1. Reporting Category #4 Sherwood Brooks Driftwood Middle School 2011/2012 Informational Text

2. L.A.6 - 8.6.1.1 - Text Features The student will explain how text features (e.g. charts, maps, diagrams, sub-headings, captions, illustrations, graphs etc) aid the reader’s comprehension The students should be able to: Identify the text features (*See PowerPoint on Text Features) Explain what they do Explain how they aid comprehension Text FeatureWhat it doesHow it helps me understand

3. L.A.6.6.2.2 – Synthesis of Information – within and across texts The student will collect, evaluate, and summarize, information using a variety of techniques from multiple sources (e.g. encyclopedias, websites, experts etc that includes paraphrasing to convey ideas and details from the source, main idea(s) and relevant details Students must be able to: Collect (read and identify) Evaluate/analyze (make judgments) (*See Propaganda and Persuasive Techniques PowerPoint) Summarize (identify essential, nonessential, supporting and irrelevant information

4. Question Stems Which text feature on the website provides the most accurate information…. (text features, validity/reliability) The section Timeline of composers from 1700 to 1850 is important because it…… (text features) The article would be most useful in a presentation on… (analyze & evaluate) Based on the information from the article, which is the most accurate statement……. (validity/reliability) Under which heading does the author provide the most complete information about …… (Text features) The information in the chart is important to the article because it Which statement about the lords and the king is best supported by information Which of the following statements best supports... (validity/reliability)….

5. L.A.7.6.2.2 – Analyze And Evaluate Information Within and Across Texts The student will assess, organize, and check the validity and reliability of information in text, using a variety of techniques by examining several sources of information, including both primary and secondary sources. The student should be able to: Locate the information Organize the material Check validity and reliability of the information/sources *(See PowerPoint on Validity and Reliability)

6. 7 th Grade Question Stems The author uses italicized print to….. (text features) Which sentence/statement best supports why ….. (analyze & evaluate information) Under which heading does the author provide the most complete information about……..(text features) The charts are important to the article because they The purpose of the text box is to The bold caption in the first column of the article is important to the article because it The bold caption in the first column of the article is important to the article because it ……..

7. L.A.8.6.2.2 Determine the Validity and Reliability of Information Within and Across Texts The student should be able to: Locate the information Organize the material Check validity and reliability of the information/sources *(See PowerPoint on Validity and Reliability)

8. 8 th Grade Question Stems The purpose of the headings and subheadings is to … based on the information in paragraph __ which statement best …. Which statement is best supported by the information in the article? Validity/Reliability Which statement best supports…. Which sentence/statement best emphasizes…. Synthesize Information

9. 8 th Grade Question Stems The map is important to the article because it shows….. The timeline aids the reader’s understanding by…… The purpose of the italicized introduction is to inform readers about…… The information in the article would be most useful for a presentation on…….. Which quotation from the article best supports the author’s argument……. Which of the following statements best supports the idea that…….