Lesson Plan

Informational Text Features: Analyzing “Hawaii’s Endangered Happy Face Spider”

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Some things are better the second time around. Scholars reread an article about Hawaii's happy face spider, answering text-dependent questions as they read. Then, they use a Venn diagram to compare the text features of interviews and articles. 

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Ask partners to develop a list of 10 facts about the happy face spider 
Classroom Considerations
  • Lesson five of 10 from the Grade 5 ELA Module 2a, Unit 1 series
  • Have all anchor charts from previous lessons on display 
  • Prepare a musical selection for the opening activity 
Pros
  • Includes an answer key
  • Offers differentiation techniques
Cons
  • None