Whale of a Tale, A

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Whale of a Tale, A

Description:

In this lesson, students will research and gather facts about whales and use this information to create a narrative (story) with interesting and realistic elaborations.

Education Levels:

3, 4, 5

Subject:

Writing (composition)

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Beacon Learning Center

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Keywords:

A Very Hungry Caterpillar, Whales, Creative writing, Carle, Eric, Narrative writing

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Beacon Learning Center

Contributor:

Kelly Allen

Is Part Of:

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/lessons/LA.asp

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student prepares for writing by recording thoughts, focusing on a central idea, grouping related ideas, and identifying the purpose for writing.

1. uses a variety of strategies to prepare for writing (for example, brainstorming, making lists, mapping ideas, grouping related ideas, keeping a notebook of ideas, observing surroundings, answering questions posed by others)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand A: Reading

Standard 2: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.

The student selects and uses a variety of appropriate reference materials, including multiple representations of information, such as maps, charts, and photos, to gather information for research projects.

1. uses a variety of reference materials to gather information, including multiple representations of information for a research project (for example, maps, charts, photos)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student drafts and revises writing in cursive that

focuses on the topic;
has a logical organizational pattern, including a beginning, middle, conclusion, and transitional devices;
has ample development of supporting ideas;
demonstrates a sense of completeness or wholeness;
demonstrates a command of language including precision in word choice;
generally has correct subject/verb agreement;
generally has correct verb and noun forms;
with few exceptions, has sentences that are complete, except when fragments are used purposefully;
uses a variety of sentence structures;
and generally follows the conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

4. uses supporting ideas, details, and facts from a variety of sources to develop and elaborate the topic

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct use of punctuation, including commas in series, dates, and addresses, and beginning and ending quotation marks;
correct capitalization of proper nouns;
correct paragraph indentation;
correct usage of subject/verb agreement, verb and noun forms, and sentence structure;
and correct formatting according to instruction.

7. uses creative writing strategies appropriate to the format (for example, using appropriate voice; using descriptive language to clarify ideas and create vivid images; using elements of style, such as appropriate tone)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 2: The student writes to communicate ideas and information effectively.

The student creates narratives in which ideas, details, and events are in logical order and are relevant to the story line.

4. chooses specific detail and precise word choice to support the story line

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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