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Take Flight with Details

Bird of the Year Unit
Lesson 4 of 5
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DISCUSS:
How would you describe what happened in the park?
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Try describing this video. Remember to describe what you see, hear, and feel.
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Try describing this video. Remember to describe what you see, hear, and feel.
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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 Planning worksheet. Read what you wrote for your reason
two and your details. When you’re done, show a silent thumbs up.
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Discuss with your partner: What details did you notice about your
bird’s unique skill?
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Take a look at the details that you already wrote. Add more details
that describe your birds unique skill by adding more about what
you saw, heard, or felt.
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Find the reason 2 box. To start your paragraph, write your opinion,
"because," and your second reason.
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Use connecting words and your details to add a few sentences
to describe your bird's unique skill. Continue writing where
you left off.
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Write a sentence to remind your reader of your opinion. You can
use one of these sentences, or come up with your own. Continue
writing where you left off.
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To start your conclusion, you can make your strongest and final ask
for the club to pick your bird. You can use one of these sentences,
or come up with your own. Start writing at the feather.
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Fill in the blanks with your reason 1 and reason 2.
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To complete the closing sentence, write the name of your bird
in the blank here.
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Take turns reading your conclusion out loud with your partner.
If you want, you can make changes.
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Take Flight with Details
Bird of the Year Unit
Lesson 4 of 5
Drafting

Students will...

Print Prep
  • write a second reason paragraph.

  • use descriptive language.

  • write a conclusion.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lessons 1-3 of this unit.
What you’ll need for students
Bird of the Year: Draft page 2 worksheet 30 copies
Draft 1 from previous lesson
30
Planning worksheet 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

10 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

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