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Part One
informational Text
acTiViTY 1.1
WORd cOnnecTiOnS
Cognates
The English word explanation and the Spanish word explicación are cognates. They both mean “to give reason,” and come from the Latin verb explanare, meaning “clearly set out in words.”
Selecting language Resources
Learning Targets
• Develop language resources to use in one’s speaking and writing about informational text.
• Use an expanded set of words to create precision while speaking and writing.
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The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name in the In Our Own Words column along with his or her condensed idea.
Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting.
Rating
Q
H
T
I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase, but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In Our Own Words
research
Rating Q H T
a study that is done to find out about something; the study is often done carefully, using a variety of sources
source
Rating Q H T
a person, book, periodical, or website that gives information about a topic
summarize
Rating Q H T
to tell about something in a few words or a sentence
paraphrase
Rating Q H T
to say or write something in your own words that are different from the words in a source
synthesize
Rating Q H T
to combine different things or ideas into a new idea
134 SpringBoard® English Language Development Grade 6
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