ROCKIN OUT Unit #1: informational text!
Needs To Rock:
Below are all the documents and presentations given in class so you can continue to ROCK OUT THE informational text unit!
Informational Text Targets:
We will be working on how to read informational text effectively. Can you complete these "I Can Statements?"
We will be working on how to read informational text effectively. Can you complete these "I Can Statements?"
- I CAN read informational text effectively.
- I CAN determine whether evidence is logical, relevant, and sufficient to support the claim.
- I CAN explain how historians use a variety of sources to explore the past.
week 1:
click here for the informational text - week 1 - slideshow
The following Prezis will aid you in understanding how to Read Informational Text effectively as well as aid you in understanding the I CAN statements.
***week 1 - conversation homework - explorer conversation
week 2:
Click here for the informational text - week 2 - slideshow
Explorer Activity: Research a famous explorer and create a Google presentation slide. Follow the directions below to complete your task.
- Step 1 - Use www.allaboutexplorers.com
- Step 2 - Click on Explorers A to Z
- Step 3 - Choose an Explorer and report the explorer to Mr. Michael
- Step 4 - Go to the Google Classroom and take notes on the explorer, using the Online Note Taking Template
- Step 5 - Use one additional site of your choosing.
- Step 6 - Search for the same explorer
- Step 7 - Go back to the Google Classroom and take notes on the explorer, using the Online Note Taking Template
- Step 8 - With this researched information, go back to the Google Classroom and create a Google Presentation Slide.
- Include the name of your explorer.
- Include 2 paragraphs summarizing what facts you have found.
- Include a picture of your explorer.
***Week 2 - conversation homework - reliable and unreliable resources conversation
week 3:
click here for the informational text - week 3 - slideshow
Mattox House Activity: Review the Reading Informational Text: Part 5 - Mattox House Prezi. You will become a museum curator and answer the question: What was the floor plan of the Mattox house in the 1930s? You need to specifically explain where the rooms in the house were, how many rooms there were, and how the family used each room. Use the Social Studies Method to lead you to your conclusion.
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