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Sharing the Planet Narrative Writing

Description: 

The central idea of this unit is: living things coexist and are interdependent.  In this unit, students will learn about how living things get what they need from the environment, how living things rely on each other, and how humans can affect their environment.  After learning about these things, students will write a narrative piece of writing about animal friendships.

Learning Targets: 
Students will know how living things get what they need from the environment
Students will know how living things rely on each other
Students will know how humans can affect their environments
Link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nM9B9TqgVq412p4juxfmPjstxo2oBqm3Y1DqKMssg-o/...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nM9B9TqgVq412p4juxfmPjstxo2oBqm3Y1DqKMssg-o/edit
Author: 
emilydelong
Content Area: 
Literacy
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Unit
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
2
Common Core Language Arts
Common Core Language Arts: 
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.3
Tags: 
Narrative Writing

How are the standards/objectives assessed?

The standards are being assessed by researching online about an animal, reading about animal habitats and writing a narrative piece of writing and posting to SeeSaw.

Student prerequisite skills and knowledge

  • How to research information using KidRex
  • Use of the graphic organizer
  • How to post to SeeSaw
  • Use of Symbaloo

How is the concept or procedure explained or demonstrated?

The concepts are explained in a variety of ways including direct face to face instruction, inquiry-based exploration as well as technology based.

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

  • Researching about animal habitats
  • Narrative writing process

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

This is a unit for 2nd grade but research with this young of students takes some management.  It is helpful to have an extra adult (or two) to help with the researching part.