The Other Riders Analyzing the Text Packet

“ The Other Riders” – Analyzing the Text Packet

Activity One: Annotations Directions: Read the article and make annotations. If you need to add rows, go to table, insert, row.

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Activity Two: TAKE NOTES When you read an article for social studies or science class, one good way to digest a lot of information is to take notes. Writing down important facts and ideas can help you remember them. Here are some tips for notetaking:  First, preview the article by looking at its title, subheadings, topic sentences, and graphic aids to determine its topic and main ideas.  Next, decide how to organize your notes. Can you use the subheadings to create a simple outline or a graphic organizer like the one shown?  As you take notes, record the main ideas and only the most important facts and details under the appropriate headings. Be sure to include the names, dates, and terms that are necessary for a full understanding of the material. Directions: In the chart, record notes about “The Other Riders.” An example has been done for you.

SubHeadings Notes Rumors of a March on Concord Night of April 18, 1775, a rumor reaches William Dawes that the British are planning to take capture ammunition stores in Concord

Activity Three: Comprehension Questions Directions: Answer each question, using textual evidence when necessary. Use a different color to type your answers please. 1. Recall: Who sent Dawes and Revere on their journey? 2. Clarify: Where did Paul Revere and William Dawes meet? 3. Identify Cause and Effect: Why was Prescott able to lose the soldiers following him and get to Concord speedily? 4. Take Notes: What facts from the map might you add to your chart under an additional subheading called “conclusions”? 5. Evaluate History Articles: How is the information in the article organized? 6. Make Inferences: Why did Dawes smuggle gold coins out of Boston? 7. Take Notes: What other type of graphic organizer might have been used to help organize notes from this article? 8. Take Notes: How might the notes under each subheading be further organized? THE OTHER RIDERS 9. Main Main Characters Main Events sentences. Directions: Five: Activity and Review Study thedifferences in essay.poemand accountsthe in column. Finally, last writeanoriginal sentence explaining and similarities the sheetback of you this if need more toevents.room listthe Record the thedifferences in two Directions: different.and follow steps:Then these Whenyou Four: Activity heror doesHowtopic. writerthearticle of this accomplish that goal? 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. accounts.Support your statementwith specific examples. 3. 2. people main and events article.the in 1. 10. In sentence, In a make a statement general aboutsimilarities the differencesand in the Notedifferencesthe between two the accountsthe in column oflast chart. the chart, In a mainthe identify people eventsand in Thenpoem.the theidentify was writtenwas is a HistoryUnderstand Article ammunitionstores in Concord. ______of Provincial the Congressof what isgoing on. ______Sequencing did escapeHow Dawes capture? his toDuring Lexington,ride how didhelp Dawes the spread word? did sneakHow Dawes ofout Boston? Joseph WarrenWhat did order and Dawes William PaulRevere to do? What rumors alarmed peoplethe of Boston on18,April 1775? route? Inferences: Make didn’tWhy PaulRevere WilliamDawesand leaveBoston by samethe HistoryArticles: Analyze challengeOne a keep facing writer is to readersinterested in his compare and and compare contrast, Recall the eventsthe Recall in history this article. answerThen questionsthe phrases in or In chart,identify the main the people eventsand the in thepoem and Use article. the COMPARE ANDCOMPARE CONTRAST A rumorreaches A that WilliamDawes Britishthe are planningto capture and Dawes Revere from receive totoorders inform ride Dr. Warren leadersthe sneaks Dawes intogatesthe of Boston Neck. pulls Dawes intoyardthe of a house scaresand pursuers. offhis warnsPrescott Concordabout the march. British Numbereventeach the in order which in occurred.it Ride” Revere’s“Paul From youthe identify which in ways two things more or are alike Complete the sentence.OneCompletethe reason “The OtherRiders” Rider’s Other “The From Differences