Unit (1) Title: Introduction to Citing Textual Evidence
HOT Questions:
Can you distinguish between fact and opinion?
What evidence in the text do you know is a fact?
What can you point out as opinion?
Which statements support textual facts?
Which textual evidence supports an opinion?
What can you infer from the textual evidence?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of using inferences while reading?
How do you find (use) explicit questions?
When do you think it would be important to use inferential questioning?
Can you site inferences from textual evidence?
Describe a formal setting?
Describe an informal setting?
Compare/Contrast a formal and informal setting?
When would you find yourself in a formal situation?
Which statements support a formal style of writing? Explain.
Which statements support an informal style of writing? Explain.
Can you define the rules and roles necessary for discussion when using key ideas.
What examples can you find in the text to support informal/formal writing?
How would you show your understanding of informal/formal writing?
What precise language or vocabulary would you use in informal/formal writing?
How would you adapt your language/vocabulary to create formal English when speaking?
What qualities could be combined to improve formal speaking?
Categorize various multimedia sources?
How would you use multimedia to aid in the comprehension of a writing piece?
Why is it better to write using relevant facts, concrete details, definitions, quotes, and examples when writing an informational paper?
How do you cite text to support inferences? Explain.
Based on what you know about citing text, determine what strategies would you use?
Would you rather be in a formal or informal setting? Why?
Describe a formal speech?
Describe an informal speech?
Compare/Contrast a formal and informal speech?
Name three people who would use formal speech?
Evaluate the author’s effectiveness in word choice?
Using what you’ve learned how would you choose a credible website? Explain.
How would you organize data for a research paper?
Based on what you know about integrating technology how would you explain save, download, upload, attach, formatting, edit, graphics, and publish?
How could you improve your writing through collaborating with your peers with the use of technology?
How would you show your understanding to edit and publish your writing?
Define plagiarism.
What would result if you plagiarized?
How would you show your understanding of paraphrasing?
What ideas justify a credible source?
What approach would you use to cite your sources?
How is plagiarism and paraphrasing different?
What are the parts or features of both?
What motive is there to plagiarize?
What conclusions can you draw from the data given?
Can you identify the opposing viewpoints?
What evidence can you find that the websites have credible sources?
What evidence can you find from print and digital sources?
Can you identify the different viewpoints during the discussions and presentations?
Can you identify the key ideas from the reading material?
How could you determine the key ideas?
What textual evidence can you predict about the conclusion of the opposing viewpoints?
What textual evidence was used to determine the key ideas?