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Create Exciting Turtle Titles

Create Exciting Turtle Titles
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DISCUSS:
What do you think this flier is about?
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DISCUSS:
Can you say what this section is about in five words or less?
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Let’s practice coming up with titles. When you see the video, say
what you think the title could be in a whisper voice. Try to say the
title in five words or less.
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When you see the video, say what you think the title could be in a
whisper voice. Try to say the title in five words or less.
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Get your supplies.
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Get the first two pages of your guidebook, labeled pages 1 and
2. Quietly read what you wrote on these pages. When you’re done,
show a quiet thumbs up.
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Using your whisper voice, say what your section is about in five
words or less. You can use your fingers to count your words. Try
saying it a few different ways.
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Write your favorite title in the gray box at the top of page 1.
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Put pages 1 and 2 to the side. Get guidebook pages 3 and 4.
Quietly read what you wrote on these pages. When you’re done,
show a quiet thumbs up.
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Using your whisper voice, say what your section is about in five
words or less. You can use your fingers to count your words. Try
saying it a few different ways.
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Write your favorite title in the gray box at the top of page 3.
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Get your supplies.
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Fold the bottom of the book cover up to the black line, like this.
Use your finger to make a strong crease. Then unfold it.
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Cut a small slit in your book cover on the dotted line. Stop cutting
when you get to the stop sign.
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Flip the paper over. Using the crease you made, fold both flaps back
the other way, like this.
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Fold your book cover in half, with the pictures on the outside, and the
flaps on the inside, like this.
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Get your two guidebook pages. Put the back of page 2 against the
back of page 3. Make sure they’re lined up. Put a paperclip on the
bottom of the pages in the middle, like this.
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Open your book cover. Hold your guidebook by the center pages.
Slide your guidebook into the flaps of the book cover you folded.
The center pages will stick out through the middle slit you cut.
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Close your guidebook. Secure your guidebook together by putting
paper clips on the front cover and back cover, like this.
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Decide what you’d like to title your guidebook. You can use one of
these ideas or come up with your own. Write your title on the lines
at the top of your guidebook.
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Flip your guidebook over and look at the back. Imagine what a sea
turtle might say to someone who reads your guidebook. Write what
they would say in the talk balloons.
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Amazing job! Your guidebook now has titles, section titles, and fun
pictures that will interest readers to read the whole thing! Don’t
forget to put your VIPs somewhere safe before you go.
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Lesson details

Grade 3

Informative

Titles & Headings

W.3.2A, W.3.4, W.3.8

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Students will...

Print Prep
  • add section titles to the different parts of their guidebook.

  • fold the cover for their book and add a title.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-3 of this unit.
Guidebook Cover worksheet 1 per student
Guidebook Pages from previous lesson
1 per student
Scissors
1 per student
Paper Clips
3 per student
Prep Instructions

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

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Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

Lesson details

Grade 3

Informative

Titles & Headings

W.3.2A, W.3.4, W.3.8

34 reviews

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Take a look at some nonfiction books you have in your classroom. Can you find section headings in those books? If so, try to guess what the section will be about before you start reading. See if you were right!
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