Understanding and Responding to Texts: Unit Review

Dystopian fiction: a future setting and a society that controls people with rules and slogans while looking orderly.

A false clue that leads readers toward the wrong answer in a mystery.

Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are repeated as lines 1 and 3 of the next stanza; often the poem ends with its first line.

Opinion columns from different sides plus a neutral news report with facts, ideally from diverse creators and community members.

A series in which each effect becomes the cause of the next event.

Any two: because, so, therefore, as a result, consequently, leads to, due to.

Any two: check facts, judge reliability, find more to read, see that the writer gave credit.

Any two: clear, simple letter shapes; a comfortable size; spacing; strong contrast; no long passages in ALL CAPS or script.

The part that catches your eye first.

When you want to compare sizes of categories precisely (a pie chart shows parts of a whole).

People who see a text that wasn't made for them, for example a younger child seeing an ad meant for adults, or a principal seeing a video meant for friends.

Newsletter readers read slowly on paper and want details; social media users scroll quickly, so short, bold designs grab attention.

A question you pose to test a prediction as you keep reading.

Personal experience, other texts, other subject areas.

Consult a reference, such as a dictionary or glossary. (A portage is a trail for carrying a canoe between lakes.)

The canoe was safe.

The main idea and the most important supporting details.

It goes beyond the evidence: the article says buildings are like cliffs, not that falcons prefer them.

Strategy: visualizing, predicting, summarizing or connecting. Critical thinking skill: weighing evidence, questioning the source, comparing perspectives or noticing what's missing.

Sample: For my next three science articles, I'll write summaries of 50 words or fewer and check them with my teacher.

Explicit evidence is stated directly; implicit evidence is suggested through actions, details and word choice.

She is upset but keeping her feelings to herself.

Global: it's about the whole text.

It is supported by evidence and doesn't ignore evidence that goes against it.

Early hints about later events. It builds suspense and makes the ending feel prepared for.

A story whose characters and events stand for bigger ideas, so it has a surface meaning and a deeper meaning.

The family putting down roots and belonging in Canada.

Symbols can have different meanings in different cultures.

Voice, word choice, word patterns, sentence structure.

Second person.

The narrator shows the thoughts of several characters.

They tell people exactly what to do, quickly and clearly, in an emergency.

A viewpoint that shows through word choice, assumptions and what's included or left out, without being stated.

Any two: generalizations (everybody), assumptions about others, judgment words (weird), missing voices.

Ask the person, use accurate words, and include their own voice.

Sample: Ontario's accessibility law set a goal of making the province accessible; public events must also plan for accessible entrances and costs.

Values, rituals and ceremonies, architecture, art, dance.

Equality (and service): everyone eats together and no one is above anyone else.

Practices vary between families and regions; generalizing can create stereotypes.

They are often passed down in families and communities and help people feel they belong.

The power that comes from working together, such as storyteller and listener or past and present voices.

He learned Wolastoqey songs from archival wax cylinder recordings and sang with those old recordings on his album.

People telling their own stories. Example: Atanarjuat, made by Inuit filmmakers in Inuktitut; or A Girl Called Echo by Métis writer Katherena Vermette.

Policies such as residential schools that harmed Indigenous languages; or outsiders controlling how Inuit were shown in film; or the creation of Nunavut and Inuit self-determination.

Both are false; misinformation is shared by mistake, disinformation on purpose to fool people.

Content selected and arranged by people or algorithms, such as a social media feed that shows only one side.

To combine information from several sources into one new, fuller understanding or conclusion.

Any two: don't post your address, phone number, full name with school or location; check privacy settings; use strong passwords; ask an adult before joining apps.