Demonstration Activity #1
Analyzing Information with Text-Dependent Questions
Eat Smart To Play Hard – MyPlate poster
1. Discuss and come to consensus on the
understanding key concepts and terms:
a.
What are the 5 Food Groups?
b. From the examples on the poster, create a balanced,
nutritious breakfast that contains food from at least 3 of
the 5 groups.
c. How many minutes of physical activity does the
poster say kids need each day?
d. What website(s) could you go to for more
information about MyPlate?
Demonstration Activity #1
Analyzing Information with Text-Dependent Questions
Eat Smart To Play Hard – MyPlate poster
2. Build understanding of the meaning:
How do the colors of MyPlate relate to the food
groups?
How might this make it easier to apply the
informational text?
Demonstration Activity #1
Analyzing Information with Text-Dependent Questions
Eat Smart To Play Hard – MyPlate poster
3. Content Vocabulary:
How does the MyPlate poster help you understand
what a food group is?
Why would knowing what food groups are be
helpful in planning a menu?
Demonstration Activity #1
Analyzing Information with Text-Dependent Questions
Eat Smart To Play Hard – MyPlate poster
4. Purpose and point of view:
Who is the Eat Smart to Play Hard poster written
for?
What is the point of view of the author?
Demonstration Activity #1
Analyzing Information with Text-Dependent Questions
Eat Smart To Play Hard – MyPlate poster
5. Inference:
What foods take up the most space on the MyPlate
image?
Based on the size of the individual components of
the Plate what can you infer about why these food
groups were chosen?
Demonstration Activity #1
Analyzing Information with Text-Dependent Questions
Eat Smart To Play Hard – MyPlate poster
6. Opinion and intertextual questions:
Think about your breakfast today. (Whether you ate
breakfast or not, answer based on your knowledge
and experience of eating breakfast.)
Based on input from all members of your Team
- How many of you ate a breakfast that had at
least 3 of the 5 food groups in it?
How might eating balanced breakfast help fuel
your body in the morning? What information
from the text supports your opinion?