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Pictures Made by Sunlight: Signal Words and Art Words

Read an article about making sun prints in art class and use signal words for examples, results and time, plus art words like exposure.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

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What students practice

Students explain what signal words for contrast, example, result, likeness and time tell the reader.
Students choose signal words that correctly connect two ideas.
Students use art and academic words from an article accurately in new sentences.

How to use

Read the article together and stop at each signal word to ask how it links the ideas. Then let students answer the questions on their own and share their sentences for the last question.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.5.6

Use general academic and subject-specific words and phrases accurately, including ones that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships.

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Pictures Made by Sunlight: Signal Words and Art Words

Use signal words and art words accurately.

Read the article

Pictures Made by Sunlight

1Most pictures begin with a pencil, a brush, or a camera. A sun print, however, begins with special paper, a few flat objects, and plenty of sunlight. Another name for this kind of print is a cyanotype. Artists have used the process for more than a hundred years. Long ago, a similar process was used to copy building plans, and those copies were called blueprints.

2The secret is in the paper. Sun-print paper is coated with chemicals that are light-sensitive, which means they change when light hits them. As a result, the paper is kept in a dark envelope until an artist is ready to use it. Only one side of each sheet has the coating, while the other side is plain.

3Making a print begins with a plan. First, the artist chooses a composition, the way the parts of a picture are arranged. Flat objects make the clearest shapes. For instance, leaves, keys, feathers, and paper cutouts all work well. Next, the artist lays the objects on the coated side of the paper. Many artists also place a sheet of clear plastic on top so that a breeze cannot move anything.

4Then comes the exposure, the time the paper spends in the light. On a bright, sunny day, a few minutes may be enough. On a cloudy day, in contrast, the paper needs much more time. Meanwhile, the artist waits nearby and makes sure the paper does not move.

5After the exposure, the artist removes the objects and rinses the paper in a tray of water. The water washes away the chemicals that light never reached. Consequently, the covered parts of the paper turn white. The parts that sunlight reached, on the other hand, become a deep blue. Each object leaves behind a white silhouette, a shape filled in with one solid color.

6Sun prints can teach artists a lot about light and shadow. Thin objects, such as lace or a feather, let some light pass through. They leave pale blue shapes instead of solid white ones. Similarly, an object that does not lie flat lets light slip under its edges, so its outline looks blurry. In addition, no two prints turn out exactly alike. For this reason, many students make several prints and compare the results before choosing one to display.

Signal words

Signal words show how two ideas are connected. Use the article to answer each question.

Match each signal word from the article to the job it does.

however
for instance
meanwhile
consequently
in addition

A. shows that two things happen at the same time
B. adds another idea or detail
C. shows a difference between two ideas
D. introduces one or more examples
E. tells a result of the idea before it

In paragraph 4, the author writes, "On a cloudy day, in contrast, the paper needs much more time." Which two things does the phrase in contrast compare?

A. a thin feather and a heavy key
B. the coated side and the plain side
C. a sunny day and a cloudy day
D. a dark envelope and a tray of water

Read paragraph 6 again. Underline the sentence that uses a signal phrase to introduce examples.

Sun prints can teach artists a lot about light and shadow.Thin objects, such as lace or a feather, let some light pass through.They leave pale blue shapes instead of solid white ones.Similarly, an object that does not lie flat lets light slip under its edges, so its outline looks blurry.In addition, no two prints turn out exactly alike.For this reason, many students make several prints and compare the results before choosing one to display.

In paragraph 6, a sentence begins with the word Similarly. What does Similarly tell the reader?

A. The next idea is the opposite of the last one.
B. The next idea is like the last one in some way.
C. The next idea happens much later in time.
D. The next idea is the main point of the article.

Complete Noor's art journal with signal words from the word bank. Use each word or phrase once.

Word bank: Meanwhile · For instance · Consequently · Instead

Ms. Ortiz set out many flat objects for us to try. , there were keys, buttons, feathers, and lace.
I almost picked a round button. , I chose a fern leaf with lots of tiny points.
My print sat in the sun for five minutes. , I helped Theo pick out a feather for his print.
A breeze moved the feather on Theo's paper. , its outline came out blurry.

Which sentence uses the signal word although correctly?

A. Although the paper was light-sensitive, Jada kept it in a dark envelope.
B. Although Jada rinsed her print, the extra chemicals washed away.
C. Although the feather was very thin, some light passed through it.
D. Although her first print looked great, Jada made two more to compare.

Which signal phrase best completes the second sentence?
Lace lets some light pass through. ________, a metal key blocks the light completely.

A. For example
B. In contrast
C. As a result
D. In addition

Art words and academic words

Use the article to figure out what each word means. Then use the words in new sentences.

In paragraph 3, what does the art word composition mean?

A. how the parts of a picture are arranged
B. the clear plastic laid on top of a print
C. the coating of chemicals on the paper
D. how long a print sits out in the sun

Write the word from the word bank that completes each sentence. Use each word once.

Word bank: silhouette · light-sensitive · composition · exposure

Before gluing anything down, Sofia moved the shapes around to find the best .
Kenji gave his print a longer because clouds covered the sun.
Against the bright window, the sleeping cat looked like a dark .
Mia left the paper in its envelope because it was .