Using National Geographic Reader: Frogs! To Explore Topic and Detail

This unit focuses on using text features to understand non-fiction text, specifically National Geographic Reader: Frogs! by Elizabeth Carney. The students will participate in a whole group activity where a portion of text will be analyzed for its topic and details and the teacher will write a paragraph about it using shared writing. The students will then apply the skills they learned as they create a topic and detail table and write an expository paragraph.

Resource ID#: 50865 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 1

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office

Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)

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

Keywords: Text Features, Frogs, main topic, key details, National Geographic, expository paragraph, small group work

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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