Grades 4-5

In "Explore, Learn, and Protect! A Thematic Unit about U.S. National Parks," students will assume the role of National Park Junior Rangers and present their knowledge of the history, location, physical features, plants and animals of a specific park after conducting research and writing an informational report using Google Slides.

"The embedded language development of this unit centers on two of the Key Uses of Academic Language:

• Explain by comparing and contrasting the most important points and perspectives presented in two texts on the same topic.
• Argue by stating a claim and supporting it with reasoning and relevant evidence. "

"The embedded language development in this unit centers on two of the Key Uses of Academic Language as connected to the following key academic practices:

• Discuss by identifying evidence from a given landscape that includes simple landforms and rock layers to support a claim about the role of erosion or deposition in the formation of the landscape.
• Explain by describing cause and effect supported with reasoning and ideas."

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