Unit 2 Reading and Writing

Reading: Adaptations

Essential Question: How do living things adapt to the world around them?

Writing: Informational Text - Travel Article

Feathers: Not Just For Flying

By: Melissa Stewart

Weekly Question:
What different purposes do animal adaptions serve?

Reading Comprehension:
- Analyze Main Idea and Details
- Monitor Comprehension

Genre: Informational Text

Animal Mimics

By: Marie Racanelli

Weekly Question:
How do adaptations help animals survive?

Reading Comprehension:
- Analyze Text Structure
- Confirm or Correct Predictions

Genre: Inforational text

from Minn of the Mississippi

By: Holling Clancy Holling

Weekly Question:
What challenges do animals face in their environments?

Reading Comprehension:
- Analyze Plot and Setting
- Use Text Evidence

Genre: Fiction

from Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow

By: Joyce Sidman

Weekly Question:
In what ways do living things depend on each other?

Reading Comprehension:
- Explain Poetic Language and Elements
- Visualize Imagery

Genre: Poetry

The Weird and Wonderful Echidna
By: Mike Hung

The Very Peculiar Platypus
By: Wade Hudson

Weekly Question:
How do adaptions make animals unique?

Reading Comprehension:
- Synthesize Information
- Monitor Comprehension

Genre: Informational Texts

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