Reading informational texts. Directions: Today you will be taking a short test using what you have learned about reading nonfiction texts.

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1 Name: Date: Teacher: Reading informational texts Lesson Quick Codes for this set: LZ1495, LZ1496, LZ1497, LZ1498, LZ1499, LZ1500 Common Core State Standards addressed: RI.8.1, RI.8.10, RI.8.2, RI.8.4 Lesson Text: Top Ten Real Life Body Snatchers by Megan Gambino, Smithsonian.com Assessment Text: Iceland s Volcanoes by Laura Helmuth, Smithsonian.com Directions: Today you will be taking a short test using what you have learned about reading nonfiction texts. 1) (RI.8.10) Using the section of text below, preview the article, Iceland s Volcanoes. What do you predict the article will teach you?

2 Now read the article, Iceland s Volcanoes monitoring for comprehension. List the spots in the text where your comprehension faded and what you did to build understanding in those spots. Places where your comprehension faded What you did to build understanding

3 2) (RI.8.2) Summarize the section of text below. The earth is splitting apart in the middle of Iceland. Actually, it s splitting apart along a ridge that runs north to south through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The European continental plate is creeping eastward and the North American creeping westward, and new crust is bursting out of the cleft between the two. This geologic melodrama is played out almost exclusively under the sea aside from where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge emerges onto Iceland. atop a hotspot where magma continuously rises through the earth s crust from the mantle. The combination of these tremendous geologic forces creates weird and wonderful scenery and fuels volcanic eruptions, on average one every five years. When Eyjafjallajokull erupted in 2010, its massive ash plume shut down European air traffic for almost a week. 3) (RI.8.1) Sketch a model that helps you understand Iceland s geology.

4 4) (RI.8.4) Read the section of text from Iceland s Volcanoes below. atop a hotspot where magma continuously rises through the earth s crust from the mantle. The combination of these tremendous geologic forces creates weird and wonderful scenery and fuels volcanic eruptions, on average one every five years. When Eyjafjallajokull erupted in 2010, its massive ash plume shut down European air traffic for almost a week. How would you define the word magma in your own words? 5) (RI.8.10) Imagine that your teacher has assigned a research project on Iceland. After reading Iceland s Volcanoes what three questions do you still have that you would most like to research?

5 Iceland s Volcanoes Set atop a tectonic hotspot, the small island is home to breathtaking eruptions and other geologic sites By Laura Helmuth, Smithsonian.com, July 28, 2011 Iceland is a geologic paradise. This almost (but not quite) Arctic island is only the size of Kentucky, but it hosts almost every kind of spectacular natural feature the planet can provide. Glaciers, geysers, colorful cliffs, fjords, faults, waterfalls, hot springs and oh, the volcanoes shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, table mountains, calderas, volcanic fissures. The earth is splitting apart in the middle of Iceland. Actually, it s splitting apart along a ridge that runs north to south through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The European continental plate is creeping eastward and the North American creeping westward, and new crust is bursting out of the cleft between the two. This geologic melodrama is played out almost exclusively under the sea aside from where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge emerges onto Iceland. atop a hotspot where magma continuously rises through the earth s crust from the mantle. The combination of these tremendous geologic forces creates weird and wonderful scenery and fuels volcanic eruptions, on average one every five years. When Eyjafjallajokull erupted in 2010, its massive ash plume shut down European air traffic for almost a week. Aside from Iceland s geologic attractions, the capital city of Reykjavik has plenty human-scale hotspots bars, clubs and cafés. There are hot springs to bask in all over the island, and plenty of oceanside lookouts where you can watch whales or nesting seabirds. The most storied inhabitants of Iceland were the Vikings, and you can visit archaeological remains of their longhouses and their parliament, the Althing, one of the first in history. From this historic site, you can see both the American and European plates as they slowly drift apart.