ELA Unit: Animal Adaptation in Literary Genres
Unit Plan
About 2 hr 50 min3 lessonsGrades3English Language Arts
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About this unit
In this unit, students read examples of fiction, nonfiction, and biography related to animal adaptation and the climate, and compare the text features of the different genres. Students learn about the importance of climate to animals, and how scientists, activists, and kids can help.
Lessons in this unit
- 1ELA Lesson: Animal Adaptation in FictionStudents explore animal adaptation and literary genres through a silly book of fiction, then write their own stories.Inquire: Students make predictions about a...Lesson Plan · 1 hr · Grades 3
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- 2ELA Lesson: Animal Adaptation in NonfictionStudents read nonfiction texts about animals and climate and then compare them with a fiction book on the same topic.Inquire: As a class, students listen to a n...Lesson Plan · 55 min · Grades 3
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- 3ELA Lesson: Animal Adaptation in BiographyStudents learn about Jane Goodall, research other environmental leaders, and identify ways to make a difference.Inquire: Students identify characteristics of bi...Lesson Plan · 55 min · Grades 3
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