applications for 4-5 Common Core Language Arts Part Using Smart Sheets to teach reading Part 2 Using Smart Sheets to teach vocabulary Part 3 Using Smart Sheets to teach writing Part 4 Project-based Learning Smart Sheets W.4.. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, suppor2ng W.5.. a point of view with reasons and informa2on. Edwin Ellis, Ph.D. University of Alabama Name of a character Reader s opinion about the character Reason # Reason #2
W.4.2. Write informa2ve/explanatory texts to examine a topic W.5.2. and convey ideas and informa2on clearly. The PLANS wrijng strategy Preview Preview the PATH Preview words to use List ideas Assign order Note sentences Search for errors & correct The P LANS wri2ng strategy The P LANS wri2ng strategy Preview Preview the PATH Purpose get people to protect eagles Audience kids my age Topic eagle problems Hook baby eagles Preview Preview the PATH Preview words to use What would be some good words to use when I write about? nest majestic in danger fly National Bird DDT white heads baby eagles 2
The P L ANS wri2ng strategy List on a think- sheet PLANS Writer lists topic and Is about statement Eagles in danger Baby What they eat PLANS Writer lists main idea to be discussed Eagles in danger Baby PLANS What they eat Writer lists about each main idea Eagles in danger Baby What they eat eggs to hatch heads, not white Mostly eat fish & Eagles in danger Baby PLANS What they eat Mostly eat fish & eggs to hatch Writer notes a So what? statement heads, not white 3
3 Eagles in danger Baby 2 What they eat 3 Eagles in danger Baby 2 What they eat eggs to hatch Mostly PLANS eat fish & Assign order crops to PLAN kill bugs 2 eggs to hatch Mostly eat fish & heads, not white Writer assigns numbers to indicate order Assign order Writer orders gets into into them desired sequence 4 3 heads, not white 3 Eagles in danger Baby 2 What they eat 2 3 4 2 eggs to hatch 4 3 heads, not white 2 3 Mostly eat fish & You probably know that the Bald Eagle is our najonal bird, and you have seen it on U.S. symbols and money. There are many interesjng things about. don t have many babies. They usually lay only 2 or 3 eggs at a Jme. The eggs are white with blue spots. It takes about 6-8 weeks for them to hatch. Baby have brown heads when they hatch. If the baby falls out of the. Although they may seem mighty, are actually poor hunters. They get a lot of their food by stealing from other birds. They eat fish and. Not many people know that our NaJonal Bird is actually a thief! are in danger. Farmer put a chemical called DDT on their crops to kill insects. Fish eat the dead bugs when they wash into the water. When eat the fish, the DDT gets in them too. The DDT causes the egg shells to be too thin so they break easily. Baby cannot hatch from the few eggs they lay. So the next Jme you see a picture of a Bald Eagle, remember that it is a thief in danger! W.4.3. Write narra2ves to develop real or imagined W.5.3. experiences or events using effec2ve technique, descrip2ve, and clear event sequences. 4
How Snakes Smell Their Prey A special organ allows the snake to find prey Explaining steps Flicks out its tongue as it slithers about, moving its head in different directions. Tongue collects different scents by picking up particles from the air or ground. Tongue carries particles to Jacobson s organ. Jacobson s organ allows snake to locate prey Jacobson s organ, NOT its eyes, locates the prey Explaining steps Snakes have a special organ that allows them to find prey. First, it flicks out its tongue as it slithers about, moving its head in different directions. The tongue collects different scents by picking up particles from the air or ground. Next, its tongue carries particles to Jacobson s organ. Then the organ figures out exactly where the prey is. In conclusion, Jacobson s organ, NOT its eyes, locates the prey. 5
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