Part 3: Using Media To Extend Understanding Of An Informational Text

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects. The process of redefining the British political nation was a slow one. It began in the 1820s, and by the 1880s roughly 60 per cent of the male population had the right to vote - but no women. The campaign for women's suffrage had begun shortly after the Great Reform Act of 1832, but the battle only really got going at the start of the twentieth century, when the suffragette movement was born and with it a new level of female assertiveness, indeed violence. Here are the words of Dame Ethel Smyth, who composed the song 'March of the Women', which was a battle hymn of the suffragettes. What could be added to an audio version of this text that would best enhance the listening experience?

What an object conveys about the important events, advancements, and people of a specific time period is called the

When do listeners benefit from listening? Check all that apply.

What does pausing before a certain word in the middle of a sentence provide for the listener?

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects. In the early nineteenth century Japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. It had simply opted out of the community of nations. Kings are burning somewhere, Wheels are turning somewhere, Trains are being run, Wars are being won, Things are being done In the early nineteenth century How does the author's hook engage the reader?

Read the paragraph. Each year between April and October, millions of baseball fans head out to fields across America to watch their favorite teams compete against each other. But how and when did baseball become recognized as the national sport of the United States? To engage the reader, the author

In the future, which object will be historically significant as a representation of the 2000s?

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects. What could be more domestic, more unremarkable, more British, than a nice cup of tea? You could of course put the question the other way round and ask what could be less British than a cup of tea, given that tea is made from plants grown in India or China and often sweetened by sugar from the Caribbean. The author hooks the reader by asking a question that

Which quotation from A History of the World in 100 Objects best reveals the historical significance of the chronometer?

Read the paragraph. Each year between April and October, millions of baseball fans head out to fields across America to watch their favorite teams compete against each other. But how and when did baseball become recognized as the national sport of the United States? Why does the author end the paragraph with a question?