Lesson 22 - Animal Research Paper & Table of Content
CCSS.ELA
Objective:
Instructional Strategies: Science Inquiry - Create, Discuss, & Reflect
Cooperative Learning - Project Based
Materials:
- W. K. 2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
- W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
- W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects.
- W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
- L.K.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- L.K.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Objective:
- Given the information gathered during research, students will be able to apply this information in writing complete sentences about their animal with minimal support.
- Using the Conventions of Standard English in Writing, students will be able to write an informational statement with a focus on improving one or more areas to the level of independent application.
- Given the Fab 5 Check list, students will be able to edit their own work with support from a peer and no errors found when completed.
- I can use rules for writing to capitalize the appropriate words.
- I can write an informational text using facts I learned from my research.
Instructional Strategies: Science Inquiry - Create, Discuss, & Reflect
Cooperative Learning - Project Based
Materials:
- Chart Paper
- Teacher Markers
- Informational Text (class set)
- Projector
- Computer
Lesson - 10-20 min
1. Review previous lesson on spacing between words. 2. Explain to the class that today is the final day for writing our informational animal report. 3. Using an informational text show the class how each section of an informational text has a header, just like our report has a header for each of the pages. 4. Explain how the names of these headers are places in a table of contents so that if someone is reading the text or report and only want to know what the animals eat they can use the table of content to find the page for that information. 5. The students will be writing the header of each page onto the table of content page. 6. Model matching the page number for the correct place on the table of content page for each header. 7. Today's task is to create the table of content page and completing page 6. Student Activity – 20 - 30 min
1. Students will spend the rest of the day creating their table of content and page 6.
2. When finished students can share their report with a friend. 3. Each student will conference with the teacher for 1-2 min on any pages that do not have a Fab 5 Checklist or Writing Checklist. The Checklist will be taped to the back of the assigned page. |
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