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Name:__________________________________Date: ________________ Block:__________The Adventures of Tom SawyerAdvanced Language Arts - Packet 6Informational Text - “Caves: The Great Detective Story”Questions on Chapters 29-35Due Date: ____________________787400436880K-W-LOne way that you can activate prior knowledge before reading informational text is by completing a K-W-L chart. In this reading strategy, you first consider what you already Know about the subject. Then, after you preview the article, you make a list of what you Want to learn. After reading the entire text, you return to the chart to fill in what you have Learned. By using these higher-order thinking strategies, you help construct meaning from what you’ve read.You will read an article about caves. First, fill out the K and W columns on the chart on the next page. After reading, you will return to the chart to fill in what you’ve learned.00K-W-LOne way that you can activate prior knowledge before reading informational text is by completing a K-W-L chart. In this reading strategy, you first consider what you already Know about the subject. Then, after you preview the article, you make a list of what you Want to learn. After reading the entire text, you return to the chart to fill in what you have Learned. By using these higher-order thinking strategies, you help construct meaning from what you’ve read.You will read an article about caves. First, fill out the K and W columns on the chart on the next page. After reading, you will return to the chart to fill in what you’ve learned.LWhat I LearnedAfter reading the article, list at least three things you learned about caves.WWhat I Want to KnowAfter reading the headings, list at least three things you want to learn about caves.KWhat I KnowBefore reading, list at least three things you already know about caves.1099750-111211Caves: The Great Detective StoryCAVESCaves are natural holes or passageways in the earth.? A geologist, a scientist who studies the earth and how it is formed, would probably wonder two things about a cave, what made the tunnel and what kind of rock is the cave found in.? When a scientist looks around at the rock, he or she may notice some fossil shells.? Fossils are the evidence of past life like a bone, foot print or shells.? These fossils are the remains of ancient sea creatures and tell geologists that a shallow ocean used to be where the cave is now.? Imagine all the animals that once swam in that sea and when they died their bodies floated down on top of each other.? Eventually, these layers of shells and dirt were squeezed into a rock called limestone.Geologists know that limestone can be dissolved by acids.? Acids are chemicals that dissolve or eat away at rocks, metal, and other things. Some acids are very dangerous and should only be handled by an adult, but other acids are harmless and can be found in juices, soda pop, or even water.A stream flows out of the cave entrance and a scientist may wonder where the water comes from.? Scientists know limestone often has cracks in it and that rain water has an easy time going through it.? Because of this, when it rains on the rock layers above the cave, some of that water must flow out the entrance in front of the geologist.? This researcher also remembers that rain water often picks up carbon dioxide when it hits the earth and goes through the soil as it travels downward.? Carbon dioxide is a type of gas and this is the gas that makes soda pop bubble.? As water and carbon dioxide mix they make a very weak acid called carbonic acid.? Carbonic acid can dissolve away limestone, but it takes thousands of years. Many caves are carved out of solid rock by carbonic acid in the ground water as the water flowed down through the layers of limestone.WHAT'S IT LIKE IN THERE?As you probably know, caves are dark, wet, and cold. Because caves are underground, sunlight cannot reach very far into them. You have to bring your own lights in when exploring caves. Caves are usually wet because water seeps through the cave roof and falls on the floor and walls.? Some people do not like caves because they think that caves are cold.? Actually, most caves in Missouri are around 55 degrees all year round which feels cool if you visit them in the warm summertime.? On the other hand, caves feel nice and warm if you go inside one on a cold winter day. Being dark, wet, and cold can make a cave seem scary to some people, but really they are fascinating places to study.CAVE LIFE8594041456965Scientists have found two basic kinds of animals that live in caves, animals that are in the cave all the time and animals that use the cave only as a shelter and go outside to eat.? Bats are a good example of animals that sleep in caves but hunt for food outside.? Animals that live in a cave all the time like salamanders or cave fish have to get their food energy from things brought in from the outside world.Caves act like natural drain pipes by allowing water to flow in and out of them.? Often rain water washes in leaves and bits of wood into a cave system.? These bits of matter are called organic debris because they once came from a living plant or animal.? Some animals, like bats and crickets, leave behind their bodily waste called guano.? Guano is another type of organic debris found in caves and it makes a good garden fertilizer.? There are simple forms of life such as molds and bacteria found in caves that actually grow on organic debris and use it as a food source.? These molds are then eaten by animals, like salamanders and crickets.? So even though there is no sunlight in a cave, animals can still survive by finding things to eat.These underground holes are filled with interesting life and history. And although caves may seem scary because the environment is so unfamiliar, it is important that geologists study and share their findings of these intriguing places.Vocabulary: Use the context to determine the meaning and part of speech of the underlined words in each of the following sentences. Check your responses in a dictionary. On the small line before the definition write the part of speech for each word: N = noun, V = verb, ADJ = adjectiveAs thick clouds formed over the lake, the people in the sailboat felt a boding uneasiness.______ boding means ____________________________________________________________________________The lucid instructions on the kit made the model easy to assemble.______lucid means _______________________________________________________________________________It was an easy to lose one’s direction in the sinuous passageways of the cave.______ sinuous means ____________________________________________________________________________The two children divided the sandwich in half and each one ate his moiety.______ moiety means ____________________________________________________________________________The conversation at the party was so insipid that one guest fell asleep.______ insipid means _____________________________________________________________________________The police canvassed the area to be sure the citizens were safe after the robbery.______ canvassed means _________________________________________________________________________Chapters 29 – 31The fact that Tom convinces Becky to visit the Widow Douglas without telling her mother shows that he is…ReliableUnreliablePersuasiveCuriousSince Huck follows the two men, the reader can conclude that he is feeling…LuckyCourageousWearyFortunateBecause of Injun Joe’s description of how he would mutilate the Widow Douglas, the reader infers that he is…Blood-thirstyCourageousStupidAdventurousHuck’s flight to seek help for the Widow Douglas reveals his…LoyaltyFearfulnessConfusionFearlessnessTom’s behavior during the cave scene contrasts sharply with Becky’s behavior. He is…ConfusedHopefulHopelessAdventurousHow did a sneeze save Injun Joe’s life?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________On page 184 paperback, 190 hardcover, Huck tells Mr. Jones, “ I’m a kind of a hard lot – least everybody says so, and I don’t see nothing again it – and sometimes I can’t sleep much on account of thinking about it and sort of trying to strike a new way of doing.” How does this statement relate to Huck’s relationship to the people around him? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Chapters 32 – 35 Literary Device: PlotThe plot of a novel is its sequence of events and the order in which they occur. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has two important plot lines. How does Mark Twain manage to merge the love plot and the murder plot? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Write True or False on the line.__________ Tom and Becky are found in the cave by the band of searchers.__________ The body of the “ragged” man is found in the Widow Douglas’ barn.__________ Injun Joe starves to death inside McDougal’s Cave.__________ Huck and Tom Discover the lost treasure in the tavern room known as “Number Two”.__________ The boys plan to share their new wealth with the villagers.__________ The sum of money is more than twelve thousand dollars.__________ Widow Douglas plans to care for Huck in the same way an adoptive parent would.__________ Judge Thatcher plans to pay for Tom to go to medical school.__________ Huck finds his new life to be a pleasurable one.__________ Tom and Huck plan to become robbers rather than pirates because they believe that robbers are more worldly than pirates.Active Reading Strategies – Focus on Summarizing and Making ConnectionsRemember that the goal of using active reading strategies is that they will help you understand and comprehend what you have read. Making connections and summarizing are both ways to deepen your understanding of the text. The 3-2-1 Summary below will help you make connections to your own life as well as summarize what has happened.3 – Describe three ways in which you are different than Tom Sawyer.1. ________________________________________________________________________________________2. ________________________________________________________________________________________3. ________________________________________________________________________________________2 – Describe two ways in which you are similar to Tom Sawyer.1. ________________________________________________________________________________________2. ________________________________________________________________________________________1 – Choose one character trait that you think best describes Tom and explain why. Trait: ___________________________________________Reason:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Packet 7 Rubric____/3 “Caves: The Great Detective Story”K column is filled out with at least three things already known about caves.W column contains at least three reasonable questions based on the heading of the article.L column contains at least three facts learned from the article. ____/5 Chapter Questions The title of each chapter is spelled and capitalized correctly.All questions are answered correctly and completely.Student used the question to answer the question (UTQTATQ) for all short answer/open-ended questions.Each open-ended question is answered with a well-written paragraph. Student answered each part of the open-ended questions. ____/2 3-2-1 SummaryEach piece of the summary is answered completely.Each piece of the summary is thoughtfully described or explained in complete sentences.____/2 Correct conventions (capitalization, punctuation, grammar, spelling) and neat work throughout ____/12 TOTAL ................
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