Providing Justified Reasons in Reading Comprehension
Providing justified reasons in reading comprehension involves using evidence from the text to support one's answer, similar to presenting evidence in a legal case. Just as a police officer needs evidence to make an arrest, readers need textual evidence and the word "because" to support their responses in comprehension tasks. This process ensures thoughtful and well-supported answers.
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To provide justified reasons for their view Lesson 2- Non-Fiction What does it mean to provide justified reasons ? Have I identified the correct part of the text? (Use my skim and scan skills) Imagine you are a police officer and you think someone is guilty of a crime. Can you just arrest them? The answer (as I m sure you know) is no you can t. In order to arrest someone you need evidence. You need something real that links that person to the crime. Have I explained my reason using evidence from the text and the word because? The same is true when we answer some questions in reading comprehension.
To provide justified reasons for their view Lesson 2 - Fiction Let s looking at the following question: Have I identified the correct part of the text? (Use my skim and scan skills) Why was Ben Stokes particularly happy after playing Australia at Headingley? Have I explained my reason using evidence from the text and the word because? Without any more information, this question is impossible to answer. We might use our background knowledge of sport or general knowledge but without more information this would be a guess and as we know, guessing is not a good thing to do!
To provide justified reasons for their view Lesson 2- Fiction Let s looking at the same question but this time we have some text: Have I identified the correct part of the text? (Use my skim and scan skills) Why was Ben Stokes particularly happy after playing Australia at Headingley? Have I explained my reason using evidence from the text and the word because? The innings played by Ben Stokes against Australia is arguable one of the best batting performances of all time. His heroic batting ensured England won the game the game of cricket. It was made all the better for Ben Stokes who had been left out of the team the last time England played Australia. Look at the box to the right and think about what a good answer would be...
To provide justified reasons for their view Lesson 2- Fiction Why was Ben Stokes particularly happy after playing Australia at Headingley? Have I identified the correct part of the text? (Use my skim and scan skills) The innings played by Ben Stokes against Australia is arguable one of the best batting performances of all time. His heroic batting ensure England won the game the game of cricket. It was made all the better for Ben Stokes who had been left out of the team the last time England played Australia. The innings played by Ben Stokes against Australia is arguable one of the best batting performances of all time. His heroic batting ensured England won the game the game of cricket. It was made all the better for Ben Stokes who had been left out of the team the last time England played Australia. Have I explained my reason using evidence from the text and the word because?
To provide justified reasons for their view Lesson 2- Fiction Why was Ben Stokes particularly happy after playing Australia at Headingley? Have I identified the correct part of the text? (Use my skim and scan skills) The innings played by Ben Stokes against Australia is arguable one of the best batting performances of all time. His heroic batting ensure England won the game the game of cricket. It was made all the better for Ben Stokes who had been left out of the team the last time England played Australia. Have I explained my reason using evidence from the text and the word because? What was your answer? Click me to find out my answer Ben Stokes was particularly happy after playing Australia at Headingley because his heroic innings helped England win the game and last time England played Australia he was left out of the team.
You do... Learning check: Four kidnapped climbers face danger in a far-off country. Four mountain climbers hung 1,000 feet above the ground. They were sleeping on tiny cots dangling from the side of a cliff. That's when the shots rang out. "They're shooting at us!" yelled Beth Rodden. Rodden, at age 20, was one of the world's top woman climbers. On the ground, three soldiers waved at the climbers, yelling, "Come down, now!" The four Americans had scaled many dangerous mountains. But nothing had prepared them for this trip. A Foreign Land Rodden and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Tommy Caldwell, were climbing with Jason Smith, 22, and John Dickey, 25. They were in a country called Kyrgyzstan (KURG-i-stan). It is located in central Asia. Rebel soldiers there want to form their own country. Still, the area the climbers were in was thought to be safe. The rebel soldiers took the climbers prisoner. The rebels hoped that they could trade the climbers for food or weapons. Prisoners! For days, the climbers and the rebels hiked through the mountains. Government helicopters flew overhead. The rebels hid the prisoners under sticks and dirt so that they couldn't be seen from the air. The climbers each ate half an energy bar per day. They drank muddy water. They tried to sleep in the freezing cold. The climbers hid as rebels traded gunfire with government soldiers. "We were terrified," Rodden said. "We knew we could die in a firefight, shot by either side. "But," she added, "we kept talking about what we could do to escape." A Chance for Freedom On the sixth day, the batteries in the rebels' walkie-talkie died. The leader said he and others would return to the climbers' camp to get fresh ones. He left one man to keep the prisoners on the move. The group crept along a cliff over a 1,500-foot drop. "[The guard] was having a hard time getting around," Smith said. "He stopped, and someone yelled, 'Now!' Then we pushed him off." The guard's arms and legs thrashed in panic as he fell toward a river below. "I don't think anyone could survive a fall like that," Smith said. "No. Nobody could."The climbers ran for the government's army camp. They ran for 18 miles. As they neared the camp, rebels began shooting at them. Government soldiers shot back. "We're Americans!" Smith yelled. "We're Americans!" Moments later, the climbers were safe in the camp. Soldiers lent them clean clothes. The climbers described their ordeal. Click on the next slide to see your questions... Return to Climbing Seven months have passed since the four Americans were captured. Today, all four are climbing again. But they also must deal with what they had to do to escape. "It's hard to think about that," said Rodden about the guard who was pushed to his death. "But we were afraid we wouldn't survive. We'll have to live with it."
Learning check: You do... 1. Why did the rebel soldiers try and kidnap the climbers? Explain your answer using evidence from the text. Click on me to reveal the answers... 1. The rebel soldiers tried to kidnap the climbers because they wanted to trade them for food or weapons. 2. Why did the climbers assume they would be safe? 2. The climbers assumed they would be safe because they had scaled many dangerous mountains and because the area the climbers were in was thought to be safe. 3. Did the climbers suffer during their time with the rebel soldiers? Explain your answer using evidence from the text. 2. The climbers suffered because they did not have enough food, only half an energy bar a day each. Also, they had to drink dirty water and they were very cold. 4. Read the A Chance for Freedom section. Describe how the climbers might have felt during this part of their escape. Use evidence from the text to support your answer. . 3. The climbers probably felt guilty because they killed the rebel guard as part of their escape, but they seem to also feel that they had to do what they did in order to survive.
You do... Learning check: Looking for Ancient Treasure Assur was once one of the greatest cities in the world. About 30,000 people lived there. A huge temple tower, or ziggurat, stood about 200 feet above the city streets. Assur (or Ashur) was one of the leading cities of Assyria, the center of a great empire. Today, ancient Assur is in ruins. Desert sand has covered over much of the city that is over 3,000 years old. In the early 2000s, Assur faced a new threat: water. A Dry Land Assur is located in what is now Iraq, a country in the Middle East. Many parts of Iraq are covered by desert. Water is hard to find in the desert areas. To increase the amount of water, Iraqi officials were planning to build a dam on the river Tigris. The dam would have trapped the river's water. As the water would have risen, it would have likely flooded Assur and many other nearby ancient ruins. Scientists were worried that floodwaters would destroy artifacts hidden beneath the desert sand. Assur had already been the site of some amazing discoveries. A Rich Past Scientists discovered four hidden tombs at Assur. They found ancient coffins, gold, jewelry, and gems. They also dug up the remains of two ancient Assyrian queens. Scientists used modern medical equipment to study the queens' bodies. They learned about some of the medical problems the ancient queens suffered from. The bodies showed evidence of dental cavities, sinus infections, and poor nutrition. Michael M ller-Karpe, a scientist who studies ancient Assyria, said, "The Assyrian queens have just begun to speak to us, and we are looking forward to more answers." Preserving the Past M ller-Karpe and other scientists worried that the dam would have kept them from getting more answers. Even if the dam were completed and didn t flood Assur, the rising water would have damaged the ancient city. Moisture could cause the artifacts to crumble. "You can't save Assur if it's [near] a dam," said scientist Peter Miglus. The soil beneath the ancient city would soak up water like a sponge. The water in the soil would destroy what's left of ancient Assur. Scientists continue trying to uncover the secrets hidden for centuries in Assur and other nearby communities. Meanwhile, some people have been looking for ways to keep the ancient cities safe. "We don't want the slightest damage to Assur," one Iraqi official said. Read this text. There are questions to follow...
Learning check: You do... Let s have a look at a question together... What do we know about the health of ancient Queens? Use evidence from the text to support your answer? Step 1: Identify the section of text that corresponds to the question... They learned about some of the medical problems the ancient queens suffered from. The bodies showed evidence of dental cavities, sinus infections, and poor nutrition Have I identified the correct part of the text? (Use my skim and scan skills) Step 2: use the words in the question with the evidence from the text in your answer... Have I explained my reason using evidence from the text and the word because? The health of ancient Queens was not good because The bodies showed evidence of dental cavities, sinus infections, and poor nutrition.
Learning check: You do... Now it s your turn... 1. What do we know about the wealth of ancient Queens? Use evidence from the text to justify your answer. 1. Why would a dam make it harder to make more discoveries in Assur? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Have I identified the correct part of the text? (Use my skim and scan skills) 1. Why might there be disagreements between scientists and the local people. Use evidence from the text to justify your views. 1. If Alex and Maria had not worked together to solve their problem, what might have happened? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Have I explained my reason using evidence from the text and the word because?
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