Record 3 to 5 Questions About the Text Below, Then Make an Answer Key on the Back

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Fact Finder

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RI.3.1 - Your job is to ask and answer questions to demonstrate an understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Record 3 to 5 questions about the text below, then make an answer key on the back:

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Idea Detective

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RI.3.2 – Your job is to determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Challenge: Summarize the entire text (main idea). Write it on the banner.

Focus: record the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

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The Connector

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RI.3.3 - Your job is to describe a connection you made. Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

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Historical Events:Scientific Ideas:Concepts/Technical

Procedures:

Circle the type of connection above and then give more detail in writing below:

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Vocabulary Builder

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Author: ______

RI.3.4 - Your job is to determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text (relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area). Be sure to write complete sentences (where applicable) and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Sample:

Word from the text: / Dictionary Definition:
discrimination / The treating of some people better
than others without any fair or proper
reason (from WordCentral.com)
Image of the word: / Word in a sentence from the text:
Martin Luther King Jr. experienced
discrimination during his life.
Word from the text: / Dictionary Definition:
Image of the word: / Word in a sentence from the text:

Challenge: Determine the meaning of two additional words from the text.

Word from the text: / Dictionary Definition:
Image of the word: / Word in a sentence from the text:
Word from the text: / Dictionary Definition:
Image of the word: / Word in a sentence from the text:

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Key Facts

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Author: ______

RI.3.5 - Your job is to know and use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Record 3 t0 5 KEY FACTS about the text below:

KEY FACT 1:

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Which text feature helped you identify the key fact? ______

KEY FACT 2:

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KEY FACT 3:

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KEY FACT 4:

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Which text feature helped you identify the key fact? ______

KEY FACT 5:

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Which text feature helped you identify the key fact? ______

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Author’s Mind

Title: ______

Author: ______

RI.3.6 – Your job is to distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text. Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Challenge: Write your POINT OF VIEW of the text on the banner.

Author’s Purpose: What does the author want to answer, explain or describe?

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What similarities or differences can you describe between your points of view?

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Image Helper

Title: ______

Author: ______

RI.3.7 - Your job is to use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Complete the information below:

Copy of the image:

The image was found on p. _____

Type of image: illustration / photograph / diagram / graph / chart / other

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How this image clarified the text:

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Supporting Points

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Author: ______

RI.3.8 - Your job is to describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence). Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Write a point the author makes in the text in the space below:

Text Paragraph(s):

Connection 1:Connection 2:Connection 3:

If you need, use the space below to further describe the connections above:

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V.I.P.’s (Very Important Points)

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RI.3.9 - Your job is to compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. Be sure to write complete sentences and apply what you know about writing conventions (capitals, periods, spelling, etc.).

Text A V.I.P.’s: / Texts A & B – / Text B V.I.P.’s:
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