May 22nd, 2025 - LESSON 7- KWL- Ants

  • May 22nd, 2025 - LESSON 7- KWL- Ants

    Specific Expectations

    • identify the topic, the audience, the purpose for writing, and the requirements of the particular writing form;
    • use pre-writing strategies to generate ideas for writing (e.g., brainstorming; constructing mind maps and semantic webs);
    • use appropriate strategies for gathering supporting ideas and information from print and electronic sources 
    • use appropriate strategies to organize ideas and information for writing 
    • write complete and correct sentences
    • explain the purpose and uses of information paragraphs (e.g., to outline safety procedures; to describe the requirements of a job; to give information about new equipment; to report on own progress);
    • construct clear, complete information paragraphs, some with graphic elements, for a variety of purposes, using the correct paragraph structure
    • demonstrate an understanding that writing is a process that involves a range of thinking and composing skills
    • demonstrate an understanding that their subject, audience, and purpose for writing influence their choices of form, tone, and level of language

    Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to


    • Define new words using context clues.
    • Use the KWL pre-reading strategy to aid in the understanding of an informational text.
    • Write an informational text on a topic of your choosing
    • Choose the most relevant details from a teacher-selected video to include in the informational text.
    • Discuss your writing process with your teacher.

    • During this lesson, you will be using the KWL chart, to preview and reflect on the reading. 

      Before you begin reading, complete the K and W sections, and once you have finished reading, complete the L section. 


    • Step 4-KWL Chart Assignment

      Submit your KWL chart here. DId you find this strategy useful? Why or why not?

    • Step-5-Writing Conference Assignment

      Instructions: Choose one of the videos below, that provides details about an animal. Use the video as a source for creating a short 2-paragraph information text about your chosen animal. 

      While working on this assignment, you will have a conference with your teacher, to discuss your writing process. 

      Consider the following when writing your text :

      • Who is the audience for this text?
      • What is the purpose of this text?
      • What do you you want yout readers to learn from this text?
      • What details from the video are essential to presenting this information?
      • How will you divide your text into two paragaphs? What different information will be contained in each one?
      • What specific words are necessary for discussing this topic?
      • How will you use or explain these words so that the reader will understand them?







    • Step 6 - Informational Text (Assessment of Learning) Assignment
      Please, share here the link to your Google Doc with your informative text about the video we watched in class: How Sugar Affects our Brain.

      Have a good weekend!

    • Lesson 2 Exit Card (Assessment as learning) Questionnaire

      Complete this after you've finished all activities/tasks in today's lesson.