Name: Grade 6 Lesson 17 Date: Use the article by Jane O Connor titled The Emperor s Silent Army on pages 492-505 In your student reader to answer the questions below. Directions Read the article. Then answer questions 1 and 2. 1. How do paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 499 help to develop a central idea of the section titled The Quest for Immortality? Use two details from the article to support your response 2. Read this sentence from lines 14 to 17 on page 495. And those are found too - hundreds of real bronze swords, daggers, and battle-axes as well as thousands of scattered arrowheads - all so perfectly made that, after cleaning, their ancient tips are still sharp enough to split a hair. What does the phrase sharp enough to split a hair mean? Use two details from the article to support your response.
Use the article by Jane O Connor titled The Emperor s Silent Army on pages 492-505 In your student reader to answer the questions below. Directions Read The Emperor s Silent Army. Then answer question 3. 3. How does the description of Qin Shihuang in lines 4-7 on page 498 relate to the punishment of the emperor in lines 7 through 9 on page 503? Use details from the passage to support your response. In your response be sure to: explain the description of Qin Shihuany in lines 4 7 on p. 498 and the description of the punishment of the emperor in lines 7 through 9 on p. 503. explain how the two descriptions are related use details from the selection to support your response
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE- 2pt RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. W.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Stem Used: How do lines # through # help to develop a central idea of X? Use two details from the article to support your response. 1. How do paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 499 help to develop a central idea of the section titled The Quest for Immortality? Use two details from the article to support your response Possible Exemplary Response: Paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 499 help to develop a central idea of the section titled Quest for Immortality by introducing the idea that Qin Shihuang was afraid of dying. The text states in paragraph 1 that, More than anything, the emperor wanted to live forever. The emperor sent expeditions out to sea in search of the magic potion that would give him eternal life. The text also states in paragraph 2 that in order to live longer he ate powdered jade and drank mercury in the belief that they would prolong his life. Qin Shihuang was willing to try anything in order to avoid dying. Possible Details to Include: Other relevant text-based details Score Points: Apply 2-point rubric
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE- 2pt RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. W.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Stem Used: Read this sentence from lines # and # of X. What does the phrase Y mean? Use two details from the article to support your response. 2. Read this sentence from lines 14 to 17 on page 495. And those are found too - hundreds of real bronze swords, daggers, and battle-axes as well as thousands of scattered arrowheads - all so perfectly made that, after cleaning, their ancient tips are still sharp enough to split a hair. What does the phrase sharp enough to split a hair mean? Use two details from the article to support your response. Possible Exemplary Response: Weapons were found with the terracotta soldiers. The emperor wanted everything to be perfect in his afterlife, so he forced the artisans working on his tomb to make everything as flawless and lifelike as possible. The weapons were so well crafted that thousands of years later they are still sharp enough to make precise cuts. The phrase sharp enough to split a hair means that the weapons are still very sharp and can slice even something as fine as a hair. Possible Details to Include: Other relevant text-based details Score Points: Apply 2-point rubric
EXEMPLARY RESPONSE- 4pt RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas W.6.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. Stem Used: How does X in line # relate to lines # through #? Use details from the passage to support your response. Use the article by Jane O Connor titled The Emperor s Silent Army on pages 492-505 In your student reader to answer the questions below. Directions Read the articles. Then answer question 3. 3. How does the description of Qin Shihuang in lines 4-7 on page 498 relate to lines 7-9 on page 503? Use details from the passage to support your response. In your response be sure to: explain the description of Qin Shihuang in lines 4 7 on page 498 explain lines 7-9 on page 503 explain how the description of Qin Shihuang is related to lines 7-9 on page 503 use details from the selection to support your response Possible Exemplary Response: Both the description of Shihuang on age 498 and lines 7-9 on page 503 describe Shihuang as a man who was ruthless. On page 498 Qin Shihuang is described as a ruthless warlord who will stop at nothing to win. Lines 4-7 state that his soldiers would only be paid if they presented to their generals the cutoff heads of enemy warriors. Qin was determined to conquer and rule all kingdoms and had eaten up his neighbors like a silkworm devouring a leaf. Lines 7-9 on page 503 also describe Qin as being brutal and ruthless. The lines reference the pressure the craftsmen were under when creating the masterful terracotta soldiers. The author writes, If they made a mistake they were killed. The two related descriptions of Qin depict this ruler as a savage and ruthless leader consumed by power. His name means first emperor, God in Heaven, and almighty of the universe. He would do anything necessary to have and keep it all. This included an army that was ordered to be ruthless and merciless to the enemy. This also included making over 7,000 terracotta soldiers to stand guard for eternity to protect his tomb. The artisans and craftsman charged with this work labored tirelessly, fearing any imperfection would cost them their lives. Possible Details to Include: Other relevant text-based details
Score Points: Apply 4-point rubric