Extra! Extra! Read About Mammals

In this lesson, students will learn about mammals using the book Mammals by Melissa Stewart. Through this book, the students will practice identifying and using text features to understand the text, as well as determine key details and main idea. The students will then create a newspaper article about a mammal of their choice using the main ideas, key details, and text features from Mammals.

Resource ID#: 43447 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 2

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection

Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: text features, mammals, non-fiction, newspaper, research, expository writing

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Text Resource, Formative Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Writing to Learn

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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