Lesson from: Disaster Strikes – Save Lives With Informative Writing

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Your students will be real-life heroes as they help others prevent total devastation from a pending natural disaster. Based on the information they read and gather from an insider interview, students will write a blog post to help a neighbouring community be better prepared and avoid destruction from a pending natural disaster. The more informative their blog is the more lives they will save! Target Audience ELA/RLA or Science, Grades 6-8 Lesson Outline: 1. Introduce the mission. 2. Share what we already know about volcanoes. 3. Read a text to gather background information. 4. Interview a survivor of the event or a leading scientist, and take notes of key ideas. 5. Write a draft of the blog post and get editor's feedback 6. Revise and submit blog post to find out how many lives they can save 7. Celebrate & Reflect To Generate this Lesson: -Select a natural hazard your students are interested in. -Enter the corresponding grade level. Pro Tip: -Use the moderator function to manage when your students receive their feedback. -Get input on the natural hazard students want to experience to maximize engagement. -Allow students to work in pairs. -Generate this lesson multiple times to learn about other natural hazards. Standards Covered: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2b: Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2d: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.5:With some guidance and support from adults, use the writing process to plan, revise, edit, and rewrite, focusing on strengthening writing as needed. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.4:Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2b: Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2d: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4:Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.4:Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2b: Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2d: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.4:Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.5:With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. TEKS 6.2.B Use context such as definition, analogy, and examples to clarify the meaning of words; TEKS 6.5.G Evaluate details read to determine key ideas; TEKS 6.6.B Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres; TEKS 6.6.C Use text evidence to support an appropriate response TEKS 6.6.I Reflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented. TEKS 6.7.A Infer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence TEKS 6.11.B Compose informational texts, including multi-paragraph essays that convey information about a topic, using a clear controlling idea or thesis statement and genre characteristics and craft; TEKS 6.12.D Identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources TEKS 7.2.B Use context such as definition, analogy, and examples to clarify the meaning of words; TEKS 7.5.C Evaluate details read to determine key ideas; TEKS 7.6.B Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres; TEKS 7.6.C Use text evidence to support an appropriate response TEKS 7.6.I Reflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented. TEKS 7.7.A Infer multiple themes within and across texts using text evidence TEKS 7.11.B Compose informational texts, including multi-paragraph essays that convey information about a topic, using a clear controlling idea or thesis statement and genre characteristics and craft; TEKS 7.12.D Identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources TEKS 8.2.B Use context such as definition, analogy, and examples to clarify the meaning of words; TEKS 8.5.C Evaluate details read to determine key ideas; TEKS 8.6.B Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres; TEKS 8.6.C Use text evidence to support an appropriate response TEKS 8.6.I Reflect on and adjust responses as new evidence is presented. TEKS 8.11.B Compose informational texts, including multi-paragraph essays that convey information about a topic, using a clear controlling idea or thesis statement and genre characteristics and craft; TEKS 8.12.D Identify and gather relevant information from a variety of sources Tags: Informative Writing, Nonfiction text, Natural Hazards, Article, Summarize, Main Idea, Supporting Details, Argumentation, Word Choice, Technical Vocabulary, Audience, Earthquake, Tsunami, Sand Storm, Hurricane, Tornado, Flash Flood, Landslide, Blizzard, Wild Fire, Volcanic Eruption