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Directions: Read the text"Boats and Beyond." Identify the central idea. Then,
identify the text features and text structure elements that support the central
idea of the text.
There are many kinds of boats—canoes, cruise ships, ocean liners, and sailboats to name a few. They all have one thing in common: They are vessels that travel on water. Today, different kinds of boats are used to transport goods and people, and they’re also used for fishing and recreation. Boats have a long history and have existed long before planes, trains, and cars. Boats have brought shores closer together and helped people connect for thousands of years.

The First Boats

canoe
A Dugout Canoe
reed boat
A Reed Boat
Before boats, people tied logs together to make rafts. They stood on the rafts, moving, and steering them with a stick. Eventually, people began to make dugout canoes. They carved out the inside of large logs to make canoes. The oldest canoe found is over 10,000 years old. People used rafts and canoes to get from place to place and to fish. People started making reed boats over 6,000 years ago in present-day Egypt. They were made from reeds, or grasses found in wet areas. People made reed boats to travel on the Nile River. They used oars to move the boats, but ancient boats weren’t just powered by people. Their sails used the wind to move down the river. People used the boats to move and trade goods. A few thousand years later, Egyptians started to make boats out of wood. In 1000 CE, the Vikings started to build long boats. These big ships carried up to sixty people, who all used oars to power the boat. The Vikings traveled from Scandinavia to parts of Europe and even North America in the long ships to explore and conquer new land.

Ancient Boat Innovations

Boats were similar for thousands of years, but changes did happen over time. Until about 2,000 years ago, sails were square. Then Arabic and Persian sailors invented a sail in the shape of a triangle. About 1,000 years ago, people in China added rudders to their ships. A rudder is at the back of a ship and is used to steer, or turn, the boat. These boats were used in warfare and for moving cargo from one place to another. People started using ships with three and four sails on one vessel in the mid-1400s. Europeans and the Chinese used these ships for battle, to trade goods, and to explore the land on different continents.

an ancient boat with a sail and rudder
Navigation infographic. See Text Version
riverboat
A riverboat
The Power of Steam

The Industrial Revolution and the invention of the steam engine changed boats in a significant way. In 1819, the first steamship was built. Steamships used wind and steam power. Coal was burned in the boats to produce steam. In the mid-1800s, ocean liners traveled long distances over the ocean. They were powered by steam and used propellers instead of sails and rudders. They did not need the wind to move. In the 1800s, riverboats were powered by steam and had a big paddlewheel at the back. In the early 1900s, steam was replaced with diesel power, which means boats used oil instead of coal. All of these inventions allowed people to travel faster and farther, connecting people in different parts of the world.

Modern Developments

container ship
A container ship
In the 1980s, container ships were made to carry large amounts of cargo. Large steel containers are stacked on top of each other on the deck. This allows a lot of objects to be shipped at one time. Up to 1,000 containers can fit on one ship.

Although the first cruise ship departed in 1900, vacations on cruise ships didn’t become popular until the 1990s. Hundreds of people can fit on a cruise ship at one time. Stores, restaurants, and swimming pools are on the cruise ships. People can get off in ports and visit far-away locations and have fun on the boat while they travel.

Cruise ships
Cruise ships
The reasons for using boats vary from importing and exporting goods to traveling from one place to another to just plain having fun. One thing is constant: boats have connected people over the years and continue to do so today.

Famous Voyages. See Text Version

Answer: Central idea: Boats have done more than just transported us across seas, they've connected us for centuries.

Text Features:

- The introduction gives insight on the main theme in the text, it describes boats' long history with us and the connects they created.

- Each paragraph gives insight on the structure and uses for boats in the given time era, and this supports the central idea.

Text Structure:

- The chronological structure of the text emphasizes the amount of time that boats have been a part of our evolution as well as modernization. it also shows how far we and boats have come since the beginning days.

-  The comparisons made between ancient boats and modern boats also supports this idea, as the text describes how the purposes for having and using boats has changed as we have modernized.

Explanation: Hope this helps!

How does the narrator's embarrassed attitude towards her culture affect the way she describes events in the passage?
A.She describes the food as foreign and unappealing.
B.She focuses on her desire to be more "American."
C.She focuses on her crush's reactions to her family.
D.She criticizes every little detail of her mother's cooking.

See how well you understand this. Your goal will be to identify correctly the correct group for each of the following photographs.

HELPPPPPPP
So it was not impossible that I,

Banished to the outfield and daydreaming

Of water, or a hotel in the mountains,

Would suddenly find myself in the path

Of a ball stung by Joe Barone.

I watched it closing in

Clean and untouched, transfixed

By its easy arc before it hit

My forehead with a thud.


—"How I Learned English,"

Gregory Djanikian


What types of details does the author describe to draw the reader into the scene? Check all that apply.


tates

sounds

sights

thoughts

smells

Select all that apply.

Which of the following would help define what an editorial’s purpose is?

1. an argument
2. a hook
3. a suggested course of action
4. a clearly stated opinion

Directions: Answer the following questions after reading Act I, scene 5 of The Diary of Anne Frank.


( please answer and no randoms or flagged )


1. How is this scene the happiest they have been since going into hiding?





2. Why does Margot not want to blow out the candles? Why does Mr. Frank say they need to.





3. Explain Peter’s prank on Mr. Dussel.





4. How does everyone react to Mr. Dussel’s cat allergy?





5. What happens that makes the mood change?





6. How was this scene the most scared they have been since going into hiding?





7. Describe juxtaposition and explain how this scene is an example of juxtaposition.





8. Describe how each person reacts in the situation when they are scared.





9. List the gifts that Anne gave to each person for Hanukkah. Then show how these gifts represent Anne maturing by saying what the thought or meaning behind each gift is.

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