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Short Read,

The Rise of the Kid Chef

This short nonfiction text explores the phenomenon of kid chefs today.

By Mackenzie Carro
From the February 2018 Issue
Complexity Factors
  • Purpose
    The article explores the phenomenon of kids chefs today and how attitudes towards cooking have changed over time.
  • Structure
    The text is informational and uses cause-and-effect structures.
  • Language Conventionality and Clarity
    Vocabulary: challenging academic vocabulary (e.g., aspired, delectable, myriad) Figurative language: rhetorical questions
  • Knowledge Demands
    Several cooking television shows (e.g., Chopped Junior, Cutthroat Kitchen, MasterChef) are mentioned.
Lexile: 1150L
Featured Skill: Argument Writing, Text Evidence,
Common Core Standards
  • Anchor Standards
    R.1, R.2, R.4, R.6, W.1, W.4, W.5, L.4, L.6
  • Grade 6
    RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, RI.6.8, W.6.1, W.6.4, W.6.5, L.6.4, L.6.6
  • Grade 7
    RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.4, RI.7.6, RI.7.8, W.7.1, W.7.4, W.7.5, L.7.4, L.7.6
  • Grade 8
    RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.6, RI.8.8, W.8.1, W.8.4, W.8.5, L.8.4, L.8.6
TEKS Standards
  • Grade 6
    6.1, 6.2b,e; 6.10a,c; 6.17c; 6.19
  • Grade 7
    7.1, 7.2b,e; 7.10a,b,c; 7.17c; 7.19
  • Grade 8
    8.1, 8.2b,e; 8.10a,c; 8.17c; 8.19

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Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Skill Building

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1. PREPARING TO READ

Project the Vocabulary Words and Definitions handout and preview the vocabulary. 

 2. READING AND DISCUSSING

Read the article as a class. Alternatively, you can play the audio version while students follow along in their printed issues.

3.  DO THE ACTIVITY

Have students work in small groups to complete the activity at the end of the article. They will write a claim, find a piece of text evidence, and explain why that evidence supports their claim.

4. WRITING

Text-to-Speech