Ballad of Birmingham and Birmingham Historical Article Cross-Genre Questions
Karen Rohach - Author's Purpose Expert
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Grade Levels
7th - 10th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRI.9-10.1
CCSSRI.9-10.2
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
16 pages
Karen Rohach - Author's Purpose Expert
86 Followers
Description
The poem and article are about the Birmingham church bombing in 1963 in which four girls were killed. This activity includes a graphic organizer for the poem, separate author's craft/purpose questions for the poem and article, and cross-genre questions between the two. The questions require students to examine the strategies the authors use to convey their message. They are higher-level thinking rather than content-based questions.
Total Pages
16 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSSRI.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRI.9-10.2
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.