Building Background Knowledge: Animal Defenses and the Research Process
Description
Students begin by building background knowledge on animal defense mechanisms using an Animal Defenses research journal to record notes and synthesize new information. Listening closely and close reading of informational texts about animal defense mechanisms will prepare students for the mid-unit assessment in which they examine visuals in the text and read about caterpillars’ defense mechanisms.
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- Authors:
- Christina Wilsdon,
- Lea Winerman,
- Marilyn Singer
