RI 3.9 Compare & Contrast 2 Texts Kangaroos & Koalas, Close Reading - Flipchart

This is an ActivInspire flipchart for Promethean Boards.

This is a one day 2 hour lesson on Common Core Standards RI 3.1, W 3.2, and SL 3.1. If you only have a one hour block, you may continue the writing standards the next day.

The lesson contains:

- some notes in the yellow sticky note tabs that explain the slides

in further detail

- CCSS and Objectives

- Opening Hook - Create Circle Maps on kangaroos and koalas to

activate prior background knowledge - Turn and Talk partner

opportunities with the hook

- Embedded links to short YouTube videos about each animal

- Close Reading Anchor Chart of Thinking Marks

- Passages on kangaroos and koalas for Close Reading

- Student Choice of Thinking Maps of Double Bubble or Venn

Diagram - maps are on the flipchart page for teacher modeling

and an embedded PDF file is also there to print student copies

- Closure reflection piece with student self reflection to rate their

learning

- Page turn effects on all slides, which keep students' interests.