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Stage1DesiredResults Lesson2 ContentStandard(s): R.CCR.9Analyzehowtwoormoretextsaddresssimilarthemesortopicsinordertobuild knowledgeortocomparetheapproachestheauthorstake. R.CCR.10Readandcomparecomplexliteraryandinformationaltextsindependently. RI.2.10Readandcomprehendinformationaltexts,includinghistory,science,andtechnical texts. 2.L.1Understandanimallifecyclesandbeabletodescribeitandtheanimal. 4.L.1.2Explainhowanimalsmeettheirneedsbyusingbehaviorsinresponsetoinformation receivedfromtheenvironment. RL.4.9Compareandcontrastthetreatmentofsimilarthemesandtopics(e.g.,oppositionof goodandevil)andpatternsofevents(e.g.,thequest)instories,myths,andtraditional literaturefromdifferentcultures.

Understanding(s)/Goals: Studentswillunderstandthatyoucanlearnsciencethroughreading. Studentwillunderstandhowtochoosegoodreliableinformationfromatext. Studentswillknowhowtoreadanonfictiontext. Howcanresearchhelpmetounderstandmoreaboutatopic. EssentialQuestion(s): Whatcanyoulearnfromreadinganonfictiontext. Howcanreadingrelatetoscience? Whatdoesgoodsciencenotebookinglooklike? StudentObjectives(outcomes): Studentswillbuildbackgroundknowledgeonanimalqualitieslikelifecycles,habitats,and basicknowledgeofanimals Studentswillbeabletofindimportantinformationinatextandjournalaboutwhattheylearn. Theywilllearntouseatextasaresourceoflearning.Studentswilllearntolookforkeyfacts andideasinatext.Studentswillbeabletocomparefictionandnonfictiontext.

Stage2AssessmentEvidence PerformanceTask(s): Studentswilljournalthingstheylearnfromreadingthenonfictiontext.Asawholeclass studentswillreadafictiontextandanonfictiontextaboutthesameanimal.

OtherEvidence: Studentswilldiscusswithapartnerthenotesthattheytookandwhytheychosetowrite downthatimportanttopic.

Stage3LearningPlan Intro: Reviewwhatthestudentslearnedaboutpandasfromthedaybefore.Askifstudentswantto addanythingthattheywanttoknowtotheKWLchart.Showstudentspandaactivityfromthe livefeedattheSanDiegoZook.Theteacherwilltakethistimetomodelhowtofindimportant informationinabookandhowtotakenotesinyourownwords. o. Lesson: Ingroups,studentswillrotatetobetweenthreegroupstoreadbooksthatgivebackground knowledgeaboutanimals.StudentswillreadthebooksAnimals,LifeCycles,and Habitats/Environments(thesebookswillbedownloadedfromtheScienceAZwebsite)witha smallgroupofstudents.Studentswilltakenotesintheiranimalnotebooksorsciencejournals. Teacherwillrotateamonggroupstoanswerquestionsandtomakesurestudentsareontask. Studentswillcontinuetorotateuntilallbookshavebeenread. Studentswilldiscusswhattheyreadwiththeirgroupandwhatnotestheytook.Studentswill addwhattheylearnedtotheKWLchart. Closure: art.Toclose,theteacherwillhandoutdiscussioncardsfromScienceAZoneachbook.The studentswillanswerthediscussionquestionsverballyinasmallgroup. Extension: ShowstudentsthevideoonhabitatsfromScienceAZ.Discusswithstudentswhatthey learnedabouthabitatsfromthevideo.Havestudentswriteaparagraphdescribingthehabitat thattheythinkthatpandasliveinbasedoffofwhattheyhavelearnedsofar.

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