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The Seven Continents

Lesson 24

ELA

Alternate Unit 3

1st Grade

Lesson 24 of 24

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Lesson Overview

Objective

Write an opinion piece to share which continent you would like to visit.

Lesson Map

Identify different things you might see in North America.

Explore North America — pp. 4 – 15, 18–19

Standards

L.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.2

Identify three unique facts about coast redwood trees.

Redwoods — pp. 1–14, 22–32

Standards

L.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2SL.1.2

Create a postcard of what you saw on your visit to North America.

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.bL.1.2L.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2W.1.2W.1.8

Describe two to three different things you can see on the continent of South America.

Explore South America — pp. 6–7, 10–17

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.2

Describe two to three specific reasons the trees in the Amazon rainforest are important.

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.2

Create a postcard of what you saw and where you went on your visit to South America by writing an informational text that names a topic and supplies one to two facts about the topic.

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.bL.1.2L.1.6RI.1.1W.1.2W.1.8

Describe two to three things that make the continent of Africa special.

Explore Africa — pp. 6–7, 10–19

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.1

Describe two things you might see in the Serengeti.

Serengeti: Plains of Grass

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.1

Create a postcard of what you saw and where you went on your visit to Africa by writing an informational text that names a topic and supplies one to two facts about the topic.

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bL.1.6RI.1.1W.1.2

Describe what you might see in the desert in Asia and what text features the author includes to help the reader better understand what they would see in the desert.

Explore Asia pp. 8–19

Standards

RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5

Describe Mt. Everest and how the text features help the reader better understand the mountain.

Everest — pp. 6–11, 15–23, 27–33, 36–37

Standards

RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5

Write a travel poster that highlights something you could see or do in Asia.

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.bL.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bL.1.6W.1.2

Explain how landforms and ecosystems influence the way people live in different parts of Europe.

Explore Europe — pp. 6–7, 10–19

Standards

RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.3RI.1.5

Describe what makes St Kilda unique by using key details from the text.

Child of St Kilda — p. 1–13, 17–26

Standards

RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5

Write a travel poster that highlights something you could see or do in Europe.

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.bL.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bL.1.6W.1.2

Describe two to three unique things you might see if you visited Australia and Oceania.

Explore Australia and Oceania — (p. 8–23)

Standards

RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5

Describe The Great Barrier Reef and how the text features help the reader better understand the ecosystem.

The Great Barrier Reef

Standards

L.1.1L.1.2RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.1

Explain if Australia is just like Europe.

Explore Europe
Child of St Kilda
Explore Australia and Oceania
The Great Barrier Reef

Standards

L.1.1L.1.2RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5RI.1.9SL.1.1

Describe two to three unique things you might see if you visited Antarctica.

Explore Antartica — pp. 8–9, 12–13, 14–15, 18–19, 20–21

Standards

RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5

Ask and answer questions about Antarctica using text features.

Antarctica: A Continent of Wonder

Standards

RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5

Explain if Antarctica is just like North America.

Explore North America
Explore Antartica

Standards

L.1.1L.1.2RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5RI.1.9

Discuss the Unit Essential Question.

Standards

SL.1.1SL.1.1.aSL.1.2SL.1.6

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Write an opinion piece to share which continent you would like to visit.

Standards

L.1.1L.1.2W.1.1W.1.5

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