Collections Grade 7 Guiding Questions

Collection 1

“Women in Aviation” by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

Read the informational text “Women in Aviation” by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack.
Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question,
citing text evidence.

1. Lines 1–8: What evidence in these lines helps you identify the author’s purpose?
2. Lines 9–15: What evidence in these lines supports a conclusion that the earliest
women aviators were brave and accomplished?
3. Lines 25–33: What details in these lines both entertain and inform?
4. Lines 74–77: Which words suggest a more conversational, informal tone? What
might this reveal about the author’s attitude toward Bessie Coleman?
5. Lines 86–88: Think about the information you read earlier about Harriet Quimby.
What conclusion can you draw about the significance of these two aviators?
6. Lines 97–99: Which words reveal the authors’ purpose in this section? What do
these word choices reveal about the authors’ purpose?
7. Lines 137–145: Why do the authors choose to include a quote from Amelia Earhart
at the end of the selection?