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Lesson Overview
Objective
Write an informational report about an endangered species.
Readings and Materials
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Article: “Hope for Tigers” by Brian S. McGrath
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Article: “Eagles Soar” by Lillian Stone
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Rubric: Editing Checklist 2 (G1, U3)
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Resource: Mentor Text (G1, U3, L24)
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Resource: Nonexemplar Text (G1, U3, L24)
Lesson Map
3 days
Write a narrative about an animal using its color to camouflage and survive.
- Living Color
- What Color Is Camouflage?
- Narrative Writing Rubric (G1)
- Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L8)
- Editing Checklist 1 (G1, U3)
- Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L8)
- Book Template
Brainstorm a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.
- Living Color
- What Color Is Camouflage?
- Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L8)
- Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L8)
- Book Template
- Completed Animal Fact Cards
Standards
W.1.3W.1.5
Draft a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.
- Living Color
- What Color Is Camouflage?
- Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L8)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L8)
- Book Template
- Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2) — from Day 1
Standards
W.1.3W.1.5
Revise compound sentences to remove and replace repetitive words.
- Narrative Writing Rubric (G1)
- Editing Checklist 1 (G1, U3)
- Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L8)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L8)
- Book Template
Standards
L.1.1.dL.1.1.gL.1.1.jRI.1.3W.1.3W.1.5
3 days
Write an informational report about how an animal group survives.
- Gecko
- Sisters and Brothers
- Living Color
- What Color Is Camouflage?
- What Do...
- What Do...
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L17)
- Editing Checklist 2 (G1, U3)
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L17)
- Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3)
Brainstorm the main idea and supporting facts about an animal group before writing an informational report.
- All unit texts
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L17)
Standards
L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8
Draft an informational report to teach a reader about an animal and how it survives.
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L17)
- Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3)
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5) — from Day 1
Standards
L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8
Revise an informational text by adding text features to tell the reader more information.
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L17)
- Editing Checklist 2 (G1, U3)
- Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3) — from Day 2
Standards
L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8
3 days
Write an informational report about an endangered species.
- “Hope for Tigers”
- “Eagles Soar”
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L24)
- Editing Checklist 2 (G1, U3)
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L24)
- Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3)
- Nonexemplar Text (G1, U3, L24)
Brainstorm the main idea and supporting facts about an endangered animal group before writing an informational report.
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- “Hope for Tigers”
- “Eagles Soar”
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L24)
Standards
L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8
Draft an informational report to teach a reader about an endangered animal, the challenges it faces, and a potential solution to its challenges.
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L24)
- Mentor Text (G1, U3, L24)
- Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3)
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5) — from Day 1
Standards
L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8
Revise an informational text by adding text features to tell the reader more information.
- “Hope for Tigers”
- Informational Writing Rubric (G1)
- Editing Checklist 2 (G1, U3)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (G1, U3, L24)
- Nonexemplar Text (G1, U3, L24)
- Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3) — from Day 2
Standards
L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8
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