Science/Literacy Learning Week Example



Science/Literacy Learning Week Example

Topic: Ecosystem

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

Vocabulary: climate, food web, animals, vegetation, balance, ecology

What will students read? Chapter from science book

How will students develop vocabulary? Make their own glossary

What will students write? Daily learning journal; essay about ecosystem

How will I assess? Glossary; explanation of ecosystem in report.

|Preview |Model and GUIDE |GUIDE and go farther |ASSESS and Clarify |Fix |

|Model | | | |Go Deeper |

|Interest | | | |Finish well |

|T: Preview, what is an ecosystem? |T: Read one paragraph, ask students to|T: model how to ORGANIZE-- |S: SUMMARIZE |S: Exceed students make ecosystem book|

|List current answers. |identify more key facts. |Chart parts of the ecosystem. |Answer the question—What is an |with illustrations and glossary and |

|Read aloud and students identify key | | |ecosystem? Write a summary about |diagrams—what is an ecosystem |

|facts. |S: Read more and add facts to list. |S: Make chart ecosystems—in group—each|ecosystem—include words from glossary.|(expanded). |

|Ask the BIG question. |Add words to glossary. |group a different ecosystem. Use book|Include in your writing: | |

| | |to get facts. |1. What is it? |For students needing added guidance: |

|S: Start glossary—write and draw | |Add words to glossary. |2. What is an example of one? |List facts about ecosystem from the |

|pictures to show word meaning. | | |3. What are important parts of that |reading; |

| | |Daily Learning Journal |one? |Then sort them: find answers to the |

|Daily learning journal. | | |4. Why is balance important to an |four Thursday questions. List the |

| |Daily Learning Journal | |ecosystem? |answers. |

| | | |T: Clarify. | |

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