September 16 th - Incidents CH 9-11

1. September 16th- Incidents CH 9-11 Do Now: Reading quiz Incidents 4-8

2. Incidents Quiz CH 4-8 • Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. Where did Benjamin go after he was caught and where does he end up in the end? 2. Why did Dr. Flint not stop Linda from teaching herself to read? 3. Who wanted to marry Linda?

3. SUP- Supporting Details One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat - Mr. Jager

4. Locating Supporting Details • These CRS’s help us find important information while we are reading. • In order to find the important information there are a few things we must do. • 1.) As we read highlight or underline: • a.) Any NAME of a person, place, or thing • b.) Any DATE we see • c.) Any NUMBER it provides for us. • 2.) GO BACK TO THE PASSAGE TO FIND THE ANSWER!

5. Lets Practice • The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's remarkable musical talent was apparent even before most children can sing a simple nursery rhyme. Born in Salzburg, Austria, on January 27, 1756, Wolfgang had composed his first original work by age five. Wolfgang's older sister Maria Anna (who the family called Nannerl) was learning the clavier, an early keyboard instrument, when her three-year-old brother took an interest in playing. As Nannerl later recalled, Wolfgang "often spent much time at the clavier picking out thirds, which he was always striking, and his pleasure showed that it sounded good." Their father Leopold, an assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg Court, recognized his children's unique gifts and soon devoted himself to their musical education.

6. Locating Supporting Details • Supporting details- The 5 w’s (who, what, when, where, how and why) that provide important information about the topic and the main idea. • *NOTE: You will also find supporting details for tone, cause/effect, generalizations, drawn conclusions and inferences. • When you are looking for supporting details, you want to make sure they are relevant or closely related to the topic or main idea.

7. Locating Supporting Details • How to Find Relevant Supporting Details • First: Identify the topic and the main idea • Second: Identify the relevant supporting details by asking, • What in the text made the topic and main idea clear? • What details provide evidence for the Main Idea/Purpose of a text? • What details help you to answer the 5w’s and can be answered? • *Hint: during reading it helps to circle these clues as they come up. • Third: If you are not sure if a detail is relevant, ask, • Does this add important information about the topic and the main idea • If the answer is yes it is relevant. • If the answer is no it is not

8. Deep Details vs. Distracting Details • Deep Details: important information. The passage WOULD NOT be the same without these details. (written in red) • Distracting Details: Unimportant information. The passage WOULD be the same without these details. (written in yellow) • Example: When Ernest Gaines was fifteen, he moved to Vallejo, California, to join his mother and stepfather, who had left Louisiana during World War II. His first novel was written at age 17, while babysitting his youngest brother, Michael. According to one account, he wrapped it in brown paper, tied it with string, and sent it to a New York publisher, who rejected it. Gaines burned the manuscript, but later rewrote it to become his first published novel, Catherine Carmier.

9. Without Deep Details • When Ernest Gaines was fifteen, he moved to Vallejo, California, to join his mother and stepfather, who had left Louisiana during World War II. While babysitting his youngest brother, Michael. According to one account, he wrapped it in brown paper, tied it with string, and sent it to a. Gaines burned the manuscript, but later rewrote it to.. • Is the passage affected? How?

10. Without Distracting Details When Ernest Gaines was fifteen, he moved to California, to join his mother and stepfather, who had left Louisiana during World War II. His first novel was written at age 17. According to one account, he sent it to a New York publisher, who rejected it. Gaines burned the manuscript, but later rewrote it to become his first published novel, Catherine Carmier. Is the passage affected? How?

11. Question Stems • Ex- 1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true… • This question stem will give you 4 choices. All of them are correct EXCEPT one. • It is your job to find the answer that does not belong.

12. Question Stems • Ex 2– The author asserts that….by explaining which of the following?? • This type of question will give you 4 statements. Your task is to figure out which statement is true by using EVIDENCE from the text. • If you cannot find evidence to support the statement. It is NOT the correct answer

13. Question Stems • Ex 3-- The passages suggests that…. • This is different from the previous question stem. • This question stem suggests that you need to think of the passage as a whole, not just a certain part.

14. Other SUP Question Stems • The author of the passage makes it clear that, • It can most reasonably be inferred that … • Which of the following most accurately describes the way… • The main function of lines 42-45 in relation to the fourth paragraph (lines 24-34) is to.. • The function of the ___ paragraph in relation to the passage as a whole is to..