Rain Forest Module 2A Unit 1 Lesson 1
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Rain Forest Module 2A Unit 1 Lesson 1
Building Background Knowledge:Examining the Unique Living Things of the Rainforests and the Scientists
Who Study Them
Based upon lessons created by Expeditionary Learning
Stephen J. O’Connor
• I can listen effectively to my partner when sharing.
• I can record what I notice and wonder about during a Gallery Walk.
• I can compare and contrast texts and images about rainforests.
• I can describe in writing a unique living thing from the rainforest.
• I can explain how scientists communicate their research about the rainforest.
• I can explain the general purpose of an informational text.
Learning Targets
• I can listen effectively to my partner when sharing.
Learning Targets
Independently brainstorm what you
know about rain forests and record
what you know in your KWL chart.
Share with a partner what you
know already.
Focus of Module• You are going to become researchers and
scientists in order to learn more about the unique life that exists in the rainforests.
• You also will be building your skills as readers and writers. As you study the rainforest, you also will be learning even more about how to read informational text and write effectively to communicate with others.
As a group brainstorm what you
want to know about rain forests
and record what you know in your
KWL chart.
Begin a new page in their journals
titled: Notices and Wonders—
Scientific Research in Rainforests
• I can record what I notice and wonder about during a Gallery Walk.
• I can compare and contrast texts and images about rainforests.
Learning Targets
The culture and customs of the Muruts are uniquely distinguishable from other groups in Sabah. They too use blowpipe for hunting and attacking enemies.The Murut men in the past liked to fight fearlessness to prove he is more courageous than others. Before marriage the men must go to the war, with at least one trophy to bring back to show he is ready to look after his own family. The trophy is none other than the head of their enemy.
According to the Murut culture values, one must respects another and always unite with family and relatives. As in marriage, the bride family may ask the bridegroom for 20 big jars, 20 small jars, 10 water buffaloes and RM10,000.00 or more in cash as gift.
In a funeral, the family must wait for at least seven days before they bury their loved one. Sometimes, funeral day could reach two weeks or even one month so that relatives and friends from afar can come to pay last respect. Those days, the Muruts used big jar as coffin.
• I can explain how scientists communicate their research about the rainforest.
• I can explain the general purpose of an informational text.
Learning Targets
Pretend you are a scientific team
working in the rainforest. Talk with
your partner about how you would
explain, or describe, what you are
doing or seeing to someone who
wasn’t there.
Write a brief paragraph in their
journal describing what they are
doing or seeing in the photograph.
• I can explain the general purpose of an informational text.
Learning Targets
Informational Texts
• I can listen effectively to my partner when sharing.
• I can record what I notice and wonder about during a Gallery Walk.
• I can compare and contrast texts and images about rainforests.
• I can describe in writing a unique living thing from the rainforest.
• I can explain how scientists communicate their research about the rainforest.
• I can explain the general purpose of an informational text.
Learning Targets
What are you most excited about learning about the
rainforest and why?
You will not only be learning about the
rainforest. You will also be learning about
how scientists research and communicate
your findings. At the end of the module,
you will get to be scientists and
communicate what you have learned to
others.
• Words and phrases that show the characters’ actions, thoughts, and feelings
• Words and phrases to clearly identify the setting
• Words/phrases from the UDHR your group is focusing on
• Words and phrases that make clear transitions between events and scenes
Rehearse your Readers Theater Scripts
• Consider the feedback they received
• Determine as a group what they will change about their performance based on the feedback
• Practice reading through their scripts