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Describe the destruction caused by each category of hurricane.
Book: Hurricanes by Seymour Simon pp. 14 – 23
Rubric: Editing Checklist 1 (G4, U2)
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Explain what a natural disaster is and why it is important to know if a natural disaster is imminent.
Standards
RI.4.3RI.4.5RI.4.7
Explain where and how volcanoes occur using the words "plates," "magma," and "erupt."
Recognize and use verbs and simple verb tenses correctly when speaking or writing.
L.4.1.b
Explain what happened when Mount St. Helens erupted and the destruction it caused.
L.4.1.bRI.4.3RI.4.5RI.4.7
Describe what makes Hawaiian volcanoes unique.
Describe the four different types of volcanoes.
Write two paragraphs that describe the causes and effects of volcanic eruptions.
Use details from a text to support a main idea.
W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.4
W.4.1.aW.4.1.b
Explain where and why earthquakes occur.
Explain why a person living in Boston is significantly less likely to experience an earthquake than a person in California.
L.4.1.bRI.4.3RI.4.5
Describe the tools scientists use to measure earthquakes and why one form of measurement is not enough for measuring earthquakes.
Write a paragraph that describes the causes of earthquakes.
Write a short narrative about a young person dealing with a natural disaster.
Brainstorm ideas for a story by identifying the setting, character, and conflict.
W.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.5W.4.8
Orient the reader at the start of a story by including specific setting details.
W.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.5
Show a narrator's thoughts and feelings through dialogue and description.
W.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.3.bW.4.3.cW.4.5
Transitional words and phrases are used to show the sequence of events in a story.
L.4.1.bW.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.3.bW.4.3.cW.4.5
Explain the type of damage and destruction caused by flooding.
Describe where and how hurricanes occur.
L.4.1.bL.4.1.cRI.4.3RI.4.5
Explain how to know when a hurricane is coming and what you should do if you are in the path of a hurricane.
Form and use the progressive verb tenses.
Write a paragraph that describes how to reduce the risk of hurricanes.
Explain what happened during the Yellowstone fires of 1988 and the impact the fires had on the park.
Analyze why wildfires are neither good nor bad.
L.4.1.bRI.4.3
Write a paragraph that describes the effects of wildfires.
L.4.1.bW.4.1.aW.4.1.b
Explain other types of natural disasters and what to do to prepare for or prevent them.
L.4.1.bL.4.1.cRI.4.3
Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.
Research and report on a recent natural disaster.
Generate questions that are broad, not boring, about a chosen topic.
W.4.7
Take notes and categorize relevant information from print and digital sources.
W.4.7W.4.8
Generate a strong topic sentence for each paragraph by using the notes to determine the main idea of each paragraph.
W.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.2.eW.4.7
Include facts and details to develop a topic.
W.4.2W.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.2.eW.4.7
Delete unnecessary information that obscures meaning.
SL.4.1W.4.5
Text features reinforce the main idea of a text.
SL.4.1W.4.2.a
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