Connecting Texts to Presentations - 4th Grade Reading
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Identify what matches best: Text says “whispered,” and the actor speaks very softly.
Identify what matches best: Text says “whispered,” and the actor speaks very softly.
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The presentation reflects the text’s speaking direction. The soft voice follows the text's instruction to whisper.
The presentation reflects the text’s speaking direction. The soft voice follows the text's instruction to whisper.
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What is the main goal of CCSS.RL.4.7 when comparing a text to a performance or video?
What is the main goal of CCSS.RL.4.7 when comparing a text to a performance or video?
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Connect the text to the presentation by matching details and directions. This skill helps students analyze how different media interpret the same story.
Connect the text to the presentation by matching details and directions. This skill helps students analyze how different media interpret the same story.
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What is a stage direction in a drama?
What is a stage direction in a drama?
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Instructions for actors about actions, movement, or how to speak. These bracketed or italicized notes guide actors' performances.
Instructions for actors about actions, movement, or how to speak. These bracketed or italicized notes guide actors' performances.
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Which text feature most directly tells how characters should move in a drama?
Which text feature most directly tells how characters should move in a drama?
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Stage directions. They explicitly describe physical actions and movements in plays.
Stage directions. They explicitly describe physical actions and movements in plays.
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What is the difference between dialogue and stage directions in a script?
What is the difference between dialogue and stage directions in a script?
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Dialogue is spoken; stage directions are instructions, not spoken. Actors perform both, but only dialogue appears in quotation marks.
Dialogue is spoken; stage directions are instructions, not spoken. Actors perform both, but only dialogue appears in quotation marks.
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What is one visual element to compare with a story’s setting description?
What is one visual element to compare with a story’s setting description?
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The background or location shown in the presentation. Visual settings should match the text's place descriptions.
The background or location shown in the presentation. Visual settings should match the text's place descriptions.
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What is one oral element to compare with a character’s mood in the text?
What is one oral element to compare with a character’s mood in the text?
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The actor’s tone of voice. Voice inflection reveals emotions described in the text.
The actor’s tone of voice. Voice inflection reveals emotions described in the text.
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What should you do first when comparing a text to its video or read-aloud version?
What should you do first when comparing a text to its video or read-aloud version?
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Find key descriptions and directions in the text. Start with the source material to establish comparison points.
Find key descriptions and directions in the text. Start with the source material to establish comparison points.
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What should you do to prove a connection between the text and a presentation?
What should you do to prove a connection between the text and a presentation?
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Use a specific detail from the text as evidence. Quote or reference exact text passages to support your comparison.
Use a specific detail from the text as evidence. Quote or reference exact text passages to support your comparison.
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What does it mean if a presentation is faithful to the text?
What does it mean if a presentation is faithful to the text?
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It closely matches the text’s events, descriptions, and directions. Faithful adaptations accurately represent the original text.
It closely matches the text’s events, descriptions, and directions. Faithful adaptations accurately represent the original text.
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Identify what matches best: Text says “stomped out,” and the actor exits with heavy steps.
Identify what matches best: Text says “stomped out,” and the actor exits with heavy steps.
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The presentation reflects the text’s action description. Heavy footsteps show the stomping action from the text.
The presentation reflects the text’s action description. Heavy footsteps show the stomping action from the text.
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Identify the mismatch: Text says “smiling,” but the actor frowns during the line.
Identify the mismatch: Text says “smiling,” but the actor frowns during the line.
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The facial expression does not match the text description. Frowning contradicts the text's description of smiling.
The facial expression does not match the text description. Frowning contradicts the text's description of smiling.
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Identify the mismatch: Text says “in a quiet library,” but the scene shows a noisy cafeteria.
Identify the mismatch: Text says “in a quiet library,” but the scene shows a noisy cafeteria.
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The setting shown does not match the text’s setting. A noisy cafeteria contradicts the quiet library setting.
The setting shown does not match the text’s setting. A noisy cafeteria contradicts the quiet library setting.
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Which presentation detail best reflects this text: “Her hands were shaking”?
Which presentation detail best reflects this text: “Her hands were shaking”?
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The actor shows trembling hands. Physical trembling directly shows the shaking described.
The actor shows trembling hands. Physical trembling directly shows the shaking described.
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What should you compare when the text includes sound words like “bang” or “crash”?
What should you compare when the text includes sound words like “bang” or “crash”?
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Sound effects or how the line is spoken in the presentation. Audio elements should match the text's sound descriptions.
Sound effects or how the line is spoken in the presentation. Audio elements should match the text's sound descriptions.
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Which evidence best supports a connection: a general opinion or a quoted text detail?
Which evidence best supports a connection: a general opinion or a quoted text detail?
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A quoted or clearly referenced text detail. Specific textual evidence proves connections better than opinions.
A quoted or clearly referenced text detail. Specific textual evidence proves connections better than opinions.
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Identify what to compare if the text describes the character as “exhausted.”
Identify what to compare if the text describes the character as “exhausted.”
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Posture, facial expression, and voice that show tiredness. Multiple performance elements can convey exhaustion.
Posture, facial expression, and voice that show tiredness. Multiple performance elements can convey exhaustion.
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What should you do if the presentation adds a scene that is not in the text?
What should you do if the presentation adds a scene that is not in the text?
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State it is an added detail and note it is not supported by the text. Identify creative additions that go beyond the original text.
State it is an added detail and note it is not supported by the text. Identify creative additions that go beyond the original text.
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Which presentation detail best reflects this text: “He yelled across the field”?
Which presentation detail best reflects this text: “He yelled across the field”?
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The actor uses a loud voice and projects the line. Loud projection matches the yelling action in the text.
The actor uses a loud voice and projects the line. Loud projection matches the yelling action in the text.
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What does it mean to connect a story’s text to a visual or oral presentation of the same story?
What does it mean to connect a story’s text to a visual or oral presentation of the same story?
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Match what you see or hear to exact details stated in the text. Look for exact descriptions and directions being shown or spoken.
Match what you see or hear to exact details stated in the text. Look for exact descriptions and directions being shown or spoken.
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