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Lesson Overview
Objective
Write an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.
Readings and Materials
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Book: The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons
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Book: Apples by Gail Gibbons
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Resource: Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
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Resource: Revised Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
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Rubric: Editing Checklist (GK, U3)
Lesson Map
3 days
Write an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.
- The Pumpkin Book
- Apples
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Informational Writing Rubric (GK)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (GK, U3, L15)
- Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
- Revised Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
- Editing Checklist (GK, U3)
Brainstorm 3 facts about a topic.
- The Pumpkin Book
- Apples
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
Standards
L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8
Draft an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.
- The Pumpkin Book
- Apples
- Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Informational Writing Rubric (GK)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (GK, U3, L15)
Standards
L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8
Revise an informational text by adding words to make the facts more clear.
- The Pumpkin Book
- Apples
- Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
- Informational Writing Rubric (GK)
- Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (GK, U3, L15)
- Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
- Revised Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
Standards
L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8
