Water Around the World
-Why are the world's freshwater sources threatened?
-Due to rainfall, freshwater is not distributed equally around the world. How do people persuade others to take action to contribute to a better world?
-Due to rainfall, freshwater is not distributed equally around the world. How do people persuade others to take action to contribute to a better world?
Research Reading
"The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to water around the world. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it."
The focus this quarter is on books about water, places around the world, and how everyone can work to contribute to a better world. Find examples here:
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For Research Reading homework, student records:
Date:
Title:
Author:
Pages Read:
Then chooses a prompt to answer using our RACE strategy:
The focus this quarter is on books about water, places around the world, and how everyone can work to contribute to a better world. Find examples here:
Module 4 Recommended Texts
Download File
For Research Reading homework, student records:
Date:
Title:
Author:
Pages Read:
Then chooses a prompt to answer using our RACE strategy:
- What is the main idea of the text? What are some of the key details, and how do they support the main idea?
- What do the illustrations (photographs, maps) tell you? How do they help you understand the words?
- What questions do you have now after reading? What would you like to learn more about? Why?
- What does the text tell you about the importance of water?
- What are the most important facts you learned from reading?
- What is the most interesting fact you learned? Why?
- How does what you read today connect to something you have learned in lessons?
- Choose one new word from your reading today and analyze it on a vocabulary square.