1. Visual Images, Close Reading, and Writing to Sources Erica Salmons

2. The WHAT and the WHY! Reading Informational Text 7.1 – Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. – Being able to read informational text, understand the content, and use the information to write an explanation or apply the knowledge to a task is a lifelong skill.

3. Observations and Inferences Read Like a Detective; Write Like a Reporter

4. Observation vs. Inference Observation – a fact based on one or more of the five senses. Inference – a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge, experience, and observations.

6. Observe and Infer I see _____________________, I know _______________________, so I infer ___________________________________.

8. Observe and Infer I see _____________________, I know _______________________, so I infer ___________________________________.

9. Stalin’s Reign of Terror

10. Reading to Learn Think about the title of the text, Stalin’s Reign of Terror What questions come to mind immediately? Write one question down on your Post-it that you would like the text to answer.

11. Vocabulary Genocide Perished Insecurity Triumvirate Collectivization Kulaks Looting Disenfranchised

12. Reading with a Pencil Step 1 – Number the paragraphs Step 2 – Read the text “with your pencil” and mark the text as you read: – Underline key details – ? For something you don’t understand or question; write the question in the margin – the focus vocabulary as you encounter them in the text. Circle

13. Re-read with Me Listen and follow the along with the text as I read it aloud. Continue marking as needed. Catch any vocabulary you may have missed.

14. Did you get the answer to your Post-it question? Yes or No? What kind of text is this? What genre of writing? Who is the narrator? How do you know?

15. Vocab Focus - Looting Find the word looting in paragraph #5. Replace it with a synonym – what other word might work ? What words and phrases from the context of the paragraph help you understand the meaning of the word looting?

16. In paragraph #5, what evidence is there that the Stalin was going to use his power for evil?

17. Why does the author refer to Stalin’s time of leader ship as a “reign of terror”? Make a list of five attributes that constitute a genocide.

18. Observe & Infer In paragraph #9, let’s re-read the first sentence. What could you observe? What could you infer?

19. Do you think history is beginning to repeat itself? http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/05/world/euro pe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=wo_c1 http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/05/world/euro pe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=wo_c1

20. As violence escalates in Ukraine, so do fears of civil war… Step 1 – Number the paragraphs Step 2 – Read the text “with your pencil” and mark the text as you read: – Underline key details – ? For something you don’t understand or question; write the question in the margin – the focus vocabulary as you encounter them in the text. Circle

21. Re-read with Me Listen and follow the along with the text as I read it aloud. Continue marking as needed. Catch any vocabulary you may have missed.

22. Vocab Focus - amassed Find the word amassed in paragraph #4. Replace it with a synonym – what other word might work ? What words and phrases from the context of the paragraph help you understand the meaning of the word amassed?

23. In paragraph #2, what evidence is there that a civil war is a possibility?

24. Observe & Infer In paragraph #5, let’s re-read the first sentence. What could you observe? What could you infer?

25. Writing Task Using the information from the articles and Between Shades of Gray, write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast the time period of Between Shades of Gray and the current situation in Ukraine. How is history repeating itself and how is it not? Support your claims with evidence from the texts.

26. How is history repeating itself? Clearly, in the book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, in the articles “Stalin’s Reign of Terror” and “As Violence Escalates in Ukraine, So Do Fears of Civil War,” by CNN(restate the question and insert your claim). For example, (state supportive evidence) (page numbers). Moreover, this evidence supports the idea that (provided your reasoning here). Although some individuals may disagree, obviously, (supply a compelling counterargument). Conclusively, the texts(restate your claim). Using the information from the articles and Between Shades of Gray, write a 2 paragraphs in which you compare (1 P) and contrast (2P) the time period of Between Shades of Gray and the current situation in Ukraine. How is history repeating itself and how is it not? Support your claims with evidence from the texts.

27. Outline for Essay Paragraph #1 – Introduction and topic sentence that will be a guide for the rest of the essay. To do this correctly, you must understand your writing task! …compare and contrast the time period of Between Shades of Gray and the current situation in Ukraine.

28. Paragraphs # 2 and # 3 – Show the similarities and differences between your two subjects. How has history repeated itself and how has it not? Paragraph #4 – Conclusion Restate your task and purpose for writing, add new or related information, and leave your reader with something to think about.