Monday, September 27, 2021

Monday, September 27, 2021

ELA 7

Poll

How was your weekend?

• Fun!

• Boring

• Just ok

• Glad it's over

​Warm-UP: Read this passage below(5 min read)

​To a small child, the ocean and the pond seem very much the same. However, there are important differences to point out. To begin with, a pond is a very small body of water. The ocean covers more than half of the earth’s surface. Ponds are very shallow, but the ocean is several thousand miles deep in most places. Some green pond plants are rooted in mud on the floor of the pond. Because of the ocean’s depth, the sunlight can’t reach the ocean’s floor, hence no green plants grow there. Ponds contain fresh water, which means there is no salt content. The ocean, though, is the largest body of salt water on earth. While they are both bodies of water, there are clearly major differences between the ocean and a pond.

Open Ended

What is the purpose for reading the passage? Use R.A.C.E for your short answer response.

To a small child, the ocean and the pond seem very much the same. However, there are important differences to point out. To begin with, a pond is a very small body of water. The ocean covers more than half of the earth’s surface. Ponds are very shallow, but the ocean is several thousand miles deep in most places. Some green pond plants are rooted in mud on the floor of the pond. Because of the ocean’s depth, the sunlight can’t reach the ocean’s floor, hence no green plants grow there. Ponds contain fresh water, which means there is no salt content. The ocean, though, is the largest body of salt water on earth. While they are both bodies of water, there are clearly major differences between the ocean and a pond.

Objective: ​SWBAT analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purpose

ELPS: SWBAT​ write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and content based grade-level vocabulary

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​Closing Product: SWBAT answer two open ended questions over "The stories behind 'Toy Story's' beloved characters" using the R.A.C.E strategy

​How can we recognize when we are reading an informational article?

​What are text features?

• Features that help ​the reader easily navigate the text

• ​Text features provide more information to help readers comprehend the text

​Let's highlight the features on this page

​You try!

​On the next slide, examine the article for text features and jot down any text features you notice inside your dedicated reading notebook

​(5 min)

Open Ended

What is one thing you learn from one of the text features?

​Read: "The stories behind 'Toy Story's beloved characters"

​During reading, we will

• ​Highlight text features

• ​Annotate for ideas that connect back to title

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​15 mins

Multiple Choice

What should the sub-heading for paragraphs 3 and 4 be titled?

• "How Slinky Dog got his name"

• "Slinky Dog"

• "Who invented Slinky Dog"

• "Slinky Dog has a cousin"

Open Ended

Why is the answer "Slinky Dog"?

Head over to Canvas ​

​Closing Product: Google Forms