Abyssinian Cats: Popular, Pesky Reading, Note-Taking, and Summarizing Worksheet
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Grade Levels
7th - 10th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.9-10.1
CCSSRI.9-10.2
CCSSRI.9-10.3
CCSSRI.9-10.4
CCSSRI.9-10.5
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
22 pages
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Description
This 22-page packet begins with suggestions for enriching learning related to cats or other pets. It includes a 5-page passage about the Abyssinian cats, including why their origins, characteristics, and appearance. This is followed by directions about taking notes using a Cornell note-taking form. Students are then directed to write a one-page summary based on their note-taking. Next, there are directions for writing a 5-paragraph essay with a graphic organizer, transition words, and bordered, lined paper. There is an answer key for the note-taking. The passage is written at a grade 9 reading level.
Total Pages
22 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
4 days
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRI.9-10.2
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRI.9-10.3
Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
CCSSRI.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
CCSSRI.9-10.5
Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).