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Close Reading of informational/literary nonfiction Texts (continued)
4 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 7
Second Reading: vocabulary in Context
Now that you have read the passage silently, listen and follow along as your teacher reads the passage aloud. As you read along with your teacher, circle words and/
or phrases (other than the underlined words) that you do not know or that you
feel are important to the meaning of the passage. Diffuse these words/phrases for comprehension.
Check your Understanding
1. Pair with another student and, using context clues and reference resources,
determine the meaning of any new words you need to define. Then choose six words from the vocabulary that has been underlined, bolded, and/or you have circled, paraphrase the definitions to show your understanding, and discuss how the definitions help you understand the meaning of the passage as a whole.
2. Choose two or three of the words you have examined that you think are significant to understanding the passage. Use the words in sentences as part of a summary explaining the central ideas in the passage and explaining how these words contribute to your understanding of the passage.
Third Reading: Text-Dependent Questioning
Now read the passage again, this time reading to respond to the Key Ideas and Details text-based questions. As your class discusses the text, write your responses to each question and highlight or underline the textual evidence that supports your answer. During discussions, you may also want to annotate the text to record a new or different meaning of the text.
Background Information: Frederick Douglass was one of the most well-known forces behind the abolitionist movement in America. Born as a slave in Maryland, Douglass later escaped slavery and became a powerful orator and writer, speaking out against slavery. The following excerpt is taken from one of his autobiographies, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, which details his life as a slave and
his desire for freedom. It was published in 1845, eighteen years before Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
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