Becoming Earth Savers Using the Scholastic News Nonfiction Reader: Helping Out

This lesson focuses on using text features to understand nonfiction text, specifically the Scholastic News Nonfiction Reader: Helping Out by Peggy Hock, 650L. The students will ask and answer questions about the text, examine the particular text features found within the text and will organize the information read in a concept map. They will then use the concept map to write an informative paragraph about ways they can protect Earth.

Resource ID#: 55495 Type: Lesson Plan

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Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 1

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office

Instructional Time: 5 Hour(s)

Keywords: Environmental Problems, Earth, Concept Map, Informative Writing, text-dependent questions, text features

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Assessment, Text Resource, Formative Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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