Teaching

Big Picture 5: Informed Decisions, Part 2

Check out author, Lisa Wheeler’s website. Check out illustrator, Zachariah Ohora’s website.

As promised, here is part 2 of The Pet Project. If you’re looking for some resources for writing poetry for ELLs, check out this post from ¡Colorín colorado!

Standards

  • CCSS SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • CCSS SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • CCSS RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
  • CCSS RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • CCSS RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
  • CCSS RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
  • WIDA ELD-1 English language learners communicate for Social and Instructional purposes within the school setting.
  • WIDA ELD-2 English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Language Arts

Vocabulary

  • controlled environment
  • unresolved
  • inconclusive
  • conclusion
  • investigation

Teach Sheet

Here is your FREE worksheet for The Pet Project (part 2).

Comments

Have you used this resource or read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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