ELA6, CSS, Sferrazza

This lesson features text that helps us to answer: How can we care for the environment?

1. Before reading "10 Things You Can Do to Help the Earth", take a look at the Table of Contents (CLICK HERE).

• Based on the table of contents, what you you think some of the ideas will be? 

2. Next, zoom in on the text features pictured below. Titles, subtitles, various letters (bold, colours), and images help your mind to organize and understand the text. 

Now, you can use the article, Article: 10 Things You Can Do to Help the Earth, to complete the following:

3. First, scan the article. Just look at the titles and subtitles. Think about which areas you are familiar with.

4. There are various non-fiction text structures - cause and effect, sequential (in order), compare and contrast, and problem and solution are a few you will learn about. Which do you think this text will be? You can see "Problem #1" in the top left corner of the image above. That should give you a hint. Other ways to tell: 

Signal Words

problem, issue, since, as a result, solution, idea, so, leads to, causes, purpose, conclude, in conclusion, research shows, the evidence is, one reason is, issues are, propose, conclude, resolved by

Tips

Ask yourself: what is the problem and what is the solution? Look for the problem first and then the solution.

The problems and solutions graphic organizer (below) can be used to outline problems and solutions. 

 

5. Next, as you read the entire article, think about what actions you are already doing and which you could add to your routines to increase your social responsibility. Zoom in to fill in the problem and solution graphic organizers in your learning guide. 

Article: 10 Things You Can Do to Help the Earth  (Adapted from: https://www.kidsdiscover.com/infographics/earth-month-lesson/) Complete the Problems and Solutions activity in your Learning Guide.