis are caused by strong, underwater earthquakes that cause the water to make giant waves. 5.

These waves can travel as fast as 500 miles per hour, crossing the entire Pacific

Ocean in less than 24 hours, as stated in an ABC News article. 6.

When they reach land, the waves can be as tall as 100 feet in the air. 7.

These waves have been known to wipe out 1 an entire village of people at one time. 8.

In 2004, a tsunami struck in the Indian Ocean and killed more than 150,000 people. 9.

According to National Geographic magazine, the Indian Ocean tsunami released the same amount of energy as 23,000 atomic bombs.

1 (wipe out) destroy

118 words


Sentence Numbers:



3. Cite the sentences that describe tsunamis.

CFU

How did I know which sentences to label supporting evidence? How did I know which sentences to underline? How did I know which sentence numbers to write in the table? How did you know which sentences to label supporting evidence? How did you know which sentences to underline? How did you know which sentence numbers to write in the table?








Closure

1. In your own words, what is an assertion?

2. Cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text below.

3. What did you learn today about citing evidence that supports an assertion in a text? Why is that important to you? (pair-share)



Pompeii

1.

Volcanoes are like sleeping giants . 2.

After hundreds of years of not being active, they awaken. 3.

Some volcanoes cause massive 1 destruction when they become active. 4.

According to Kids Discover Magazine (May 2005), one such volcano erupted in 79 B.C.E. in the Roman city of Pompeii. 5.

Scientists discovered a 20-foot layer of hardened ash, under which lay houses and bodies of people that were caught in the eruption 2 . 6.

Pompeii was one of a number of towns located at the base of the erupting volcano called Mount Vesuvius

(vuh-soo-vee-us).

1

2 huge

explosion of a volcano that sends rock, fire and smoke into the sky




3. Cite the sentences that describe volcanos.

86 words

Sentence Numbers:








Independent Practice Name __________________________






Soldiers of the Spartan 1 Army

1.

To be a superior soldier was one of the sole 2 duties of the Spartan citizen . 2.

At birth, a boy was examined. 3.

If he appeared too weak to be a future soldier, he was abandoned in the mountains or taken away to become a slave. 4.

If he was fit, he was taken from his mother at the age of seven to begin rigorous 3 military training. 5.

Soldiers were taught to be brave and suffer pain without complaining. 6.

According to historywiz.org, it was one’s goal to become a soldier at the age of 20 and remain a soldier until the age of 60.

7.

Therefore, a Spartan soldier spent his entire life under rigorous discipline.

8.

Between the 6 th and 4 th centuries B.C.E., it was commonly accepted that one

Spartan was worth several soldiers from any other army. 133 words

1 relating to people of Sparta; an ancient city in Greece

2 only

3 severe and strict

4 controling your behavior and obeying rules adapted from:http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Sparta adapted from: http://www.historywiz.org/didyouknow/spartanfamily.htm


Sentence Numbers:



3. Cite the sentences that describe the Spartan soldiers.








Peri odic Revi ew 1 Name __________________________






The Red Panda

1.

The Red Panda is an often forgotten creature . 2.

According to the Red Panda

Network, most people outside of its natural habitat have never even heard of or seen a Red

Panda. 3.

They are indigenous 1 to China and are closely related to the Giant Panda.

4.

The Red

Panda is about the size of a raccoon, has reddish-brown fur, and a striped tail. 5.

Unlike the

Giant Panda, the Red Panda is not often seen in zoos. 6.

This could possibly be because they are endangered 2 due to habitat destruction and their low birth rate. 7.

As stated by the Smithsonian

National Zoological Park organization, there are fewer than 2,500 adult red pandas existing today. 8.

Red Pandas are protected in all of the places that they live, but poaching 3 still happens for their fur and the illegal pet trade. 9.

Because the Red Panda is rare and unknown to most, it appears there is not much awareness 4 for this forgotten creature. 154 words

1 (indigenous to) originally from

2 almost gone

3 illegal hunting

4 knowledge of a subject or situation

Adapted from: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/RedPanda/factsheet.cfm




3. Cite the sentences that describe the Red Panda.





Sentence Numbers:




Peri odic Revi ew 2 Name ________________________






Trail of Tears

1.

The treatment of the Cherokee Nation 1 by the American people was unfair. 2.

Up until the early 1800s, the Cherokee Nation lived in parts of Georgia. 3.

In 1830, Congress passed the Indian

Removal Act 2 because people wanted the Cherokee land for its gold. 4.

Overall, perhaps 60,000

Choctaws, Chickasaws, Cherokees, Creeks, and Seminoles found themselves uprooted from their homes

(International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2008). 5.

About 17,000 Cherokee were forced to walk

1,000 miles to the reservation 3 that the government had organized for them in Oklahoma. 6.

During their long journey, they faced very cold weather and many of them grew sick. 7.

They were given no food, so they had to forage 4 in the wild for something to eat. 8.

As a result of their long, hard journey, 4,000 people died before they reached Oklahoma. 9.

The route they walked, as well as the journey itself, became known as the “Trail of Tears.”

2

1 (Cherokee Nation) group of American Indians who lived in the eastern and Southeastern U.S.

3

(Indian Removal Act) law that made American Indians move west land set aside for a group of people to live on

4 search for food




3. Cite the sentences that describe what happened on

the Trail of Tears.

148 words

Sentence Numbers:








Peri odic Revi ew 3 Name __________________________






The Northern Lights

1.

The northern lights are one of the most spectacular 1 light shows seen on earth!

2.

Also known as the aurora borealis, the northern lights are usually seen in the northern sky; however, have also been spotted in areas closer to the Equator. 3.

When the sun produces a cloud of gas that collides 2 with Earth’s magnetic field, charged particles 3 are produced. 4.

When these particles mix with gases inside the Earth’s atmosphere, a dazzling light is created. 5.

The northern lights often appear in many impressive colors such as a greenish glow, a soft red, and a blue/violet. 6.

The northern lights can be seen most days of the year, but can only be seen with the naked eye after dark. 7.

As stated in an article from the Library of Congress, some northern light displays that are particularly spectacular have been highlighted in news stories; for example: March 13, 1989, “the whole sky turned a vivid 4 red and the aurora was seen in Europe and North America as far south as Cuba”.

166 words

1 amazing

2 comes into contact

3 tiny pieces of matter

4 very bright

Adapted from: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/northernlights.html




3. Cite the sentences that describe the Northern Lights.

Sentence Numbers:








6th_ELA_RC_2.7_SUPPORT_ASSERTIONS_DW

Today, we will cite

evidence that supports an assertion in a text.

Jose wrote three sentences about dogs.

Which sentence tells why dogs make good pets?

1. Dogs have four legs and fur.

2. Dogs are fun to play with.

3. Most dogs have tails

An assertion is a strong statement that an author believes to be true.

Accurate, supporting citations refer to evidence from a reliable source that supports an assertion or statement.

It is important to cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text because:

1. it will help you think critically when reading.

2. it will help you do well on tests.

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Today, we will cite

evidence that supports an assertion in a text.

Jose wrote three sentences about dogs.

Which sentence tells why dogs make good pets?

1. Dogs have four legs and fur.

2. Dogs are fun to play with.

3. Most dogs have tails

An assertion is a strong statement that an author believes to be true.

Accurate, supporting citations refer to evidence from a reliable source that supports an assertion or statement.

It is important to cite evidence that supports an assertion in a text because:

1. it will help you think critically when reading.

2. it will help you do well on tests.

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