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Holt Elements of Language English 7

Chapter 24:Finding and Reporting

Information

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Textbook Features

DIRECTIONS Complete the chart below about textbook features.

Types of Features Examples What They Do

Features within the _______ ______________

titles, subtitles,_______________,and ____________ boldface and___________ type charts,_____________,and ____________

break information into chunks to make it _____________

point to important ideas or add ______________

present information found in the text in a __________ way

Features in the _____________

definitions _____________ reference__________

provide meanings of ______________ words

give readers __________ to important information

tell reader where to find more ____________________ on a topic

Features _________ the main reading

end-of-selection_______________

______________ information from the main text

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READING WORKSHOP, PAGES 642-653

for YOUR TURN 2 page 650

DIRECTIONS Complete the study guide below with information about the second and third sections of “The Body’s Defenses.” Refer to the chart on page 649.

Heading two: Subheading one:

Relationship of heading to subheading:

Boldface or italicized words with definitions:

Explanation of graphic:

Heading three: Subheading one:



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Summarizing Information

DIRECTIONS Use the following organizer to summarize sections 2 and 3 of “The Body’s Defenses” by stating their main ideas and most important details.

The Second Line of DefenseMain Ideas

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4

Summary

Most Important Details:

The Third Line of DefenseMain Ideas

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3

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Summary

Most Important Details:

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for VOCABULARY MINI-LESSON page 652 ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

Prefixes and SuffixesDIRECTIONS Use the prefixes and suffixes listed in the first chart, and follow the steps in the second chart to define the italicized words.

Prefix Meaning Prefix Meaning Suffix Meaning Suffix Meaningcon– with,

togetherin–,im– not –ary relating to –ist one who

specializes in

STEP 1:Separate word parts.

STEP 2:Find the meaning of each part.

STEP 3:Combine the meanings to define the word.

STEP 4:Adjust the definition to fit context.

1. The Greek gods were considered immortal.

2. The scientists will be in Antarctica for an indefinite period.

3. Their ideas conform to the evidence.

4. The naturalist was able to identify the rare plant.

5. Planetary exploration is just one part of the space program.

6. The puppies’ immature behavior delighted the children and worried the adults.

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for TEST-TAKING MINI-LESSON page 653 PRACTICE

Answering Questions That Include GraphsDIRECTIONS Study each graph carefully, and then answer the questions. Use the steps in Thinking It Through on page 653.

PASSAGE AGUIDED PRACTICE

What’s on Their Minds?The local health department wants to educate people about staying healthy. It plans to

publish booklets and create public-service advertisements. As a first step, it developed a survey, and volunteers telephoned 600 people, asking them to identify one area of healthy living they would like to know more about. There were 500 responses to the survey. The health department had expected that diet would be the primary concern. To their surprise, people were most concerned with issues of stress. The results of the health department’s survey are shown in the bar graph.

ANALYZEAccording to the graph, about which area

of healthy living do most people

want to know more?

A exerciseB stress management

C medical checkupsD sleep needs

1 In this graph, the word nutrition means —A nourishment for the bodyB weight-loss planC health-care professionalD vitamins

2 People care least about —F nutrition

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G exerciseH sleep needsJ medical checkups

for YOUR TURN 2 page 650 ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

Textbook FeaturesDIRECTIONS Complete the study guide below with information about the following section from a chapter on World War I. Use the textbook features to help you.

After the WarA Deadly Virus

The majority of American deaths during World War I resulted from influenza, not battle wounds. Caused by a virus, influenza could be a deadly illness. Unlike similar illnesses, which were usually fatal only to the very old or very young, this form of influenza had the power to kill healthy young people.

When peace came in 1918, the returning troops brought the virus home with them. It spread rapidly, infecting people across the United States. In the ten months after the war, more than half a million Americans died of influenza. The populations of other countries around the world fared as badly or worse. The graph at right shows influenza’s worldwide toll in 1918–1919.

Heading:

Subheading:



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for CHAPTER 24: PREVIEW page 643

Journal Warm-up: Informative ArticleQuick, name an animal that builds towns! Native to the western United States, prairie dogs live underground in elaborate networks of burrows called towns. These towns house thousands of residents, have numerous entrances, and can cover an area of 160 acres.

“There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education,” Abraham Lincoln said of growing up on the Indiana frontier. Yet with less than a year of formal education, Lincoln determined to educate himself. He walked long distances to borrow books, including law books. Eventually he joined a law practice in Springfield, Illinois.

Each spring millions of people lose an hour as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect. Each spring the question “why are we doing this?” has to be answered again.

JOURNAL STARTERSWrite for five minutes, using one of the prompts below.

About what scientific invention would you like more information?What historical event interests you? What do you already know about it?What would you like to know about meteors or some other celestial body?Write about a holiday tradition with which you are familiar.Write about a famous person you find fascinating.

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Writing: Writing PromptsDIRECTIONS Choose your own topic for your report of information, or use one of the following prompts.

CAREERSThink of a career that interests you, and make a list of what you know about it and what you would like to know about it. Gather information about the career, using a variety of sources, such as Web sites, library resources, and interviews. Write a report about the career, and keep it in your personal portfolio for future reference.

SCHOOLYour school mascot is everywhere—on team uniforms, at games, and in school publications. You are curious about how it was chosen. Research the mascot’s history—when it was chosen, who chose it, and what it represents. Talk to the principal, teachers, coaches, and the librarian at your school. Also check other sources to find the meaning of the person, animal, or thing that represents your school. Then, write a report about the mascot for your school newspaper.

HEALTHVegetarian, high fiber, low fat, high protein—how can a person decide what eating plan to follow? Research one of these plans and write a report of information to present to your health class.

SCIENCEYou have recently visited, in person or online, a museum dedicated to scientific discoveries. Select a discovery that intrigues you, such as the development of the computer chip. Research the topic, and write a report of information to share with your science class.

SOCIAL STUDIESOn the calendar, you notice a number of holidays you have never observed. How and why are Flag Day and Arbor Day celebrated, for instance? Research the origins of some less familiar holidays, and write a report on your findings for your social studies class.

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Prewriting: Choosing and Focusing a SubjectDIRECTIONS Use the conceptual map below to choose a subject and focus. Write a subject in the center circle. Write specific topics related to the subject in the connecting circles. Make a check mark in the circle of the specific topic that is most interesting to you.

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Prewriting: Audience, Purpose, Asking Questions

DIRECTIONS Use the charts below to identify your audience and purpose. Answer the questions in the first chart to identify your audience’s needs. In the second chart, list the information you already know about your topic and

questions you still have about it. These questions are your research questions.

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Question ExplanationWhat do my readers already know about my topic?

What do my readers need to know about my topic?

What can they do with the information?

What do I already know?

Research QuestionsWho:

What:

Where:

When:

Why:

How:


Prewriting: Find Sources and Make a Source ListDIRECTIONS Use this worksheet to help you create a source list. Check the different types of sources you have found for your report of information.

Make sure you have at least three different types of sources.

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Make a source list in the space provided.

Types of Sources____ Books ____ Electronic Sources____ Encyclopedia Articles ____ Interviews____ Magazine or Newspaper Articles ____ Movie or DVD Recordings____ Television or Radio Programs

Source List

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

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2. ___________________________________________________________________________

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3. ___________________________________________________________________________

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4. ___________________________________________________________________________

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5. ___________________________________________________________________________

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6. ___________________________________________________________________________

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7. ___________________________________________________________________________

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8. ___________________________________________________________________________

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for CRITICAL THINKING MINI-LESSON page 659 ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

Evaluating SourcesDIRECTIONS Below are ten descriptions of sources for a research paper on the effects of diabetes. Identify each description as either a preferred source or a less reliable source.

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If the source is preferred, write P in the space to the left of the number. If the source is less reliable, write LR.

Explain your answer on the line provided.

_____ 1. an entry in a medical dictionary published in 1973____________________________________________________________________

_____ 2. an article published this year in a medical journal____________________________________________________________________

_____ 3. a recent magazine article titled “Helping Young People Deal with Diabetes,” written by a doctor___________________________________________________________________

_____ 4. a Web page prepared by the American Diabetes Association____________________________________________________________________

_____ 5. an autobiography by a celebrity who has diabetes____________________________________________________________________

_____ 6. a 1985 encyclopedia article on the causes of diabetes____________________________________________________________________

_____ 7. an American Medical Association pamphlet called Living with Diabetes displayed in your doctor’s office____________________________________________________________________

_____ 8. an online chat room discussion for people who have diabetes____________________________________________________________________

_____ 9. an interview with a doctor, published in a national newspaper this year, about diabetes treatments____________________________________________________________________

_____ 10. an interview, published in a national newspaper this year, with a woman whose grandmother died from undiagnosed diabetes____________________________________________________________________


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Prewriting: Taking NotesDIRECTIONS Read your sources to find answers to the research questions you identified in Your Turn 5. Take notes on useful information on the sample notecards below. Use the same format for taking notes on other useful information.

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Prewriting: Making an Early PlanDIRECTIONS Use the following organizer to help you plan your report. Group your notes into sets that contain similar information. Write a heading for each

set of notes. Number the sets to show the order in which you will discuss the information in your

report.

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Prewriting: Outlining Your ReportDIRECTIONS In the space provided, create an outline for your report based on your notes and on the headings you created in Your Turn 8. Write your main headings next to the Roman numerals in the order you want to

discuss them. Write your subheadings next to the capital letters under each main heading. Under each subheading, write details that explain the subheading. Add or delete numbers and letters as necessary for your outline.

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Prewriting: Writing Your Main Idea StatementDIRECTIONS Use the organizer below to help you write your main idea statement. Remember that this statement should serve as an umbrella for the Roman numeral

headings of your outline.

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Writing: Drafting Your Report of InformationDIRECTIONS Complete the organizer below, and use it to help you write your first draft.

INTRODUCTIONHow will you grab your readers’ attention?

What will be your main idea statement?

BODYWhat is your first heading? What is your second

heading?What is your third heading?

Supporting details: Supporting details: Supporting details:

CONCLUSIONHow can you restate your main idea?

WORKS CITEDWhat sources did you use?

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Revising: Report of InformationDIRECTIONS Use this chart to help you improve your report of information.

QUESTIONS DO THIS CHANGES YOU MADE1. Does the main idea

statement cover all the important ideas?

Match each part of the statement with a section of the report.

2. Does the information in each paragraph support the paragraph’s main idea?

Write an N next to information that does not support the paragraph’s main idea.

3. Is the information in your own words?

Circle sentences that sound as if someone else wrote them.

4. Does the conclusion restate the report’s main idea?

Put a check next to the restatement of the main idea.

5. Does a list of sources in the correct form end the report?

Check the format and punctuation by referring to the guide on page 172.

6. Does the list of sources contain at least three types of sources?

Count the different types of sources.

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Revising Practice: Report of InformationDIRECTIONS Below is an early draft of a report of information. Revise the paper to make it more effective, using the guidelines on page 669.

Despite its harsh climate, the Arctic is home to various animals with interesting

characteristics and habits. Animals of the Arctic are specially matched to the region’s extreme

conditions. Brown or gray in the summer, the arctic fox turns white in the winter and so blends in

with its surroundings year-round. The beluga whale is an expert at maneuvering around ice

sheets floating in the Arctic Ocean. Sea otters, polar bears, and other animals endure the Arctic

cold by eating a lot of food, which increases their internal heat production. Flowers are also

found in the Arctic.

That concludes this report about the Arctic.

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Revising: Evaluating Reports of InformationDIRECTIONS Use the following questions to evaluate your report of information or that of one of your classmates. Answer the questions. Rate the parts of the report. The lowest score is 1, and the highest is 4. Make at least three suggestions for improving the report.

1. What important ideas are covered in the main idea statement?

Rating 1 2 3 4Suggestion:

2. What supporting information is provided for each paragraph’s main idea?


3. What information in each paragraph needs to be rewritten in the writer’s own words?


4. How does the conclusion restate the main idea? Rating 1 2 3 4Suggestion:

5. Has the writer included a list of sources in the correct format at the end of the report? Which sources are not in the correct format?


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6. What types of sources are contained in the list of sources? Are there at least three sources?


Editor’s Name: _______________________________________________for FOCUS ON SENTENCES page 671 PRACTICE

Varying Sentence BeginningsDIRECTIONS Revise the following passages by varying sentence beginnings. Look for sentences that begin the same way. Change one or more of these sentences by moving a phrase from the end of the

sentence to the beginning. Add a comma after the phrase if necessary. Make your revisions on the passage.

After you have completed this exercise, revise your report of information to vary sentence beginnings as directed in Your Turn 12 on page 671.

PASSAGE A

Dolphins are actually mammals, although they look like fish. Dolphins have a breathing

hole on top of their skulls. Dolphins must breathe air and stay warm like all mammals. Dolphins

make noises such as whistles and clicks to communicate and navigate under water. Dolphins

whistle when they are excited or afraid. Dolphins use clicking sounds to catch fish for food. The

clicks frighten fish and make them easy prey.

PASSAGE B

Marie Curie won the Nobel prize twice during her lifetime. She won the Nobel prize for

the first time in 1903. She shared the prize with her husband and another scientist for their

discovery of radioactivity. Curie and her husband attempted to isolate certain radioactive

elements after their original study of radioactivity. They wanted to determine the chemical

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properties of these elements. Curie and her husband needed to isolate the elements to do so.

Curie’s isolation of pure radium earned her a second Nobel prize. Curie focused on the

development and use of X-rays for medical purposes in her later life.

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Proofreading: Formatting SourcesDIRECTIONS Proofread the following sources. Revise the citations below, using correct punctuation and format. After you have completed this exercise, proofread your report of information to

correct grammar, usage, and mechanics errors as directed in Your Turn 13.

Works Cited

(TV program): The Big Dig, The History Channel HIST, New York 1 Mar.

1999.

(Online source): Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area ParkNet.

Dec. 1999. National Park Service. 15 Dec. 1999.

<http://www.nps.gov/boha/>

(Magazine article): Calonius, Erik. 60 Fathoms Under the Sea Fortune 15 Apr.

1996: 128.

(Newspaper article): Goldberg, Carey. Stinking Heap in Boston Harbor Is Well on

Its Way to Revival. The New York Times 27 June 1999: 12.

(CD-ROM): Gonsalves, Daniel, “Boston,” The New Grolier Multimedia

Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Danbury: Grolier Interactive, Inc.,

1993.

(Interview): Jacobson, Bruce, Telephone interview, 15 Dec. 1999.

(Book): Sullivan, Robert F. Shipwrecks and Nautical Lore of Boston

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Harbor. Chester: Globe Pequot Press, 1990.

(Encyclopedia article): Turner, Robert L., “Boston” The World Book Encyclopedia.

1997 ed.

for TEST-TAKING MINI-LESSON page 674 PRACTICE

Writing to ExplainDIRECTIONS Use the questions in the graphic organizer below to trigger ideas about your answer to one of the following prompts.

P ROMPTS Think about an activity in which you compete. Why do you compete? What supporting

reasons can you give? Think about how you use a computer. Why is it important to you? What supporting reasons

can you give? Think about a favorite place you have visited—a museum, historic site, or amusement park.

Why did you like the place? What supporting reasons can you give?

Questions Reasons and SupportSTEP 1:What is the prompt asking me to do?

STEP 2:What is my answer to the prompt?

STEP 3:Why did I choose this answer?

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Reason 3:

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STEP 4:What support can I give for each of my reasons?

Support for Reason 1:



for INTERPRETING GRAPHICS AND WEB SITES, CHAPTER 24 page 680

Reading a Time LineDIRECTIONS Use the time line below to answer the following questions.

Poets Laureate of the United States to 1997

1. In what year did the United States first choose a poet laureate?

2. Who was named poet laureate first, Joseph Brodsky or Mark Strand?

3. Who was the first woman to be named poet laureate? In what year was she chosen?

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4. Which poets served as poet laureate for two years?

5. How many years after Howard Nemerov was chosen was Rita Dove named poet laureate?


Reading a MapDIRECTIONS You are planning a trip from Richmond, Virginia, to Sacramento, California. Use the map below to answer the following questions.

Capital Cities of the United States Mainland

1. In what direction will you travel?

2. What state will you be in when you are about halfway there?

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3. You want to travel through as many state capitals as you can without going much out of your way. Which state capitals will you pass through?

4. When you get to Topeka, Kansas, you decide to visit your aunt in Bismarck, North Dakota. In what direction will you travel?


Guide to Interpreting Web SitesDIRECTIONS Use the information in the sample Web site on page 197 of the Pupil’s Edition to answer the following questions.

List four hyperlinks from the index in the lines below. After each one, write the sort of information you would expect to find if you clicked the hyperlink.

1. Hyperlink: ________________________________________________________________

Expected information: ______________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Hyperlink: ________________________________________________________________


__________________________________________________________________________

3. Hyperlink: ________________________________________________________________


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4. Hyperlink: ________________________________________________________________

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5. The home page contains a hyperlink to another Web site. What is the address?

__________________________________________________________________________

6. Does the home page have a hyperlink that allows you to write to the page’s producer? If so,

where is it?

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Surfing LogDIRECTIONS Choose a topic that interests you. Visit a few Web sites about this topic. For each site you visit, complete the table below.

Address of Web site:

HYPERLINK INFORMATION FOUND WAS IT USEFUL?

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Overall usefulness of site (5 = most useful;1 = least useful) _____

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