Grade 7: Module 2A: Unit 2: Lesson 6
Text-Dependent Questions for Paragraphs 16–21

3-6-15 Learning Target: I can analyze Chavez’s speech by answering text-dependent questions. **So, you need your packet!

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Independent Reading15 minutes. PinkBookmark due on Monday.

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Word of the day: irrevocably

Context: “Thousands of acres of land in California have already been irrevocably damaged by this wanton abuse of nature.” (P 23 line 190)

Opening Activity:

  1. Discuss (as a whole-class activity) the text-dependent questions on packet pages 6-7. Use paragraphs 16-21 to help you. *If you did not yet submit your article, do so now!
  1. Listen to Chavez deliver the rest of his speech. (Begin with paragraph 22).
  1. Annotate as you listen / compare yours with mine.
  1. Answer text-dependent questions on packets pages 7-9 with partners).

Closing Activity: Submit packets to be graded.

Use Paragraphs 16–21 of Chávez’s Commonwealth Club Address to answer these questions.

Questions / Write the answer to each question in the left-hand margin of the text. Be brief; you do not need to use complete sentences.
  1. Why did the UFW stop the boycott in 1975?

  1. What word does Chávez repeat in Paragraph 17? How does that help him develop the claim in this paragraph?

  1. In Paragraphs 18 and 19, Chávez criticizes Governor Deukmejian. For what does he criticize him?

  1. In Paragraph 20, what are the “tragic events” Chávez refers to? Why do these events make a boycott necessary?

Questions / Write the answer to each question in the left-hand margin of the text. Be brief; you do not need to use complete sentences.
  1. In Paragraphs 20 and 21, what evidence does Chávez offer to support his claim that the boycott will be successful?

Grade 7: Module 2A: Unit 2: Lesson 6
Text-Dependent Questions for Paragraphs 16–21
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Use Paragraphs 23–26 of Chávez’s Commonwealth Club Address to answer these questions. Notice that you should write your answers on this paper, not on the speech.

Questions / Write the answer to each question in the left-hand margin of the text. Be brief; you do not need to use complete sentences.
  1. After reading P23:
    Chávez says that the growers are now “reaping the harvest” of decades of actions. To “reap the harvest” means to gather a crop you have grown. What “crop” did the growers plant?

  1. After reading P24:
    What evidence does Chávez offer of the harm caused by the growers’ use of toxic chemicals?

  1. After reading P26:
    What language does Chávez use in this paragraph to describe the growers? How does this language help him develop his claim about the growers?

Questions / Write the answer to each question in the left-hand margin of the text. Be brief; you do not need to use complete sentences.
  1. After reading P23–26:
    What is the main claim of this section?

  1. What connections do you see between the claim of Paragraphs 23–26 and the central claim of the speech?