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Grade: Grade 4
Subject: English Language Arts
Created by:
Hannah Poore
Lesson Length: 2 hours
Keywords/Tags: solar system, vocabulary, writing, comprehending text
Lesson Description: The goal of this lesson is to allow student's to take what they have learned from the passage and apply it to previous knowledge to help answer questions and learn new vocabulary. Through discussion questions and writing opinion pieces about information they have gained from the text, students will develop a deeper understanding of the material they have read as well as enhancing their writing skills.
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Common Core Standards Covered with This Lesson
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1b: Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4a: Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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Lesson Content: Reading
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| Instructions: Please read the following reading passage as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the passage if needed. |
Learning about the Solar System
When scientists looked at the stars long ago, they saw patterns. They did not understand everything about what they saw. So they kept looking to learn more. That is what scientists do. They ask questions and look for information to answer their questions. They are like explorers. They do not travel far the way explorers do. But they do make a kind of journey. They want to learn more. They go from what they know to what they discover.
Scientists have learned about our planet. It is very big. It is very diverse. There are places that are hot. There are places that are freezing. There are mountains and plains. There are hills and valleys. There are deep oceans. There are great rivers and waterfalls. There are rainforests. There are deserts. Those are all parts of our planet. There is much more to learn about what is here on Earth. A scientist dedicates much time to learning. The scientist works hard. The scientist helps us all find out more about our world.
Our planet is in a galaxy called the Milky Way. The sun is a big star in our part of this giant galaxy. Our galaxy holds millions of other stars. The sun is very important to our planet. The sun gives us light during the day. It gives us heat, too. Two other planets are closer to the sun than Earth: Mercury and Venus.
Scientists figured out how the Earth changes. Earth orbits the sun once each year. It travels once around the sun every 365 days. The other eight planets in our solar system also orbit around the sun. All travel in a pattern called an ellipse, which is a kind of oval. So at times Earth is farther from the sun. Scientists figured out that made it cooler on Earth then. But they also figured out that it is the tilt of the Earth’s axis, however, that has the greatest effect on temperatures.
Scientists are still learning about our galaxy. There is much to discover. Today astronauts travel into space. They are explorers. It is dangerous to travel in space, but they are dauntless. They bravely travel thousands of miles to learn.
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Task 1: Vocabulary Activity
(25 points)
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| Instructions: Please complete the following vocabulary activity by choosing the correct meaning of each word selected from the passage and use of each word correctly in a sentence.
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| Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4a, |
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Task 2: Discussion Activity
(35 points)
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| Instructions: This discussion forum will have questions for students to respond. Read the posted questions, and respond to each. Students are responsible for posting one initial and and two peer responses for each topic.
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Why is the sun important?
The author states that the sun is very important. What makes the sun so important to us? What do you think would happen if the sun disappeared?
Sent on: Feb 20, 2015 by: Hannah Poore |
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Eath's Temperature
According to the text, why does the Earth get cooler? Explain what you think causes these changes and why.
Sent on: Feb 20, 2015 by: Hannah Poore |
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Learning about our planet
The author states that scientists dedicate a lot of time to learning about our planet. Do you think it is important to learn more about our planet and solar system? Explain why or why not.
Sent on: Feb 20, 2015 by: Hannah Poore |
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| Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1b, |
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Task 3: Writing Activity
(40 points)
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Instructions:
The author states that there are many places on Earth that are different from each other. Some places are hot, while some places are cold. Some places are very wet, while others are very dry. In three to four paragraphs, compare two places on Earth that are different from each other. Explain what makes them different, and why you think they are that way. Use information you learned from the text to help support your answer. Your writing should include an introductory and conclusion paragraph.
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| Standards Covered with This Lesson Activity: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1b, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4, |
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