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Pantry Jars: Linking Ideas in a Guide to Lentils and Beans

Grade 5 writing practice: read a family guide to lentils and beans, then link ideas with phrases and clauses like on the other hand, because and especially.

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

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What students practice

Students explain how a linking phrase connects ideas across paragraphs of a guide.
Students choose linking words, phrases and clauses that fit the relationship between two ideas.
Students write sentences that link ideas with words such as in contrast, because and especially.

How to use

Read Kofi's guide aloud and ask students to name each linking phrase they hear. Then have them complete the revising section on their own and read their sentences to a partner.

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Common Core standard covered

W.5.2.c

Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses such as in contrast and especially.

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Pantry Jars: Linking Ideas in a Guide to Lentils and Beans

Connect ideas within and across paragraphs with linking words and clauses.

Read the guide

Read Kofi's guide. Notice the words, phrases and clauses that link his ideas.

A Guide to Our Pantry: Lentils and Beans

1On the bottom shelf of our pantry, my family keeps a row of glass jars. Some hold beans, and others hold lentils. Both are legumes, which are seeds that grow in pods. My aunt cooks with them almost every week, and she taught me how they are alike and how they are different. I wrote this guide so the rest of my family can cook with them, too.

2Beans and lentils look quite different. Beans are usually plump and shaped like a kidney or an oval. They come in many colors, such as black, red and speckled brown. Lentils, on the other hand, are small, flat and round. In fact, the glass lens got its name from the lentil because the two have a similar shape.

3The two legumes are also cooked in different ways. Most dried beans need to soak in water for several hours before they are cooked, often overnight. Even after soaking, they can take an hour or more to become soft. Lentils, in contrast, are thin enough to cook without soaking. Many cook in less than an hour, especially red lentils, which turn soft and creamy in a short time. Before cooking either one, my aunt rinses it and picks out any tiny stones.

4Despite these differences in cooking, lentils and beans are alike in how they help your body. Both are full of protein, which helps build muscles. In addition, both have fiber, which helps with digestion. As a result, a bowl of bean chili or lentil soup can keep you full for a long time.

5Whether you choose beans or lentils, plan ahead. Beans need extra time, so start soaking them the night before. Lentils are a good choice when dinner needs to be ready soon. Either way, the jars on our bottom shelf can become a warm, filling meal. My aunt says each jar is like a promise of a good dinner.

Read paragraph 2 again. Underline the sentence that uses a linking phrase to show how lentils are different from beans.

Beans and lentils look quite different.Beans are usually plump and shaped like a kidney or an oval.They come in many colors, such as black, red and speckled brown.Lentils, on the other hand, are small, flat and round.In fact, the glass lens got its name from the lentil because the two have a similar shape.

In paragraph 3, what does the word especially tell the reader about red lentils?

A. Red lentils need to soak longer than other lentils do.
B. Red lentils stand out as lentils that cook very fast.
C. Red lentils are the only legumes with tiny stones.
D. Red lentils take more time to cook than dried beans.

Paragraph 4 begins with the phrase "Despite these differences in cooking." What does this phrase do?

A. It gives one more example of how long dried beans soak.
B. It tells the reason that lentils are small, flat and round.
C. It links the cooking ideas in paragraph 3 to a new idea.
D. It shows that Kofi thinks lentils taste better than beans.

Revise Kofi's notes

Kofi is adding more sentences to his guide. Help him link his ideas.

Match each sentence beginning to the ending that makes sense with its linking word or clause.

Kofi soaks the black beans overnight so that
Red lentils turn soft in a short time; in contrast,
Kofi likes every kind of bean, especially
Lentils and beans both grow in pods; in addition,
Because lentils are small and thin,

A. they do not need to soak first.
B. both are full of protein.
C. they swell up before he cooks them.
D. kidney beans need a much longer time.
E. the speckled pinto beans.

Which linking phrase best completes Kofi's new sentences?
Most dried beans need to soak before they are cooked. Lentils, ____, can go right into the pot.

A. for example
B. as a result
C. in addition
D. on the other hand

Which linking phrase best completes these sentences?
Lentils are full of protein and fiber. ____ a bowl of lentil soup can keep you full for hours.

A. In contrast,
B. As a result,
C. For instance,
D. Unlike lentils,

Kofi wants to link an idea about how lentils look to an idea about how they cook: "Lentils are flat and small. Lentils cook quickly." Which sentence links the ideas correctly?

A. Lentils are flat and small; in contrast, they cook quickly.
B. Although lentils are flat and small, they cook quickly.
C. Because lentils are flat and small, they cook quickly.
D. Lentils are flat and small, especially when they cook quickly.

Underline the two linking words or phrases in this sentence.

Beans,especiallyblack beans,taste greatin soups;in contrast,lentilsmakethick stews.

Write one sentence that links an idea about how beans look to an idea about how beans are cooked. Use a linking word or phrase such as because, as a result or in contrast.

10.

Write a new closing sentence for Kofi's guide that links lentils and beans. Use the word similarly or especially.