Ms. Roule

As a jazz trumpeter and a singer louis armstrong asserted a level of individuality in musical interpretation recomposition and embellishment far more radical than any that had came before in western music

BellringerStory boards due!Concept/Text Processing Map – Louis Armstrong passage

A tool for predicting, summarizing and connecting to what you read

Just like the 3-Pass process helped you prepare for the ACT English test, the Concept Map will help you tackle ACT Reading

Read the first paragraph, and make a prediction about the main idea of the passage based on what you see in the first paragraph ONLY!

Read the passage on Louis Armstrong.

As you read: CIRCLE the thesis statement (the main

argument) UNDERLINE the topic sentences (main

ideas) in each paragraph UNDERLINE/CIRCLE any other details

(names, dates, etc.) that you think are important to know

Now that you have read the passage, go back to the concept map and fill in the Main Idea and Supporting Detail boxes.

MAKE SURE the supporting details actually point back to the main idea

In the three boxes in the middle of your Concept Map, track Armstrong’s career development (Paragraphs 2, 3, and 5)

(Summarize it in sequential order!)

In my own words, this passage taught me…

The main idea/concept reminds me of…because…

Now that you have processed the information in the Louis Armstrong passage, go back to the questions after the passage.

Circle the letter of the correct answer.

TURN IN your CONCEPT MAP as well as the ANNOTATED PASSAGE/QUESTIONS