As the saying goes, you are what you eat. A useful set of lesson plans encourage young readers to take a second look at their eating habits. Pre- and post-reading questions bring in reflective writing and discussion while extension activities promote further research on key topics in the text.

Concepts

informational texts, omnivores, diet

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge writers to use all of the key vocabulary words in a one-paragraph review of the book
• Keep food journals while reading

Classroom Considerations

• Designed for use with grades six through eight
  

Pros

• Brings in additional texts to encourage critical thinking and text-to-text connections
• Lists page numbers that apply to specific tasks

Cons

• Provides a generic Common Core alignment rather than providing the specific standards that align to each component of the lesson

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.4 RL.7.5 RL.7.6 W.7.2.a W.7.3.a W.7.4 W.7.7 W.7.8 W.7.9.a L.7.1.a L.7.2.a