M2: U1: Lesson 8-Analyze Structure
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Which text structure best fits #2?
Which text structure best fits #3?
Which text structure best fits #4?
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Multiple Choice
What is the central idea of Ch. 4-"The Uncertain Life of an African Farmer"?
William preferred being a scientist to a farmer, and he didn't want to help with the maize crop in 2000.
Political and environmental events made things very different for the maize crop in the year 2000.
A surprise reward for working hard to clear the old corn stalks was a chance to catch grasshoppers to eat.
Nsima, the "doughy porridge" made from corn, is critical to the people who live in Malawi & William's village.
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Multiple Select
Given the central idea we came up with, what structure might likely be used by this chapter? How do you know? (Select TWO answers)
Cause & Effect
Problem-Solution
Chronological/Sequential
Compare-Contrast
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Multiple Choice
How would you describe what the paragraphs leading up to that sentence describe or do?
They describe the importance of maize to William and his family and the farming process in a regular year.
They describe the difficulties William’s family and community experienced due to the political and environmental events.
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Multiple Choice
How would you describe what the paragraphs that come after that sentence describe or do?
They describe the importance of maize to William and his family and the farming process in a regular year.
They describe the difficulties William’s family and community experienced due to the political and environmental events.
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Multiple Choice
"But that was in a normal year."
How does this sentence seem to be functioning within the overall structure of this chapter? What is the purpose of this sentence?
It provides the transition/turning point between the two things being discussed: regular years and the year 2000.
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Open Ended
"But that was in a normal year."
How does this sentence help to convey the central idea of Ch. 4 that we identified?
Ch. 4-CENTRAL IDEA: Political and environmental events made things very different for the maize crop than in other years
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Sketch your understanding of the compare-contrast structure as it is used in this chapter and explain it to your partner.
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I can analyze overall structure of a chapter and how it contributes to the development of the central idea.
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