November 17, 2014 - Spatial order
Homework:
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Informational text test on Monday, November 24th!!!
Finish spatial order paragraphs!
Objective
I can evaluate an author's use of spatial order as a pattern of organization in an informational text.
Warm Up:
Have you ever had to give someone directions? Imagine if you had to explain to
someone how to get to this classroom from the parking lot. Write down the directions
you would give them using as much detail as you can.
1. The author uses the first paragraph of the biography to A. explain how Captain Childs influenced Henson to return home
B. introduce Henson as a courageous explorer
C. describe the hardships of exploring the American West
D. provide differing viewpoints of Henson's achievements
2. Henson was inspired to become a sailor when he A. went sailing with his father as a child
B. heard stories about life at sea where he worked
C. worked as a cabin boy under Captain Childs
D. met a young navy officer named Robert Peary
3. The quotation in line 151-153 is by A. Henson
B. Marvin
C. Bartlett
D. Peary
4. The author includes details about Henson's experience on the Katie Hines to A. explain how Captian Childs influenced Henson
B. describe the harshness and cruelty of life at sea
C. contrast the way Captain Childs and Steinmetz treated Henson
D. compare how black shipmates and other crew members were treated
5. Based on the details in the text, Henson and Peary were both strongly influenced by A. a desire for fame
B. a love for adventure
C. living in poverty
D. working as cabin boys
6. The author of this biography notes that Captain Childs helped shape Henson's life when
Childs A. taught Henson to love adventure
B. got Henson a job with Peary
C. made Henson first mate
D. helped educate Henson
7. Henson's background contrasts with Peary's background because Peary had A. a parent who died early in his life
B. a strong desire for adventure
C. a more formal education
D. less experience exploring
8. Haskin says in the biography that Henson took a job on land after his time on a fishing
boat because A. the boat had a cruel captain and an unhappy crew
B. African Americans had difficulty finding jobs
C. he decided that he wanted more education
D. the death of Captain Childs upset him
9. Peary's comment that he "couldn't get along without" Henson at the North Pole reveals
that Peary A. thought returning to camp would be difficult
B. disliked the people in the Peary Arctic Club
C. failed to see the importance of the journey
D. recognized the effort and aid people gave
10. What does Henson emphasize in his diary entry about the North Pole?
A. His ability to communicate with Eskimos.
B. The value Peary placed on his hunting skills.
C. The struggle of almost constant marching.
D. His joy in claiming land for the United States.
pattern
of
organization
the way ideas and information are
arranged and organized in a text
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Pattern of Organization
main idea and supporting details
chronological order
cause and effect
compare and contrast
spatial order
problem / solution
Spatial order
a pattern of organization that takes the reader from one spot to
the next, as if the reader were looking at something. It is VERY
descriptive.
In spatial order, items are arranged according to their physical position or relationships. In
describing a shelf or desk, I might describe items on the left first, then move gradually toward
the right. Describing a room, I might start with what I see as I enter the door, then what I see
as I step to the middle of the room, and finally the far side. In explaining some political or
social problem, I might discuss first the concerns of the East Coast, then those of the
Midwest, then those of the West Coast. Describing a person, I might start at the feet and
move up to the head, or just the other way around. This pattern might use such transitions as
just to the right, a little further on, to the south of Memphis, a few feet behind, in New Mexico,
turning left on the pathway, and so on. Spatial order is pretty common in description, but can
also apply to examples, to some comparisons, some classifications [the southern species of
this bird . . . ; rhinos in Southeast Asia . . .], some narrations [meanwhile, out on the prairie ],
and other forms of exposition as well.
Spatial order can occur in one of the following ways:
Top
Left
Right
Bottom
Far
Outside
Near
Inside
I couldn’t believe my eyes when we finally emerged from the storm shelter. Where the
barn once stood there was now only a few tufts of hay. The path that led to the house was
scattered with branches and debris. The house! The entire roof was gone. The north wall
was caved in and we could see right into the house. Well, what was left of it. Tears rolled
down my cheeks as I noticed that most of our belongings had been sucked up into the
great vacuum and scattered across the countryside. We heard a loud cracking and
moaning as the west wall gave way and collapsed, sending up a wave of dust. And yet,
there in the middle of the front yard was mother’s prized rose bush. It swayed in the
breeze as if nothing had happened. Seeing it made me realize how lucky we were to be
alive. We stood there in dismay, our arms locked around one another.
What kind of spatial order does this passage use?
Arthur and Chantal came to the bicycle race to cheer for
their friends. As he first group of cyclists approached the
finish line, Arthur and Chantal cheered wildly when they
saw their friend Lindsay leading the pack. Another friend,
Charles, was just behind her. Far off in the distance, they
could just make out their friend Georgia's red bike.
What kind of spatial order does this passage use?
Spatial order uses words that show relationships between
nouns/pronouns and other words in the sentence. These words
are known as...
prepositions
Turn in your Grammar book to
pg. 62
Turn to pgs 282-283 in your Interactive Reader
book. Skim back over these two pages and see
if you can find an example of spatial order.
Highlight or underline it and justify your answer.
So now you will write a one page (minimum) paper that uses
spatial order to describe your home and bedroom to
someone that has never seen them before. You must have 4
paragraphs, one that incorporates each of the types of
spatial order.
Spatial order can occur in one of the following ways:
Top
Left
Right
Bottom
Far
Outside
Near
Inside
1st paragraph - FAR to NEAR (take me from the end of your street right up to your house)
As you walk up the steeped driveway, you will see a cherry tree on your left hand side. The house itself is a brick two story
with black shudders...
2nd paragraph - OUTSIDE to INSIDE (take me from outside the front door to inside. What do I see when I walk though the
front door?)
As you walk through the wrought iron black door, you will come to a foyer connected to a long hallway. Everything is dark
hardwood and the walls are a light gray color. Directly in front of you there is a staircase, carpeted in beige carpet.
3rd paragraph - BOTTOM to TOP (if your room is at the top of stairs, this will be easy. Walk me from what I see down at the
bottom to what I see at the top)
As you walk up the staircase, there is an assortment of framed artwork on the right hand wall. each is a picture or craft done
by one of my children. There is a framed burgundy leaf that is a fish floating in a background of seaweed and other fish. There
is handprint art made to look like a flower in a vase.
4th paragraph - LEFT to RIGHT or RIGHT to LEFT
My bedroom is at the top of the stairs to the right. As you enter you will see a couch on the wall to your immediate left. Then
you see a full length dressing mirror to the right of that. Beside the mirror is an antique dresser with carved legs. To the right of
that, in between two large windows is a sleigh bed.