Make Your Guidebook

Make Your Guidebook

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DISCUSS:
What would you do before you left to help make this beach safe for sea turtles?
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DISCUSS:
What would you tell someone to do with a balloon to help sea turtles?
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DISCUSS:
How can you complete this sentence?
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Get your supplies.
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Fold the bottom of your booklet up, lining up the edge of the paper
with the thick line on both sides. Run your fingernail along the edge
to get a good crease. Do this for both guidebook pages.
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Unfold your paper and flip it over. Using the crease you already made,
fold on the same line the other way. Do this on both your guidebook
pages.
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Flip your papers to the front, keeping them folded. Fold all your
booklet pages in half with the lines on the inside.
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Add in page numbers 1 and 2 in the circles in the corners of your
pages. On your second worksheet, add in numbers 3 and 4.
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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 has a partner,
click the arrow to go to the next step.
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Find the smiley faces you drew to show which ideas you want to put
in your guidebook. Choose one to start with and put your finger on
the smiley face.
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Imagine you’re back on the beach, and your partner is someone who
doesn’t know what to do to help sea turtles. Tell them your first idea
of what they should do.
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On page 1 of your guidebook, write what you told your partner
starting at the baby turtle picture. Start your sentence with a
capital letter, but don’t put a period at the end of the sentence
just yet.
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Imagine you’re back on the beach again. Explain to your partner why
they should do what you told them to do.
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Write the word “because” next. Then finish your sentence by writing
what you told your partner. End your sentence with a period.
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Move on to page 3 of your guidebook. Look at your notes and choose
another way people can help sea turtles. Put your finger on the idea
you chose.
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Find page 3 in your guidebook. Begin writing at the baby sea turtle.
Write a second thing people should do at the beach. Begin with a
capital letter, but don’t put a period just yet.
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Add the word "because." Then write why people should do what you
told them to do.
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There’s a lot of extra space in your guidebook. That’s okay, we’ll
be writing more next time. Put your VIPs somewhere safe. See
you next time.
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Lesson details

Grade 3

Informative

Drafting with Complex Sentences

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Students will...

Print Prep
  • write in the imperative voice.

  • use the word ‘because’ to create complex opening sentences.

  • fold and begin to draft the two sections in their guidebook.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lesson 1 of this unit.
Guidebook Page worksheet 2 per student
Beach Picture from previous lesson
1 per student
Word Bank from previous lesson
1 per student
Prep Instructions
  • Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

  • In the model writing, we demonstrate writing in second person. Students can write in third person if they prefer.

  • Students will work in pairs to rehearse their writing.

Standards

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Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

Lesson details

Grade 3

Informative

Drafting with Complex Sentences

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Extend this lesson

Drawing

Drawing

Writers draw their ideas. Make a picture or mini-poster that uses pictures and words to teach people one way they can help protect sea turtles.

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Explore

Seeturtles is a conservation organization that supports kids learning more about sea turtles! They offer free classroom resources here
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Saving Sea Turtles Lesson 2: Make Your Guidebook

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