M2U1Lesson 5

M2U1Lesson 5

Open Ended

After reading sections from The Most Beautiful Roof in the World and "Rainforests and Why They Are Important," what have you learned about the rainforest? Start your answer with:

I have learned that....

What are we doing today?

What is the text structure of pages 11-12 of The Most Beautiful Roof in the World?

Pick 1 structure from this slide and choose your best answer.

Page 12 of The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

Multiple Choice

What is the text structure of pages 11-12 of The Most Beautiful Roof in the World?

• proposition and support

• cause and effect

• comparison

• description

What is the text structure of "Rainforests and Why They Are Important?"

Pick 1 structure from this slide and choose your best answer.

Multiple Choice

What is the text structure of "Rainforests and Why They Are Important?"

• proposition and support

• cause and effect

• comparison

• description

Open Ended

What are the purposes of each text?

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

and

"Rainforests and Why They Are Important"

Go to Google Classroom and find the M2U1Lesson 5 Workbook Pages to complete this page. Watch the video on the next slide to help you do this.

"Rainforests and Why They Are Important"

Biological diversity

Tropical rainforests are thought to contain around 50% of all the Earth’s species of plants and animals, though they cover only about 6% of the land surface. (8,000 years ago, they covered about double the current area.) Rainforests are a priceless and economically vital source of food and medicine, wood and water, building and craft materials and much, much more.

"Rainforests and Why They Are Important"

Cultural diversity

In rainforests, biological and cultural diversity often mirror one another. For example, hundreds of different languages are spoken in ‘biological hotspots’ like New Guinea and the Amazon Basin. It should not be surprising that the people who understand rainforests best are those whose cultures were shaped by them, the indigenous peoples of the tropical rainforests.

"Rainforests and Why They Are Important"

Cultural diversity

Rainforest destruction is being driven by an economic world view which originated externally in Western capitalist cultures. Unfortunately, ecosystem destruction has gathered pace over the last 200 years, with the advent of ‘consumer culture’ and breath-taking population growth.

"Rainforests and Why They Are Important"

Climate stability

Rainforests also play a vital role in the planet’s water and carbon cycles and in regulating climate. Yet today, rainforest destruction releases more CO2 than all the world’s cars, planes and ships put together. Earth systems scientists like James Lovelock believe that rainforest conservation is vital to stabilizing CO2 emissions and combating dangerous climate change.

Find this page in Google Classroom called the M2U1Lesson 5b workbook pages. Reread both the texts on the previous slides and then fill out the research graphic organizer with research you found. Watch the video on the next slide to see how.

Open Ended

Exit Ticket:

When I read or see that ______________, it makes me think that scientists study the rainforest because __________________.

Poll

I can compare the overall structure of two texts about the rainforest.

Poll

I can make inferences about a text and cite evidence from the texts to support my inferences, locating answers quickly and efficiently.