Learners take a gallery walk around the classroom to view various images and quotes. As they walk, they write down what they notice and wonder about what they see. After discussing their notice and wonder notes, they read the article Water Is Life and complete reader notes for paragraphs one through five.

Concepts

main ideas, central ideas, image analysis

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Research the water supply in various countries to demonstrate that not all countries have water readily available

Classroom Considerations

• First lesson in the consecutive 10-part series Grade 7 ELA Module 4B Unit 1
• Print and post gallery walk items in advance

Pros

• Includes completed reader notes for teacher reference
• Lists links for gathering gallery walk items

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.7.2 SL.7.2