Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using <i>Diary of a Worm</i>
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- Sep 4 2010 9:54 AM
second and third grade ELA matches // Teresa Tindill
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- Sep 2 2010 10:10 PM
Wendy Marsters
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Mary Kay Monson
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This lesson is unique in that it address Concepts of Print and Interactive Writing.
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- Original Source:ReadWriteThink
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Description
Students often believe that fiction writers make everything up, seldom realizing how research worms its way into entertaining writing. In this lesson, students read Diary of a Worm to find out how fact merges with fiction.
Learning Registry Activity
Bookmarks
Topics and Grades
Grade: TK/K to 2
Topics: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Science, Life Sciences
Standards
Matched Standards
ELA.1.R.CAP.1.2 Identify the title and author of a reading selection.
ELA.1.W.OF.1.1 Select a focus when writing.
ELA.2.R.CAGLAT.2.5 Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas.
ELA.3.R.CAGLAT.2.3 Demonstrate comprehension by identifying answers in the text.
ELA.K.R.CAGLAT.2.2 Use pictures and context to make predictions about story content.
ELA.K.R.CAP.1.1 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
ELA.K.R.NAGLAT.3.1 Distinguish fantasy from realistic text.
Resource Pedagogy
Resource Type/Classification:
- Teacher Materials
Tool for: Administrators, Teachers, Parents
Instructional Strategy
Grouping: Large Group Instruction
Teaching Method: Cooperative Learning; Discussions; Hands-on Learning