Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Scaffold for Writing Text Dependent Questions Grade6-12

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. ● Why do you suppose the author used the _________ format for this text? ● In this story, we learned

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specifc claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and suffciency of the evidence. ● Not applicable in Reading Literature ● Identify the reasons an author gives to support his key point(s). ● Explain how the author uses reasons and evidence to explain _____. ● Identify which reasons/evidence support which point(s). ● Describe logical connections between particular sentences and paragraphs.

Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take. ● How is the book like the video of this story? How are they different? Make a chart to compare and contrast the stories. ● How does this story compare to (another story)? ● What made this text a successful attempt or unsuccessful attempt? ● What are the different purposes of (item)? ● Describe how ______ infuences actions, feelings, and character development throughout the text. Use evidence from the text to support your claims. ● The texts ___________ and _____________ both describe _________. Which is more effective? Use evidence from the texts to compare and contrast. “_______________.” How is this refected in modern day events? ● The author writes

(moral). What other text shares a similar moral,

and how are they similar/different?. ● What is ___________ feeling? What other

text/visual has the same emotion, and how do we know? ● Why is it important to study __? What can we learn? ● What is the importance of _____________ to the whole story? ● What does ______________ represent?

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