Animal+Writing+Task+Plan

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 * Writing Task user:bfogus user:rroeuser:kthompson26 **

__ The text connected to the writing task: __ (title, author, publisher, year, web info if applicable) [|Meet Baby Animals] by Seymour Simon, Random House, 1980

__ Brief description of the text: __ This book introduces the reader to many different baby animals. It is an informational book and describes various baby animals. The animals included in this book are mostly animals and are from all over the world. Most of these animals are commonly known.

__ Brief description of the writing task: __ Teacher reads book. - Each child chooses a baby animal from the story and each has to write 5 clues that describe the animals that they chose. Get in small groups to read hints, then each member guesses. Example: The child choose a baby zebra, his/her hints could be: My animal has black and white stripes, my animal has hooves as feet, etc.

__ Selected vocabulary and sentence frames: __ Hints in bullet point form - format of hint (not giving away the animal) example: my animal is described like this... - Units of measurment (months, pounds etc). example: my animal weighs 500 pounds at 8 months. - Types of animal groups. example: mammals, insects, etc

__ Applicable writing skills/strategies: __ Bullets, forming a sentence Hints - Using text as a model. - Recalling details - Summarizing in your own words.

__ Elements to pre-teach: __ - Necessary vocabulary (verbs, nouns etc) - Background information - Description/instructions of activity - Formats of hints

(Include how you will support students in a) generating ideas, b) learning/using necessary language, c) planning, revising, and editing the text. Also describe how you will assess the task and give feedback.) - Ask class for descriptions of an animal - Introduce book and activity to class, remind them to be listening for favorite animal. - Pre-teach (pictures, gestures, etc to help learn vocabulary) - Suggest they write any notes if they want. - Read the story using gestures and pictures etc etc - have them write or draw on a piece of paper for ideas - Give students each a large notecard - Then have them write their clues on the notecard - Turn, pair, share and discuss ways that they can revise their clues/hints - Have students take suggestions for their notecard clues in order to receive feedback. - Have student write a sentence for personal connection e.g. My animal reminds me of my dog because he makes the same noise when he is sleeping. - Form groups - Edit and re-share in small groups.
 * Step-by-step outline of how to carry out the writing task: **

To assess we will collect all processes of the activity, look at what strengths they showed, what they can improve, and what 2-3 things they need to work on to describe these things.