People Who Changed the World

Lesson 18
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ELA

Alternate Unit 4

2nd Grade

Lesson 18 of 32

Objective


Write an informational report describing how a person made the world a better place by stating a claim and including supporting details from the text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter 

  • Book: Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson 

  • Book: Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martinez 

  • Book: Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Eric-Shabazz Larkin 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Pick one person you learned about. Explain how he or she changed the world and what it took to do it.

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Common Core Standards


  • L.2.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
  • RI.2.8 — Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
  • SL.2.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • SL.2.6 — Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
  • 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).

Supporting Standards

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RI.2.5
RI.2.10
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