Exploring Habitats

Lesson 17
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ELA

Unit 2

2nd Grade

Lesson 17 of 25

Objective


Write a page in an informational book that explains how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live by writing complete sentences using key details from the text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Water Habitats by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian  — entire text

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

You have been asked to write an informational book all about how plants and animals in water habitats depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live. Make sure to also explain how plants and animals within the water habitats differ.

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Vocabulary


Review all vocabulary related to water habitats.

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.2.1 — Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
  • RI.2.3 — Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
  • RI.2.7 — Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
  • W.2.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
  • W.2.7 — Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
  • W.2.8 — Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.f
RI.2.5
RI.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
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