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Standards Correlations
R.1, R.3, R.4, R.6 R.7, R.9, W.3, SL.1, L.4, L.6
Learning Objective
Students will synthesize information from an article and an infographic on the same topic.
Key Skills
synthesizing, text features, vocabulary, interpreting text, compare and contrast, key details, author’s craft, critical thinking, creative writing
Complexity Factors
Purpose: Both texts provide information about the history of teeth.
Structure: The article is informational. The infographic is a timeline.
Language: The language is conversational.
Knowledge Demands: The text mentions bacteria and infections.
Levels
Lexile Level: 600L-700L
Guided Reading Level: T
DRA Level: 50
Lesson Plan: History of Teeth/Teeth Through Time
Essential Questions
Literature Connection
1. Preparing to Read
Preview Text Features (15 minutes)
Guide students to locate the articles. Preview the text features by asking the following question:
Preview Vocabulary (10 minutes)
Make a Plan for Reading
Before students start to read, walk them through a reading plan:
2. Reading and Unpacking the Text
Guide students to read the texts. Once they understand them well, discuss the following close-reading and critical-thinking questions.
Close-Reading Questions (20 minutes)
Critical-Thinking Questions (10 minutes)
3. Skill Building and Writing
Learn Anywhere Activity
An enrichment activity to extend the learning journey at home or in the classroom
Make a Children’s Book
Imagine you’re an author and you’re writing a nonfiction book for little kids titled Going to the Dentist.
Explain why we go to the dentist and what happens there. Use information from the article and the infographic, as well as your own experience. You can also include a few facts about how dentist visits were different in the past. If you went to the dentist during the pandemic, you can include information about that too.
Your book doesn’t have to be long, but it should be organized. Before you begin, make an outline. Decide what information and images will go on each page. Then get to work! You can draw the illustrations yourself or find images online to print and paste.
ELL Springboard
Teach “teeth terms” to prepare students to read the texts.
Before reading the texts, ask each student to think of three words that have something to do with teeth. Collect the words and make a list. Then discuss each word and make sure students understand its meaning. Here is a sample word list:
Looking for more ELL support? Download our full lesson plan and scroll to p. 5 to find questions that will help your ELLs respond to the text at the level that’s right for them.
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