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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXTENDED LEARNING

MODULE

SUBJECT: Language Arts/ReadingGRADE: 10th MANUAL: STUDENT

TUTORING SESSION 1

Benchmark Focus Lesson:LA.910.1.6.3 Word Meanings

LA.910.1.7.3 Main Idea

Mini-Lesson Passage:“Kofi Annan Wins Nobel Peace Prize”

FCAT Instructional Passage:Office of Academics and Transformation - Department of Language Arts/Reading

2013-2014

“The Lute”

THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Ms. Perla Tabares Hantman, ChairDr. Martin Karp, Vice Chair

Dr. Dorothy Bendross-MindingallMs. Susie V. CastilloMr. Carlos L. Curbelo

Dr. Lawrence S. FeldmanDr. Wilbert "Tee" Holloway

Dr. Marta PérezMs. Raquel A. Regalado

Ms. Krisna Maddy, Student Advisor

M r . A l b e r t o M . C a r v a l h oSuperintendent of Schools

Milagros R. FornellChief Of Staff

Marie L. IzquierdoChief Academic Officer

Office of Academics and Transformation

Dr. Maria De ArmasAssistant Superintendent

Academics, Accountability and School ImprovementOffice of Academics and Transformation

Office of Academics and Transformation - Department of Language Arts/Reading2013-2014

Karen SpiglerAdministrative Director

Department of Language Arts/Reading

Session 1

Review the following definition and examples with your teacher:

Context clues - words, phrases or sentences around an unfamiliar word that provide clues to the word’s meaning.

Restatement Signal Words – words or phrases such as in other words and that is can signal the meaning.

EXAMPLE: The umpire treated every player in an exacting manner; that is, he was stern and uncompromising with them.

EXPLANATION: From the context, readers can tell that exacting means “stern and uncompromising.” The phrase that is signals that the words stern and uncompromising restate the meaning of the word. Contrast Signal Words – words or phrases such as but, by contrast, or although indicate that an unfamiliar word contrasts with another word in the passage.

EXAMPLE: Jose was disdainful of the new homework policy, but his friend found it invigorating and inspiring.

EXPLANATION: From the context, readers can tell that disdainful means “scornful”, “tedious” or “contemptuous.” The word but signals that disdainful contrasts with the words invigorating and inspiring. Definition/Explanation Clues – a sentence may actually define or explain an unfamiliar word by using commas, hyphens, or parenthesis to signal the meaning of the word.

EXAMPLE: The ancient Egyptians used natron, a hydrated mineral, to dry the corpse during the mummification process.

EXPLANATION: From the context, readers can tell that natron means “a hydrated mineral” or salt. The commas signal the meaning of the word.

Student PracticeWork in pairs to determine word meaning and signal words.

1. Many types of fauna, for example the Burmese python, the Yellow anaconda, and the boa constrictor have invaded Everglades National Park.

2. The police officer was judiciously protected by two fellow officers, but the suspect was imprudently and unwisely alone.

3. The king and his old guard were accused of rampant corruption and nepotism


(favoritism), when he appointed his nephew ambassador.

4. The newspaper’s incredulous advertisement stated that the new eco-friendly air cooler would reduce electric bills by 96% and reduce carbon emissions by 78%.

5. Bella is a typical belligerent character, that is, she is strong and quarrelsome.

A main idea is a statement that expresses concisely, but completely, what the passage is about. Supporting information includes details, examples and reasons. Each piece of information is, by itself, not as important as the whole idea, or essential message of the passage.

While reading ask yourself the question, “What is the author saying about these ideas or details?”

Remember that sometimes the main idea is implied rather than stated directly; you may have to infer what the main idea is.

Read the following sample passages with your teacher. Notice the position of the sentence stating the main idea.

The main idea is in the first sentence followed by details:

Clara Barton, known as America’s first nurse, was a brave and devoted humanitarian. While caring for others, she was shot at, got frost bitten fingers, had severe laryngitis twice burned her hands, and almost lost her eyesight. Yet she continued to care for the sick and injured until she died at the age of 91.The main idea is in the middle of the paragraph with details on both sides:

The coral have created a reef where more than 200 kinds of birds and about 1,500 types of fish live. In fact, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef provides a home for many interesting animals. These include sea turtles, giant clams, crags, and crown-of-thorn fish.

The main idea is the last sentence summarizing the details that came before:

Each year Antarctica spends six months in darkness from mid-march to mid-September. The continent is covered year-round by ice that causes sunlight to reflect off its surface. It never really warms up. In fact, the coldest temperature ever recorded was in Antarctica. Antarctica has one of the harshest environments in the world . The main idea is not stated in the paragraph and must be inferred from the supporting details (implicit):

The biggest sea horse ever found was over a foot (45 cm) long. Large sea horses live along the coasts of New Zealand, Australia, and California. Smaller sea horses live off the coast of Florida, in the Caribbean Sea, and in the Gulf of Mexico. The smallest adult sea horse ever found was only one-half inch (1.3 cm) long.

In this example the implied main idea is that sea horses’ sizes vary based on where they live.


Student Practice

Read the following passage: “Kofi Annan Wins Nobel Peace Prize”, with your teacher. Reread and use the graphic to take notes on the key points and supporting details you believe to be important in the passage.

Supporting detail

Main Idea

Supporting detail

Supporting detail

Supporting detail

Source: Exploring Nonfiction-Social Studies- Secondary. (2003). Teacher Created materials & TIME Learning Ventures.



FCAT INSTRUCTIONAL PASSAGE:

Review with your teacher the use of the FCAT Question Task Cards. Write a question and answer using one of the stems below.

HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS

DIRECTIONS: Read the article “The Lute” and answer the questions in your Student Answer Book.


HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION TASK CARDS

Design questions that require students to find the main idea of the passage. Support answers with details and information from the text.

(LA.910.1.7.3) • What is the main idea of this article? • What would be another good title for the article? • Based on all the information given, how does each piece contribute to the idea that_______________? • Which sentence gives the best summary?• Which statement best describes the lesson/moral of this story?• What is the primary topic in the article?• What is the essential message in the article/story? What is the central idea of the article? • What is the main goal of ____ ?

RELEVANT SUPPORTING DETAILS • Which sentence best characterizes _____’s attitude toward ____? • How does ______support the idea that ____ ?

• How can the reader prove the idea that is the main idea of this text?

The Lute The term “lute” refers to any roughly pear-shaped musical instrument having four to six sets of strings, each set producing a different pitch. The main parts of this instrument include the belly, which the strings pass over, the back, which gives the instrument its characteristic shape, and the arms on which the tuning pegs are located. The major variations use either skin or wood as the belly. The animal skin variety dates back to prehistoric times (around 5000 B.C.), while the wood-belly type is more recent. In its many forms, the lute is the most widely used instrument in the world.

The lute began as a crude, single-stringed instrument of communication around 4000 - 5000 B.C. in the Middle East and Africa. As its popularity grew, it began to evolve into a musical instrument. One of the first cultures to use the lute for what it is today was Egypt. Egyptians modified the primitive form consisting of only one string and created the first multiple stringed wood-bellied lutes for use in ceremonies and festivals. These lutes were similar to the present day Japanese instruments, the shamisen and biwa. Throughout the Middle East the lute evolved into many different forms, the most famous being the Egyptian ’ud, created during the third century A.D.

When the Europeans traveled to the Middle East and Asia during the Crusades, they found the lute in wide use as a musical instrument. They liked its rich sound and took the instrument back with them to Europe, simplifying the Arabic name, “al’ud,” to “lute.” They fashioned and adapted the Middle Eastern skin and wooden instruments to fit the purposes of their culture and created the best-known version of the instrument, the European wood-bellied lute. This lute was immortalized when Medieval and Renaissance minstrels used it as instrumental accompaniment for their stories and songs.

Later, during the Baroque period, the European lute surpassed even the harpsichord in popularity, and many composers, including J.S. Bach, wrote musical selections for the instrument. During this time many extravagant types of lutes were created, some having as many as 12 sets of strings—24 in all! Today, we know that simple wood-bellied lute in America as the guitar, and the skin-bellied one as the banjo. If it is hard to recognize a five-thousand-year-old instrument in the humble banjo, it should be easy to see how very adaptable this instrument is and how easily it has been molded by diverse cultures. If the Middle Eastern and Asian cultures contributed to its initial design, and Europeans helped it spread beyond its original home. Nearly every culture has made the instrument its own through unique design, as in the triangular Russian Balalaika, or exotic materials, as in the armadillo shell instruments of the Charango of South America.


DIRECTIONS: Read the article “The Lute” and answer questions 1 – 6.

1. Read the sentence below: Later, during the Baroque period, the European lute surpassed even the harpsichord in popularity, and many composers, including J. S. Bach, wrote musical selections for the instrument.

What is the meaning of the word surpassed? A. exceeded B. resembled C. eliminated D. supplemented

2. Which statement BEST states the main idea of this article?

F. The lute has been traced to prehistoric times. G. The lute was immortalized by singing minstrels. H. The lute has evolved into a widely used instrument. J. The lute was originally a single-stringed instrument.

3. What is the author’s purpose for writing the article?

A. to encourage the reader to play the lute B. to tell the reader of the value of the lute C. to show the reader the functions of the lute D. to inform the reader of the history of the lute

4. How would you identify the origins of an antique lute? Use details and information from the article to support your answer. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. You are helping a researcher who is trying to document the evolution of the pen. Using the ideas from the article about lutes, what steps would you use to identify the stages of a pen’s evolution? Support your answer using details and information from the article. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


6. What point does the author make by saying, “In its many forms, the lute is the most widely used instrument in the world”? Use details and information from the article to support your answer.

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Anti-Discrimination Policy

Federal and State Laws

The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida adheres to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and educational programs/activities and strives affirmatively to provide equal opportunity for all as required by:

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended - prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 - prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) as amended - prohibits discrimination on the basis of age with respect to individuals who are at least 40. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 as amended - prohibits gender discrimination in payment of wages to women and men performing substantially equal work in the same establishment.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - prohibits discrimination against the disabled.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in employment, public service, public accommodations and telecommunications. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) - requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to "eligible" employees for certain family and medical reasons.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 - prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Florida Educational Equity Act (FEEA) - prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender, national origin, marital status, or handicap against a student or employee.

Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 - secures for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status.

Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) - Prohibits discrimination against employees or applicants because of genetic information.

Veterans are provided re-employment rights in accordance with P.L. 93-508 (Federal Law) and Section 295.07 (Florida Statutes), which stipulate categorical preferences for employment.

Rev. (01-11)


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