Name: / Due date:10/30/13 / Block:
Standard(s): G7.3R.C1.PO9 Apply knowledge of organizational structures (e.g., chronological order, comparison and contrast, cause and effect relationships, logical order) of expository text to aid comprehension
What type of graphic organizer would you use for each of the following text structures? (draw the correct one)
  1. Chronological order
  1. Sequence
  1. Cause and effect
  1. Problem solution
  1. Compare/contrast
/ Weekly Vocabulary
WORD BANK: affliction, abnormal, chronological, diminish, fluctuate, grueling, hilarious, hostile, lavish, notorious
  1. It is ______for Arizona to have 20 inches of rain per year.
  2. The bicycle ride was challenging and ______.
  3. Most of my life I have suffered from a terrible ______.
  4. I could tell that the stranger was ______because he was screaming.
  5. Writing the most recent events first would put them in ______order.
  6. I could not stop laughing at the movie, it was ______.
  7. Her strength will ______with age.
  8. The temperature was known to ______on a daily basis when it went from hot to cold.
  9. I knew that the city is ______for its high winds, so I brought a jacket.
  10. The couple threw ______parties that had an excess of food and drink.

Grammar
  1. Every sentence you write must include, at the very least, 3. An introduction should contain:
which of the following parts?
a. subject, predicate, and object a. background information
b. noun as a subject b. a lively anecdote
c. subject and predicate c. the thesis statement
d. noun and pronoun d. a welcoming statement
2. Proper nouns are the parts of speech that 4. Which is a correct definition of a thesis?
a. must always be capitalized. a. the way a writer introduces an essay
b. always describe people. b. an essay that is 350-500 words long.
c. always begin the sentence. c. the main idea of an essay
d. can be mistaken for verbs. d. the prompt for an essay

Read the following passage then complete the following:

  1. Do the “close reading” strategy
  2. Complete the graphic organizer attached from the information in the passage.
  3. Write a paragraph from the information in the graphic organizer

What is a Tsunami?

Do you like to play in waves at the beach? If so, you know that some waves are big, and some are small. There are waves that are bigger than any you might see on a regular day at the beach. These waves are called tsunamis.

What causes tsunamis? They are not regular ocean waves. A tsunami is a huge wave that is caused by an earthquake at sea. When an earthquake causes the sea floor to rise or drop, water is displaced. This makes a wave that can travel for many miles in the ocean. As the water becomes shallow close to the land, the wave becomes huge.

Tsunamis can have terrible effects. The great wave of water crashes upon the coast with huge force. This force can knock over buildings, tear down forests, and even destroy entire towns and villages. Tsunamis can be deadly and kill many people.

Cause / Effect

Take it to writing:

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