Check for understanding bias, inference, context clues

When I met with Mayor Geovelli, I noticed that he had the appearance of a hobo. He was unshaved and wearing dirty clothes. He spoke to me about his horrible plan to fix our city’s roads. Anyone who knows the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city. The plan to fix our roads mostly benefits the friends of the Mayor. He plans to pay his buddies in the construction business thousands of dollars over the next two years. I do not want to insult anyone, but the Mayor is of Italian descent, and we all know what reputation they have in this part of the country. Need I remind you of Al Capone and other Italian Mafia members? 

Calling Mr. Geovelli a hobo is an example of?

• Bias

• A loaded or negatively charged word

• Stereotype

• Assumption

• One sided argument

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CCSS.RL.5.6

When I met with Mayor Geovelli, I noticed that he had the appearance of a hobo. He was unshaved and wearing dirty clothes. He spoke to me about his horrible plan to fix our city’s roads. Anyone who knows the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city. The plan to fix our roads mostly benefits the friends of the Mayor. He plans to pay his buddies in the construction business thousands of dollars over the next two years. I do not want to insult anyone, but the Mayor is of Italian descent, and we all know what reputation they have in this part of the country. Need I remind you of Al Capone and other Italian Mafia members? 

The highlighted sentence is an example of?

• Bias - against people who are not neat

• A loaded or negatively charged word/phrase to make you dislike

• Stereotype - directed at homeless people

• Assumption - about people who get dirty

• One sided argument - he doesn’t tell us why the Mayor was dressed this way

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CCSS.RL.5.6

When I met with Mayor Geovelli, I noticed that he had the appearance of a hobo. He was unshaved and wearing dirty clothes. He spoke to me about his horrible plan to fix our city’s roads. Anyone who knows the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city. The plan to fix our roads mostly benefits the friends of the Mayor. He plans to pay his buddies in the construction business thousands of dollars over the next two years. I do not want to insult anyone, but the Mayor is of Italian descent, and we all know what reputation they have in this part of the country. Need I remind you of Al Capone and other Italian Mafia members? 

The highlighted sentence is an example of?

• Bias - against repairing roads

• A loaded or negatively charged word/phrase to make you dislike the plan

• Stereotype - directed at road repairs

• vague language - what specifically is horrible about it?

• One sided argument -he doesn't say what was good about it

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

When I met with Mayor Geovelli, I noticed that he had the appearance of a hobo. He was unshaved and wearing dirty clothes. He spoke to me about his horrible plan to fix our city’s roads. Anyone who knows the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city. The plan to fix our roads mostly benefits the friends of the Mayor. He plans to pay his buddies in the construction business thousands of dollars over the next two years. I do not want to insult anyone, but the Mayor is of Italian descent, and we all know what reputation they have in this part of the country. Need I remind you of Al Capone and other Italian Mafia members? 

The highlighted sentence is an example of?

• Bias

• fact

• opinion

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

When I met with Mayor Geovelli, I noticed that he had the appearance of a hobo. He was unshaved and wearing dirty clothes. He spoke to me about his horrible plan to fix our city’s roads. Anyone who knows the plan will tell you that it will bankrupt our city. The plan to fix our roads mostly benefits the friends of the Mayor. He plans to pay his buddies in the construction business thousands of dollars over the next two years. I do not want to insult anyone, but the Mayor is of Italian descent, and we all know what reputation they have in this part of the country. Need I remind you of Al Capone and other Italian Mafia members? 

The highlighted sentence is an example of?

• Bias

• fact

• stereotype

• assumption

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The team was elated because they just found out they placed in the semifinals. Using the context clue of explanation, "elated" most likely means_________

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

During the demonstration, a skirmish broke out so the police were called to restore order. Using the context clue of explanation, "skirmish" most likely means_________

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Mr. Johnson looked up at the sky. It was clear as far as the eye could see, except for the cruel sun. The insatiable sun drained the land of all moisture. He cursed the sun. Mr. Johnson ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful. It was bone dry, almost powdery. He let the dirt sift through his fingers and it turned to dust in the wind. Mr. Johnson put his hands on his hips and surveyed the field. It was well seeded, that he knew. He had seeded it himself, yet nothing sprang from the dirt. "Well, there's only one thing left to do," he said to himself. Mr. Johnson headed to church.

Based on the information in the passage you can infer that Mr. Johnson is going to church to __________? Complete the sentence with what he is going to do and why

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1