English II
Informative Reading Unit Study Guide
Targets 124 (9-10.RI.7): I can identify different non-fiction mediums.
Define Medium:
List the different types of different non-fiction mediums.
Target 125 (9-10.RI.7): I can identify emphasized details of the same subject matter presented in various
non-fiction mediums.
Topic:
_________Print
Film_________________
Answer
Textual Evidence
Target 112 (9-10.RI.1): I can cite textual
evidence to support my interpretations of
a text when I am writing.
Main Idea
(1 sentence)
Target 116 (9-10.RI.3):
I can determine the
main ideas and/or
events of a text.
Organizational
Method
Target 114 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify the different
organizational patterns
authors use to develop ideas
including: cause/effect,
chronological, sequential,
order of importance,
compare/contrast, and
logical.
Target 117 (9-10.RI.3): I can
analyze the strategies,
techniques and
organizational patterns an
author uses to develop
his/her ideas, connect ideas,
and/or communicate an
overall message.
Paragraph
Development
Strategy
Target 115 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify different paragraph
development strategies
including: facts, statistics,
examples, and anecdotes.
Tone
Target 118 (9-10.RI.4): I
can identify the tone(s) in
a text.
Target 120 (9-10.RI.4): I can
analyze the overall impact of
the author's specific word
choices on the meaning and
tone.
Write any words you
didn’t recognize and
provide contextual
evidence to their
possible meanings.
How does this method of
organization support the
main idea?
Article Title:
Answer
Textual Evidence
Target 112 (9-10.RI.1): I can cite textual
evidence to support my interpretations of
a text when I am writing.
Main Idea
(1 sentence)
Target 116 (9-10.RI.3):
I can determine the
main ideas and/or
events of a text.
Organizational
Method
Target 114 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify the different
organizational patterns
authors use to develop ideas
including: cause/effect,
chronological, sequential,
order of importance,
compare/contrast, and
Target 117 (9-10.RI.3): I can
logical.
analyze the strategies,
techniques and
organizational patterns an
author uses to develop
his/her ideas, connect ideas,
and/or communicate an
overall message.
Paragraph
Development
Strategy
Target 115 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify different paragraph
development strategies
including: facts, statistics,
examples, and anecdotes.
How does this method of
organization support the
main idea?
Tone
Target 118 (9-10.RI.4): I
can identify the tone(s) in
a text.
Target 120 (9-10.RI.4): I can
analyze the overall impact of
the author's specific word
choices on the meaning and
tone.
Write any words you
didn’t recognize and
provide contextual
evidence to their
possible meanings.
Answer
Textual Evidence
Target 112 (9-10.RI.1): I can cite textual
evidence to support my interpretations of
a text when I am writing.
Main Idea
(1 sentence)
Target 116 (9-10.RI.3):
I can determine the
main ideas and/or
events of a text.
Organizational
Method
Target 114 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify the different
organizational patterns authors
use to develop ideas including:
cause/effect, chronological,
sequential, order of importance,
compare/contrast, and logical.
Target 117 (9-10.RI.3): I can
analyze the strategies,
techniques and
organizational patterns an
author uses to develop
his/her ideas, connect ideas,
and/or communicate an
overall message.
Paragraph
Development
Strategy
Target 115 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify different paragraph
development strategies
including: facts, statistics,
examples, and anecdotes.
Tone
Target 118 (9-10.RI.4): I
can identify the tone(s) in
a text.
Target 120 (9-10.RI.4): I can
analyze the overall impact of
the author's specific word
choices on the meaning and
tone.
Write any words you
didn’t recognize and
provide contextual
evidence to their
possible meanings.
How does this method of
organization support the
main idea?
Answer
Textual Evidence
Target 112 (9-10.RI.1): I can cite textual
evidence to support my interpretations of
a text when I am writing.
Main Idea
(1 sentence)
Target 116 (9-10.RI.3):
I can determine the
main ideas and/or
events of a text.
Organizational
Method
Target 114 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify the different
organizational patterns
authors use to develop ideas
including: cause/effect,
chronological, sequential,
order of importance,
compare/contrast, and
Target 117 (9-10.RI.3): I can
logical.
analyze the strategies,
techniques and
organizational patterns an
author uses to develop
his/her ideas, connect ideas,
and/or communicate an
overall message.
Paragraph
Development
Strategy
Target 115 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify different paragraph
development strategies
including: facts, statistics,
examples, and anecdotes.
How does this method of
organization support the
main idea?
Tone
Target 118 (9-10.RI.4): I
can identify the tone(s) in
a text.
Target 120 (9-10.RI.4): I can
analyze the overall impact of
the author's specific word
choices on the meaning and
tone.
Write any words you
didn’t recognize and
provide contextual
evidence to their
possible meanings.
Answer
Textual Evidence
Target 112 (9-10.RI.1): I can cite textual
evidence to support my interpretations of
a text when I am writing.
Main Idea
(1 sentence)
Target 116 (9-10.RI.3):
I can determine the
main ideas and/or
events of a text.
Organizational
Method
Target 114 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify the different
organizational patterns
authors use to develop ideas
including: cause/effect,
chronological, sequential,
order of importance,
compare/contrast, and
Target 117 (9-10.RI.3): I can
analyze the strategies,
techniques and
organizational patterns an
author uses to develop
his/her ideas, connect ideas,
and/or communicate an
overall message.
Paragraph
Development
Strategy
Target 115 (9-10.RI.3): I can
identify different paragraph
development strategies
including: facts, statistics,
examples, and anecdotes.
Tone
Target 118 (9-10.RI.4): I
can identify the tone(s) in
a text.
Target 120 (9-10.RI.4): I can
analyze the overall impact of
the author's specific word
choices on the meaning and
tone.
Write any words you
didn’t recognize and
provide contextual
evidence to their
possible meanings.
How does this method of
organization support the
main idea?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131204-nigerian-air-bubble-survival-shipwreck-viral-video-science/
http://world.time.com/2013/12/03/man-survives-60-days-under-water-in-sunken-ship/
http://www.today.com/news/hes-alive-video-shows-dramatic-rescue-man-who-survived-days-2D11687554