RI6.3 Identifying between an individual, an event, or an idea

An individual or individuals could be...

• A person

• More than one person

• An animal

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

An event could be...

• a birthday party

• a world war

• a trip to the zoo

• my cousin, Mary

An idea is...

• thought

• concept

• definition

Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s. At first they did not play well. They made mistakes. As time went on they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took up a whole room. By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players in the world. Chess sure has come a long way. Don't you think so?

Is this passage mostly about an individual, an event, or an idea?

• Individual

• Event

• Idea

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.2

Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Good chess players use their brains. They take their time. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in chess. Chess is kind of like a work out for the mind.

Is this text mostly talking about an individual, event, or idea?

• Event

• Idea

• Individual

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.2

In 1848 gold was found in California. Thousands of people rushed there to get some. Many people liked living there and decided to stay. But there wasn't a whole lot between California and Missouri, where the nearest trains ran. The train line to California wasn't finished until 1869. It took a long time to ride a horse to Missouri.

Is this text mostly talking about an individual, event, or idea?

• Individual

• Event

• Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

What's fiercer than a lion but smaller than a beagle? The honey badger, one of the toughest mammals in Africa and western Asia. Honey badgers stand less than a foot high. They are only a couple feet long. They weigh just over 20 pounds. Yet they have a reputation for toughness that is far greater than their size. Some honey badgers will chase away lions and take their kills. I guess that goes to show you that size isn't the only thing that matters in a fight.

Is this text mostly talking about an individual, event, or idea?

• Individual

• Event

• Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

Once they were in France, the Germans attempted to seize the main forts along the Maginot Line. They were not successful. The forts had proved to be strong, but they failed to hold back the Germans. The Germans had taken Paris, France's capital city. Soon after the French commander ordered his men to stand down. He commanded the French defenders to leave their bases along the Maginot Line. These soldiers were then taken to POW camps.

Is this passage mostly about an individual, an event, or an idea?

• Individual

• Event

• Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg, better known as Johannes Gutenberg, was born in the German city of Mainz. Though most of Gutenberg’s early life is a mystery, historians believe that he studied at the University of Erfurt in 1418 and spent much of his young adult life practicing the profession of his father: goldsmithing. Having a penchant for fortune and success, Gutenberg borrowed money from investors in 1439 and found himself in financial trouble.

Is this passage mostly about an individual, event, or idea?

• Individual

• Event

• Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.2