Creature Feature (Intermediate Grades)

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Creature Feature (Intermediate Grades)

Description:

In this lesson, student pairs complete their own creature and habitat designs on construction paper. They will also write a four paragraph narrative as the final step.

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:

Animals, Habitats, Creative writing, Ecosystems

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Beacon Learning Center

Contributor:

Jeanne Barber-Morris

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 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.

7. generally follows the conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate at fifth-grade or higher level [see benchmark LA.B.1.2.3 for specifics]

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.

6. evaluates own and other's writing (for example, identifying the best features of a piece of writing, determining how own writing achieves its purpose, asking for feedback, responding to classmate's writing)

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 work together to support the story line

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.

1. uses strategies to create an effective central theme or focus (suspense, humor, creativity or fantasy)

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.

8. revises draft to further develop a piece of writing by adding, deleting, and rearranging ideas and details

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.

2. uses an organizational pattern appropriate to purpose and audience (including but not limited to topic sentences, supporting sentences, and sequence; develops new ideas in separate paragraphs; concludes with effectiveness)

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.

5. creates a logical organizational pattern (including an effective beginning, middle, end, and transitions) appropriate to narrative writing

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.

8. uses a variety of sentence structures to reinforce the story

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 uses electronic technology, including word-processing software and electronic encyclopedias, to create, revise, retrieve, and verify information.

1. uses electronic technology (including but not limited to word-processing software, electronic encyclopedias) to create, revise, retrieve, and verify information

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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