Name: Grade 6 Lesson 16 Date: Use the text by Melvin and Gilda Berger titled The Real Vikings on pages 467-475 in your student reader to answer the questions below. Read the text. Then answer questions 1 and 2. 1. What is the central idea of the text titled The Real Vikings? Use two details from the text to support your response. 2. What is the meaning of the word unearthed as it is used in line 5 on page 474 of the article The Real Vikings?
Use the text by Melvin and Gilda Berger titled The Real Vikings on pages 467-475 in your student reader to answer the question below. Read the selections. Then answer question 3. 3. How does paragraph 4 on page 469 relate to paragraphs 4-5 on page 471 through paragraphs 1-6 on page 472? Use details from the article to support your response In your response be sure to explain the meaning of paragraph 4 on page 469 explain the meaning of paragraphs 4-5 on page 471 and paragraphs 1-6 on page 472 explain the relationship between the paragraphs use details from the article to support your response
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE 2 POINT RI.6.3 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments Stem used: What is the central idea of the text? Use two detail from the text to support your response. 1. What is the central idea of the text titled The Real Vikings? Use two details from the text to support your response. The central idea of this text is that most Vikings, contrary to popular belief, were very skillful, hardworking people, and not cruel, ruthless marauders. One piece of evidence that supports the central idea of the text is at the beginning of the story in lines 1 through 21. The author discusses archeological evidence indicating that most Vikings lived typical communal lives of the time. They stayed home to tend farms, raise, cattle, hunt and fish. The author also provided descriptions of Vikings engaging in recreational activities such as playing, swimming, skiing, fencing, running, wrestling, and training falcons to hunt wild birds and animals. All of these details portray the Vikings as different from common perception. Apply 2-point rubric
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE 2 POINT RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Stem used: What is the author s point of view about X in [passage]? 2. What is the meaning of the word unearthed as it is used in line 5 on page 474 of the article The Real Vikings? The text states, From findings at various archaeological sites, we know that the Vikings also had simple wind instruments. Pipes made from hallowed out horns were unearthed. The prefix un- means not. When something is unearthed, it is taken out of the ground and is not in the earth anymore. Much of the work of archaeologists involves digging into the ground to uncover what time has buried. Therefore, unearthed means dug up or uncovered. A synonym for unearthed could also be discovered, because archaeologists discover lost items. Apply 2-point rubric
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE 4 POINT RI.5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. Stem used: How does paragraph # relate to paragraphs # through #? Use two details from the article to support your answer. Use the anchor text titled The Real Vikings by Melvin and Gilda Berger pages 467-475 in your student reader to answer the question below. Read the articles. Then answer question 3. 3. How does paragraph 4 on page 469 relate to paragraphs 4-5 on page 471 through paragraphs 1-6 on page 472? Use details from the article to support your response In your response be sure to explain the meaning of paragraph 4 on page 469 explain the meaning of paragraphs 4-5 on page 471 and paragraphs 1-6 on page 472 explain the relationship between the paragraphs use details from the article to support your response In paragraph 4 on page 469 the author establishes that the Viking people had a distinctive culture. Through a variety of sources such as excavations, sagas, runes, and writings, a great deal has been learned about the unique Viking culture. Pages 471 and 472 describe one of their communities. From paragraphs 4-5 on page 471 through paragraphs 1-6 on page 472, the reader learns how archeologists discovered towns where craftsman lived, making and selling their wares. Merchant Vikings also lived in towns selling goods they brought back from Germany, France, England and Constantinople. Outside of town, in the countryside, lived farmers that raised crops such as corn, peas, cabbage, barley and oats. They raised cattle for meat and milk to make butter and cheeses. The reader learns, too, of their large group family structure. They included husband and wife, their children, their sons wives and children (daughters were expected to leave home and live with husband s family) as well as grandparents. Relating the information on page 469 to the details on pages 471-472, we discover how the Vikings triumphed over the cold and isolation of their homeland. Apply 4-point rubric