Details and sequencing

This lesson for grade six will introduce students to careers in environmental protection as it teaches them to identify details and sequence in a non-fiction reading passage.

An activity for grade 6 English Language Arts

By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann

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This collection of lessons aligns the sixth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.

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This lesson will introduce students to careers in environmental protection as it teaches them to identify details and sequence in a non-fiction reading passage.

Learning outcomes

Students will understand details and sequencing in a non-fiction reading passage.

Teacher planning

Materials needed

• Student handouts:
  • Reading passage, “Setting the Stage for Bald Eagle Recovery”
  • Graphic organizer, “Flow Chart”
  • Graphic organizer, “Organizing Details”
• Optional: Computer with internet access and LCD projector

Time required for lesson

Approximately 70 minutes
Homework time is optional.

Procedure

1. Guided practice: Have the class brainstorm careers that have to do with animals and environmental protection. Ask the students if they are interested in any of these careers. Explain that there are many different careers dealing with animals and environmental protection, and that the students will read a passage describing how people with some of these careers helped lead to the recovery of bald eagle populations. (5-10 min.)
2. Have students read the story “Setting the Stage for Bald Eagle Recovery.” This can be done as partner reading, shared reading, guided reading or independent reading. (15 min.)
3. After reading the article, instruct students to complete the “Flow Chart” graphic organizer by arranging the events of the article in sequential order. Each rock should contain at least two complete sentences explaining the event. The students may refer back to the text. This can be done independently or in groups. (15 min.)
4. Conduct a class discussion about the sequencing of the overall article based on the students’ flow charts. Then, explain to the students that they will examine specific details and sequence information in the article by completing the “Organizing Details” graphic organizer. Instruct students to write “conservation careers” in the topic line. On each kite, have the students write one career that helped the bald eagle’s recovery, and give brief details about the role of that career in the recovery effort. (10-15 min.)
5. Give students time to complete the kite organizer independently or in groups. (10 min.)
6. As a class, review the students’ new knowledge about careers involved with animals and environmental protection. End the discussion by asking students which of these careers would interest them. You may choose to show students the EPA website as a launching point for discussing careers in environmental protection. (10 min.)