Unit: "Chew on This" by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
Unit Description
Lessons
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Intro. to Non-fiction
Resources: 5 Students will be able to describe what makes a non-fiction text. |
1,740
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Text Features
Resources: 3 Students will be able to identify text features in non-fiction texts and be able to describe how they inform the reader. |
2,948
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Asking Questions Before Reading KWL I
Resources: 2 Students will be able to ask questions about the text, list what the know about the topic before they start reading and state why this is important. |
1,052
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Supporting Answers to Questions KWL II
Resources: 3 Students will be able to answer their questions about a text and provide evidence for those answers. |
1,025
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Distinguish Fact vs. Opinion.
Resources: 8 Students will be able to identify and note the differences between a fact statement and an opinion statement. |
5,774
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Identify Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Resources: 5 Students will be able to identify the cause and effect relationships described in non-fiction texts |
4,290
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Author's Purpose - To Inform
Resources: 4 Students will be able to describe the author's purpose based on evidence in the text. |
1,800
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Interpret Information in Graphic Representations
Resources: 5 Students will be able to to build and interpret information in graphic representations of data. |
4,336
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Locate Specific Information from Text
Resources: 4 Students will be able to locate specific information within a given text using the index, table of contents for reading topic and/or conclusion sentences. |
2,327
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Following and Interpreting Multi-step Directional Texts
Resources: 2 Students will be able to follow, interpret, and build multi-step directional texts. |
4,078
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Main Idea
Resources: 2 Students will be able to analyze details in the text to synthesize a main idea for a paragraph, chapter, or book. |
992
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Asking Questions Before Reading II
Resources: 1 Students will be able to ask questions about the text, list what they know about the topic before they start reading and state why this is important. |
601
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Supporting Answers with Evidence II
Resources: 2 Students will be able to answer their questions about a text and provide evidence for those answers. |
758
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Author's Purpose II
Resources: 3 Students will be able to articulate the author's purpose in a non-fiction text and provide evidence for why the author is writing the text. |
921
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Presentation Project
Students will be able to design an anti-fast food campaign/presentation for other students in the school. They will use information and reading strategies learned from the "Chew On This" unit. |
708
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Unit Resources
| No resources at this time. |
