Exploring Habitats

Lesson 15
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ELA

Unit 2

2nd Grade

Lesson 15 of 25

Objective


Explain how the author uses various text features to teach us about a water habitat by reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Water Habitats by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian  — entire text

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How did the author use various text features to teach us about a water habitat? Provide two details that support your answer.

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Key Questions


  • How does this photograph/illustration help you better understand or learn more about the topic? Why might the author have included it?

  • Read this paragraph fluently. How does reading fluently help you better understand the content?

Vocabulary


Review all vocabulary from the previous lessons.

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.2.1 — Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
  • RI.2.2 — Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
  • RI.2.5 — Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
  • RF.2.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • RF.2.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.f
RI.2.7
RI.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
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