- Unit 5
- Level 1
- 5 days
- N/A
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Standards Addressed:
- L.3.1
- L.3.2
- L.3.3
- L.3.4
- RF.3.3
- RF.3.4
- RI.3.1
- RI.3.2
- RI.3.3
- RI.3.4
- RI.3.7
- RI.3.8
- SL.3.1
- SL.3.2
- SL.3.6
- W.3.2
Lesson Materials/Resources
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During Teaching
- Students read the entire main selection text independently.
- Teacher reads the main selection text aloud with students following along. (Depending on how complex the text is and the amount of support needed by students, the teacher may choose to reverse the order of steps 1 and 2.)
- Students and teacher re-read the text while stopping to respond to and discuss the questions and returning to the text. A variety of methods can be used to structure the reading and discussion (e.g., whole class discussion, think-pair-share, independent written response, group work, etc.)
Assessment/CFU
Culminating Task
Re-Read, Think, Discuss, Write
Use details from the story to complete a flow map/chart sequencing the life of an emperor penguin chick from the time the egg is laid to the time it becomes a junior penguin. Be sure not to leave out any major events, and use transition words between ideas.
Use the information in the flow map to write a detailed paragraph about the life of a penguin. Your paragraph must include at least 5 details from the story.
Answer: The life an emperor penguin chick begins from the moment the egg is laid during the cold winter months. At first, the father penguin protects the egg from the cold, in a pouch called a brood from the cold and fierce Antarctica weather. As the penguin grows and grows, the mother leaves the father and egg to go in search of food. Meanwhile, the father penguins keep the eggs in a huddle and shuffles back and forth to keep the eggs alive and to make sure that it doesn’t roll away. After about three days, the penguin chicks begin to peck and crack open the eggs. Next, The penguin chick awaits the mom penguin to secure food and nourishment. After weeks of receiving food and care from their mother, the penguin chick is kept warm by the parent’s preening. As the chicks get older, they start to form small groups with other penguin chicks and learn how to keep themselves safe and warm. Penguin chicks turn into junior penguins and learn how to swim, retrieve food and take care of himself. Finally, in about five years the young penguin will find a mate, take care of his own egg and wait for the chick to hatch.
Opening/Warmup/Connecting Prior Knowledge
Before Teaching
- Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description for teachers, about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task.
- Big Ideas and Key Understandings
- An animal’s habitat determines its physical characteristics and behaviors.
- Synopsis
- In this nonfiction selection, an Emperor penguin lays an egg in the bitter cold of Antarctica. The penguin parents battle the harsh environment to protect the egg and nurture the chick to maturity.
- Read entire main selection text, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings.
- Re-read the main selection text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Vocabulary.
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