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8 ELA Q4: WEEK 10-11 MAY 17-25, 2021

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THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE SMARTER YOU ARE? Read and Annotate COMPREHENSION

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____/10 THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE SMARTER YOU ARE? Answer the CompCheck & Text Questions

INDEPENDENT READ

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FROM THE FUTURE OF THE MIND Read and Annotate COMPREHENSION

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About the Author

Jim Vega (b. 1989) is a native of Brownsville, Texas, where his family has lived since the late 1800s. After beginning a family of his own, Vega became interested in the ways and people express their intelligence-his two sons, he says, couldn’t have been more different! Vega still lives in Brownsville, with his family and several rescue dogs.

Background

In 1983, the publication of a groundbreaking book revolutionized people’s understanding of psychology and education. Its author, Howard Gardner proposed that everyone has seven kinds of intelligence, and that each individual exhibit more strength in some of these intelligences than in others. Educators use his theory to adapt their methods so that they can effectively teach the variety of students in their classrooms.

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The More You Know, the Smarter You Are? Jim Vega

DIRECTIONS: Complete the following items after you finish your first read.

1. What does IQ stand for?

2. What is another term for “street smarts”?

3. What was Thomas Jefferson's ingenious method for planning the walkways at University of Virginia?

4. What type of intelligence does the essay say is a combination of intuition, life experience, a deep understanding of people, and knowledge of what is most important in life?

5. Confirm your understanding of the essay by writing a brief summary of it.

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The More You Know, the Smarter You Are? Jim Vega

DIRECTIONS: Respond to these questions. Use textual evidence to support your responses.

1. Analyze According to the essay, what is the difference between being “well educated” and being “intelligent”?

2. (a) What examples does the author provide to explain “street smarts”? (b) Draw Conclusions Why do you think that “street smarts” is not listed as one of the multiple intelligences?

3. Apply Reread the last paragraph of the essay. (a) Propose another way that an individual could use his or her strengths to “stretch” his or her weaknesses. (b) How might a teacher adapt a lesson about history to ensure that all students can utilize their strengths?

4. Essential Question: In what ways can people be intelligent? What has this expository essay taught you about different modes of intelligence?

About the Author

Michio Kaku (b. 1947) is a physicist, author of numerous best-selling books, and professor of physics at City College of New York. He has appeared on numerous talk shows and news programs on television, and his work has been published in many magazines. Dr. Kaku hosts weekly radio shows and podcasts about science. He lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters.

Background

Albert Einstein is possible the world’s most celebrated, most influential, and widely-recognized scientist. He was born in Germany in 1879, and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Einstein was targeted by Nazis and left Germany I 1933. Years later, he became an American citizen, and in 1955, he died in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein is the inventor of the famous equation- E=mc2 –which had a major impact on the development of atomic energy.

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from The Future of the Mind Michio Kaku

DIRECTIONS: Complete the following items after you finish your first read.

1. (a) What happened to Einstein’s brain after his death? (b) What was Dr. Harvey hoping to discover?

2. What did Einstein believe is the true sign of intelligence?

3. According to Michio Kaku, why was Einstein so successful?

4. What is the main idea of paragraph 26?

5. To confirm your understanding, write a brief summary of this excerpt from The Future of the Mind.

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from The Future of the Mind Michio Kaku

DIRECTIONS: Respond to these questions. Use textual evidence to support your responses.

1. Make a Judgment Do you agree or disagree with Dr. Thomas Harvey’s decision to steal Einstein’s brain for later study? Explain.

2. Defend Use textual evidence to show how a combination of work, personality, and circumstance was what led to Einstein’s accomplishments in physics, rather than the notion that he possessed a brain that was extraordinary and outside of the norm.

3. (a) What was found in the study performed on London taxicab drivers? (b) Draw Conclusions Why are these findings included in this essay?

4. (a) Paraphrase In your own words, describe Einstein’s “thought experiments.” (b) Evaluate Do Einstein’s thought experiments help to prove or disprove the idea that genius can be learned?

5. Essential Question: In what ways can people be intelligent? What has this selection taught you about the qualities of a genius?