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IPA Interpretive Task Comprehension Guide: Template I. Key Word Recognition. Find in the poem the word or phrase that best corresponds to the following English words or phrases. [Note to teacher: List eight to ten words.] II. Main Idea. Write a brief summary of the poem in English. Highlight some of the poetic features (simile, metaphor, symbols) that are important in understanding the poem. III. Meaning from Context. Circle the letter of the ideas below that are mentioned in the poem. Then write the letter of that idea next to where it appears in the text. [Note to teacher: Provide five correct ideas and three distractors. (Insert Text here) IV. Author’s Perspective. Select the perspective or point of view …show more content…

Inferences. “Read between the lines” to answer the following questions, using information from the text. [Note to instructor: For Pre-Advanced and Advanced learners, create questions that require students to infer meaning by reading between the lines. Write two open-ended questions such as: “Why do you think that...?”; “Why does the author say that...?”; “Why is it important that..?; What might be the effect of....?”, which require inferencing on the part of the student. Questions may be in the target language. Specify which language students are to use and indicate that they must use information from the text in their responses. Note that some adaptations to this task may be necessary for lower-level learners, who may need more guidance in using inferencing skills. For Novice-level learners, you might give them a statement and ask them to list any evidence from the text that would help them to determine whether it is true or false, drawing on inferencing skills. For Intermediate-level learners, you could give them three inferences and ask them to select the best inference of the three by providing evidence from the text to support their selection, drawing on inferencing skills.] VI. Comparing Cultural Perspectives. Answer the following questions. [Note to instructor: Below are some possible types of questions, which may be written in the target language. Be sure to make reference to cultural products/practices, and perspectives in some of your questions. Specify which language

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