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Passage 1: Passage and illustrations adapted from "How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Dinner" in Indian Fairy Tales (1892; ed. Joseph Jacobs, illus. John D. Batten)

Image "Common Core Fifth Grade CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 - Analyze How Visual and Multimedia Elements Contribute to the Meaning, Tone, or Beauty of a Text - Image 1" in Indian Fairy Tales (ed. Joseph Jacobs, illustrator John D. Batten, 1892 ed.).

Image "Common Core Fifth Grade CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 - Analyze How Visual and Multimedia Elements Contribute to the Meaning, Tone, or Beauty of a Text - Image 2" in Indian Fairy Tales (ed. Joseph Jacobs, illustrator John D. Batten, 1892 ed.).

Common core fifth grade ccss.ela literacy.rl.5.7   analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning  tone  or beauty of a text   image 1

Common core fifth grade ccss.ela literacy.rl.5.7   analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning  tone  or beauty of a text   image 2ne day Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunts Thunder and Lightning. Their mother (one of the most distant Stars you see far up in the sky) waited alone for her children's return.

Now both Sun and Wind were greedy and selfish. They enjoyed the great feast that had been prepared for them, without a thought of saving any of it to take home to their mother—but the gentle Moon did not forget her. Of every dainty dish that was brought round, she placed a small portion under one of her beautiful long finger-nails, that Star might also have a share in the treat.

On their return, their mother, who had kept watch for them all night long with her little bright eye, said, "Well, children, what have you brought home for me?" Then Sun (who was eldest) said, "I have brought nothing home for you. I went out to enjoy myself with my friends—not to fetch a dinner for my mother!" And Wind said, "Neither have I brought anything home for you, mother. You could hardly expect me to bring a collection of good things for you, when I merely went out for my own pleasure." But Moon said, "Mother, fetch a plate, see what I have brought you." And shaking her hands she showered down such a choice dinner as never was seen before.

Then Star turned to Sun and spoke thus, "Because you went out to amuse yourself with your friends, and feasted and enjoyed yourself, without any thought of your mother at home—you shall be cursed. Henceforth, your rays shall ever be hot and scorching, and shall burn all that they touch. And men shall hate you, and cover their heads when you appear."

(And that is why the Sun is so hot to this day.)

Then she turned to Wind and said, "You also who forgot your mother in the midst of your selfish pleasures—hear your doom. You shall always blow in the hot dry weather, and shall parch and shrivel all living things. And men shall detest and avoid you from this very time."

(And that is why the Wind in the hot weather is still so disagreeable.)

But to Moon she said, "Daughter, because you remembered your mother, and kept for her a share in your own enjoyment, from henceforth you shall be ever cool, and calm, and bright. No noxious glare shall accompany your pure rays, and men shall always call you 'blessed.'"

(And that is why the moon's light is so soft, and cool, and beautiful even to this day.)

The illustrator may have chosen to picture __________ in the first letter of the story and not in the main illustration because this character __________, and so is not pictured with the guests.

Star . . . is not invited to dinner

Sun . . . is not invited to dinner

Star . . . is the one taking other characters out to dinner

Sun . . . is the one taking other characters out to dinner

Explanation

First, let's try to figure out which character is pictured in the image depicting the "O" of "One," the word that starts the story. It is difficult to discern whether Star or Sun is pictured; based on just the image in the "O," it could really be either of them. Let's look at the other illustration, though. Sun is pictured drinking from a large glass. It makes sense that the illustrators would probably not draw the same character twice, so the illustration in the "O" is probably Star. Let's see what else we can figure out to support that conclusion by looking at the answer choices.

The answer choices consist of different selections from two pairs of options. The first option is whether Sun or Star is pictured in the illustration starting the word "one." The second states a reason why the illustrator might not have shown this character with the other characters: it is either because this character "is the one taking other characters out to dinner" or because the character "is not invited to dinner."

We learn from the first paragraph that neither Sun nor Star hosts the dinner party in the story:

One day Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunts Thunder and Lightning. Their mother (one of the most distant Stars you see far up in the sky) waited alone for her children's return.

Thunder and Lightning take Sun, Moon, and Wind to dinner. So, we can ignore any answer choice that includes the "is the one taking the characters out to dinner" option. This leaves us to choose between whether Sun or Star "is not invited to dinner." Looking again at the first sentence of the story, we learn that Sun is invited to dinner, but Star does not go out to dinner with the group. Based on this conclusion, the correct answer is that the illustrator may have chosen to picture Star in the first letter of the story and not in the main illustration because this character is not invited to dinner, and so is not pictured with the guests ("Star . . . is not invited to dinner").

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Passage 1: Passage and illustrations adapted from "How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Dinner" in Indian Fairy Tales (1892; ed. Joseph Jacobs, illus. John D. Batten)

How sun  moon  and wind went out to dinner   image 1

How sun  moon  and wind went out to dinner   image 2ne day Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunts Thunder and Lightning. Their mother (one of the most distant Stars you see far up in the sky) waited alone for her children's return.

Now both Sun and Wind were greedy and selfish. They enjoyed the great feast that had been prepared for them, without a thought of saving any of it to take home to their mother—but the gentle Moon did not forget her. Of every dainty dish that was brought round, she placed a small portion under one of her beautiful long finger-nails, that Star might also have a share in the treat.

On their return, their mother, who had kept watch for them all night long with her little bright eye, said, "Well, children, what have you brought home for me?" Then Sun (who was eldest) said, "I have brought nothing home for you. I went out to enjoy myself with my friends—not to fetch a dinner for my mother!" And Wind said, "Neither have I brought anything home for you, mother. You could hardly expect me to bring a collection of good things for you, when I merely went out for my own pleasure." But Moon said, "Mother, fetch a plate, see what I have brought you." And shaking her hands she showered down such a choice dinner as never was seen before.

Then Star turned to Sun and spoke thus, "Because you went out to amuse yourself with your friends, and feasted and enjoyed yourself, without any thought of your mother at home—you shall be cursed. Henceforth, your rays shall ever be hot and scorching, and shall burn all that they touch. And men shall hate you, and cover their heads when you appear."

(And that is why the Sun is so hot to this day.)

Then she turned to Wind and said, "You also who forgot your mother in the midst of your selfish pleasures—hear your doom. You shall always blow in the hot dry weather, and shall parch and shrivel all living things. And men shall detest and avoid you from this very time."

(And that is why the Wind in the hot weather is still so disagreeable.)

But to Moon she said, "Daughter, because you remembered your mother, and kept for her a share in your own enjoyment, from henceforth you shall be ever cool, and calm, and bright. No noxious glare shall accompany your pure rays, and men shall always call you 'blessed.'"

(And that is why the moon's light is so soft, and cool, and beautiful even to this day.)

In the illustration, the title of the story is shown __________.

as part of the decorative border

as the table on which the characters are eating

as the outline of food on a table

The title of the story is not shown in the illustration.

Explanation

Looking carefully at each part of the illustration that is described in each of the answer choices, we can figure out which one is correct. Is the title of the story shown "as the table on which the characters are eating"? No, it is not. Is it shown "as the outline of food on a table"? Nope. Is it shown "as part of the decorative border"? Yes, it is! You can see the phrase ""How Sun Moon and Wind" in the upper-left-hand corner of the illustration, and "Went Out to Dinner" in the upper-right-hand corner. The correct answer is "as part of the decorative border."

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Image adapted from Edward de Deene, De warachtighe fabvlen der dieren, Brugghe, 1567, plate 26. Aesop's fable of the grasshopper and the ant. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b06025/.

Adapted from Aesop’s The Ants & the Grasshopper (620-560 BCE)

One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants was bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

"I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

"Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

Authors will use different media or text features to tell a story. In the case of “The Ants & The Grasshopper,” there is an illustration provided with the passage. How is an illustration different from a photograph?

An illustration is a drawing and a photograph is an image taken with a camera.

An illustration is an image taken with a camera and a photograph is a drawing.

An illustration and a photograph are the same so there are no differences.

An illustration is extremely detailed and colored while a photograph is black and white.

Explanation

Both are text features and types of media used to help readers understand a story or passage but they are different forms of artwork.

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If a class is reading a non-fiction text about the way energy moves through different members of an ecosystem why might the author include a photo like the one below?

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A visual representation of a food chain or food web may help readers better understand what is taking place in the text.

The visual will keep the reader's attention since non-fiction texts are often boring.

The visual will catch the eye of the reader and encourage them to read the text about ecosystems.

A visual representation of a food web or food chain will not impact the reader's experience, so it is unnecessary.

Explanation

Many authors will use illustrations, pictures, photographs, diagrams, maps, or other visual text features to help readers understand what they are seeing. If a food web or food chain like the one above is explained in the text, it may not be easy to follow or picture. If the author provides graphic representation, the reader can better follow the matter or energy as it travels and follows the path more clearly. Visuals are a text feature that add to the text.

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Which text feature(s) listed below is an example of a visual way to enhance a text?

Picture

Diagram

Graph

Map

All of the answer choices are correct.

Explanation

All of the text features listed below are ways to enhance a story or text visually. Authors will often use pictures, photographs, illustrations, maps, timelines, graphs, or diagrams to help readers understand what they are reading in the text. The captions will often include new information that helps expand the reader's knowledge of the topic and picture.

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Image adapted from Edward de Deene, De warachtighe fabvlen der dieren, Brugghe, 1567, plate 26. Aesop's fable of the grasshopper and the ant. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b06025/.

Adapted from Aesop’s The Ants & the Grasshopper (620-560 BCE)

One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants was bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

"I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

"Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

How could this illustration be improved to provide more information?

A caption could be included.

The illustration could be in color.

It could be a photo instead.

There is no way to improve the illustration.

Explanation

A caption is a text feature that may be included to provide more detail and a deeper level of understanding between a visual and the passage. A caption detailing what is taking place in the visual readers are seeing may help the understanding of the text.

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This is a map of different active volcanoes in California and their hazard levels and zones. An author wants to include this in the text she is currently writing. It is a non-fiction text about the hazards of volcanoes. Which title would most likely fit her desired genre, topic, and visual text feature?

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The Scariest Volcano Ever!

The Dangers of Volcanoes

How Volcanoes Contribute to the Environment

Are There Volcanoes on the Moon?

Explanation

The question has given us hints about the type of text that is being written - it is non-fiction, about the hazards of volcanoes, and includes a map with data about the hazard levels and zones of volcanoes in California. The title that would best fit this genre, topic, and visual text feature are The Dangers of Volcanoes. The other answer choices lend themselves to a fiction story - The Scariest Volcano Ever!, positives about volcanoes - How Volcanoes Contribute to the Environment, and an irrelevant topic - Are There Volcanoes on the Moon?.

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Image adapted from Edward de Deene, De warachtighe fabvlen der dieren, Brugghe, 1567, plate 26. Aesop's fable of the grasshopper and the ant. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b06025/.

Adapted from Aesop’s The Ants & the Grasshopper (620-560 BCE)

One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants was bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

"I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

"Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

What media form could this story be told in to help you understand the text better?

Video

Poem

Song

Graphs and data tables

Explanation

Seeing this story put in a video form will give readers a clearer picture of the details as well as the characters and settings. A video would help understand the nuances that can be difficult to picture in a text-based setting. In a video media form, music and sound effects can also be added to set the mood and tone of the story.

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Image adapted from the book “The Aesop for Children: with Pictures by Milo Winter,”. Aesop’s fable The Astrologer. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress, http://read.gov/aesop/100.html.

Adapted from Aesop’s The Astrologer (620-560 BCE)

A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself an Astrologer and spent his time at night gazing at the sky.

One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw there that the end of the world was at hand, when all at once, down he went into a hole full of mud and water.

There he stood up to his ears, in the muddy water, and madly clawing at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out.

His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said: "You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! This may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself." "What use is it," said another, "to read the stars, when you can't see what's right here on the earth?"

Which of the following can we learn from looking at the illustration, but not from reading the passage?

Readers can learn about the Astrologer’s clothing choices

Readers can learn that this story takes place at night time

Readers can see what the villagers look like

There is nothing that can be learned from the illustration and not the passage

Explanation

The passage mentions nothing about what the Astrologer wears so the illustrations allow readers to get a glimpse into his attire. He is dressed in a long brown cloak and tall brown hat with the Moon and stars printed on it. The passage does not mention his clothing choices to this gives readers more detail.

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Screen shot 2020 08 11 at 4.40.17 pm

Image adapted from the book “The Aesop for Children: with Pictures by Milo Winter,”. Aesop’s fable The Astrologer. Image retrieved from the Library of Congress, http://read.gov/aesop/100.html.

Adapted from Aesop’s The Astrologer (620-560 BCE)

A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself an Astrologer and spent his time at night gazing at the sky.

One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw there that the end of the world was at hand, when all at once, down he went into a hole full of mud and water.

There he stood up to his ears, in the muddy water, and madly clawing at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out.

His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said: "You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! This may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself." "What use is it," said another, "to read the stars, when you can't see what's right here on the earth?"

What is a realistic prediction that can be made about this text based on the illustration?

This text is about someone who studies or likes space-related things like stars.

This story is about a man who is lost and dying in the woods.

This is a text about a scientist who has just made a brand new discovery.

This text is about a pirate looking for land to conquer.

Explanation

Based on the photo we see a man with stars and the Moon on his hat and he is holding a journal and telescope which alludes to him being someone who studies the sky and likes space-related things. If the reader has any background knowledge about the time period they may pick up on his attire being fairly traditional for someone who was in the science field at the time.

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