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Build It with Words
Project Treehouse Unit | Lesson 3 of 4
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Build It with Words

Project Treehouse Unit | Lesson 3 of 4
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DISCUSS:
Which of these treehouses would you like to visit? Why?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner, or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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Look at your Choose Your Client worksheet. Read over what you
wrote. When you’re done reading, give a silent thumbs-up.
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Write your name and your client’s name on your worksheet.
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Find the sentence that begins, “I designed a treehouse for.” Finish this
sentence with your client’s name.
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Read about your client again on your Choose Your Client Worksheet.
Discuss with your partner: What are some things your client
wanted?
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Write a sentence about what your client wants.
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Write one last sentence that explains what you did to give your client
what they want.
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To start a new section, move to the next line and use your thumb to
leave a little space. Copy what you wrote about the first treehouse
part you added.
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Copy what you wrote about the second part you chose for your
client’s treehouse. Continue writing where you left off.
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It’s time to check your writing! Make sure each sentence starts with
a capital letter and ends with punctuation. Read through your writing
and make changes if you need to.
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Lesson details

Grade 2

Informative

Drafting and Editing

Students will...

Print Prep
  • write an introduction.

  • draft a paragraph.
Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-2 of this unit.
Treehouse Final Design worksheet 30 copies
Choose Your Client from previous lesson
30
Treehouse Diagram from previous lesson
30
Prep Instructions

Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

Standards

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Introduction

5 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

Lesson details

Grade 2

Informative

Drafting and Editing

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Project Treehouse Lesson 3: Build It with Words

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