The literacy focus of this three-unit module is on reading scientific and technical text and writing to inform and explain. In Unit 1, young scholars build background knowledge of the rainforest and the scientists who study them. Kathryn Lasky’s case study of researcher Meg Lowman, The Most Beautiful Roof in the World, serves as the anchor text for Unit 2. Class members learn how to analyze the features of scientific field guides. The module concludes with individuals modeling what they have learned about documenting their research as they investigate an insect found in the rainforest.
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English Language Arts, Reading: Informational Text
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summarizing, summaries, organizing information, details, illustrations, revision, labeling pictures, peers, feedback loops, science journals, evidence, textual evidence, inferences, making inferences, informational texts, evaluating sources, multiple sources, note-taking skills, supporting evidence, paraphrasing, scientific research, essay structure, sorting & categorizing, direct quotes, key details, photograph analysis, academic vocabulary, narratives, venn diagrams, communication, researching animals, interviewing, asking questions, forming questions, word meanings, compare and contrast, reading fluency, character analysis, speaking skills, journalism, opinions, opinion writing, multi-step directions, how-to writing, rainforest animals, rainforests, group discussions, map skills, close reading, spiders
