Search: Language Arts, Lesson in a unit, 1.3.4 Contribute to the exchange of ideas within the learning community.
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
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| Adelina's Whales and The Big 6 research process | Students will record relevant ("treasure")information from the PBS video: Saving the Ocean: Destination Baja, on their video note-taking template (Step 4- Use of Information). They will then synthesize their notes from the video and the website to answer the Essential Question: How is the Mayoral family helping to preserve the gray whales’ habitat at San Laguna Ignacio? (Step 5- Synthesis)on the Essential Question template. | 4 | |
| Poems: What They Look and Sound Like | The essential questions are: What do poems look and sound like? What are some forms of poetry? What is the connection between music and poetry? | 2 | |
| Insect investigation | First grade students undertake a mini-investigation in which they identify a strange looking insect, collect information on the insect, and communicate their findings to the rest of their class and the entire school. The young investigators fashion their presentation around the essential questions: What should people know about this insect? Why would it be important for people to know these facts about it? | 1 | |
| Genres: Let’s Make Comparisons | Students compare poetry, folk tales and fables in respect to their genre characteristics. The essential question framing this unit is: What genre similarities can be found in poetry, folk tales and fables? | 3 | |
| Pourquoi Tales | Unit Focus: What purpose do Pourquoi tales serve in the understanding of early peoples about the natural world in which they lived? Essential question for this lesson: Can students identify the unique features that distinguish a Pourquoi tale to enable them to write their own tale? | 4 | |
| Introduction to Research | Essential Question: What sources will help me complete my research paper? What are my strengths and weaknesses when doing research? Students will see many sources are available to them in different formats. They will explore these during the unit. How do you find books using the Dewey Decimal System? The main source for this lesson is non-fiction books. | 9 | |
| Evaluating Animal Nonfiction Book(s) | Concept: Evaluating the usefulness of a nonfiction book. Students will use a nonfiction book's spine, front cover, table of contents, and index with the help of their research word bank to determine the usefulness of their resource. Essential question: How will you know that your nonfiction book will answer your questions about your animal? | K, 1 |