Reading of The Life and Times of the Ant

This lesson will provide an in depth look at informational text that is heavy with graphic features and links science to reading. By the completion of the lesson, the students will have studied the text features and text structure of an informational text. They will use information provided to explain an author’s claim.
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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 4
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)
Keywords: The Life and Times of the Ant, text features, informational text, text structure
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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