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Lesson 9 - Reading Informational Text: Different Kinds of Seed Dispersal

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teaches Common Core State Standards RI.2.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/2/1
teaches Common Core State Standards RI.2.3 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/2/3
teaches Common Core State Standards SL.2.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/2/1
teaches Common Core State Standards W.2.7 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/2/7
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Daily Learning Targets

  • I can answer questions about the different kinds of seed dispersal in the text From Seed to Plant.
  • I can document my predictions and observations about the different kinds of seed dispersal after participating in a seed dispersal challenge. 

Ongoing Assessment

  • During the research read-aloud in Work Time A, continue to use the Reading Informational Text Checklist to track students’ progress (see Assessment Overview and Resources).
  • After Work Time B, collect students’ Plants and Pollinators Research Notebook, Part I to review page 8 and measure progress.

Purpose of Lesson

  • In this lesson, students continue to build knowledge about how plants grow and survive by learning about the different kinds of seed dispersal. Students engage in a read-aloud of a portion of the text From Seed to Plant and collect information about the different kinds of seed dispersal.

In Advance

  • Strategically pair students for Work Time B, with at least one strong reader per pair.
  • Pre-distribute Materials for Work Time B at student workspaces.
  • Post: Learning targets and applicable anchor charts.

Vocabulary

  • Lesson-specific: seed dispersal, prediction, observations
  • Text-specific: base

Materials

  • Plants and Pollinators Word Wall (begun in Lesson 3)
  • Word ball (from Lesson 8; one; used by students during the Volley for Vocabulary protocol in the Opening)
  • Unit 1 Guiding Question Anchor Chart (begun in Lesson 3; added to the during the Closing)
  • From Seed to Plant (from Lesson 3; one to display; for teacher read-aloud)
  • Seed Dispersal Anchor Chart (new; co-created with students during Work Time A)
  • Seed Dispersal Anchor Chart (example, for teacher reference)
  • Reading Informational Text Checklist (for teacher reference)
  • Seed Frayer Model Anchor Chart (begun in Lesson 2; added to during Work Time A)
  • Seed Frayer Model Anchor Chart (begun in Lesson 2; example, for teacher reference)
  • Language Dive Guide II: From Seed to Plant (optional; for ELLs; for teacher reference)
    • Questions We Can Ask during a Language Dive Anchor Chart (begun in Lesson 8)
    • Language Dive Chunk Chart II: From Seed to Plant (optional; for ELLs; for teacher reference)
    • Language Dive Sentence Strip Chunks II: From Seed to Plant (optional; for ELLs; one to display)
    • Language Dive Note-catcher II: From Seed to Plant (optional; for ELLs; one per student and one to display)
  • Plants and Pollinators Research Notebooks, Part 1 (begun in Lesson 2; page 9; one per student and one to display)
  • Images of seeds (one set per small group)
  • Plants and Pollinators Research Notebooks, Part I (from Lesson 2; example, for teacher reference)
  • Pencil (one per student)
  • “Plants and Their Seeds” (video; play 0:00–4:36)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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