Follow the Signs

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DISCUSS:
Why do you think these signs are helpful for hikers?
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Try using these transition phrases to make a sentence with this fact.
You can try more than one.
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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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Get your Explorer Notes worksheet. Fold your worksheet so that the
place you circled is face up. Read your notes quietly to yourself.
When you’re done, show a silent thumbs up.
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Write your topic sentence starting at the arrow. You can use Lucy’s
topic sentence, or come up with your own.
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Look at the “Getting Started" section of your worksheet. Choose
one of the transition phrases to use. Put your finger on the one
you picked.
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Choose which detail you would like to write about first and put your
other finger on it. Think silently about how you could start a sentence
with your transition phrase and finish it with your detail.
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Take turns sharing your sentence out loud with your partner,
starting with your transition phrase and ending with your fact.
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Write the sentence you said to your partner. Begin writing where
you left off.
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Pick a transition phrase from the “Adding More” section of your
worksheet. Write that transition phrase to start your next sentence
and use another detail from your notes to finish the sentence.
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Write the rest of your paragraph.
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Take turns reading your paragraph out loud to your partner.
If you want, you can make changes.
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Follow the Signs
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Students will...

Print Prep
  • write a paragraph with a topic sentence.

  • develop the topic with facts, definitions and details.

  • use transition words and phrases to link ideas.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-2 of this unit.
Earth Explorers: Paragraph 2 worksheet 1 per student
Explorer Facts from previous lesson
1 per student
Explorer Notes from previous lesson
1 per student
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

20 mins

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Activity

Activity

Individually or as a class, go on a transition phrase scavenger hunt! Find an informational text in your classroom. As you read, notice when the author uses a transition phrase. Create a list of the transition phrases you find. You can use those transition phases in your writing later on!

Video

Video

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Earth Explorers Lesson 3: Follow the Signs

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