Reading Comprehension
Week 28: October 19th - 23rd
OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to identify vocabulary & main ideas in short texts about climate change and natural disasters.
-Students will apply vocabulary to describe environmental problems and natural disasters in sentences.
-Students will apply vocabulary to describe environmental problems and natural disasters in sentences.
Step 1: Build Background Knowledge
Directions:
1. Watch the videos that explain the connection between global warming and natural disasters
2. Review the vocabulary terms
*Try using these new words in conversation with your family!
1. Watch the videos that explain the connection between global warming and natural disasters
2. Review the vocabulary terms
*Try using these new words in conversation with your family!
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Key Words:
Weather - short term changes to the earth's atmosphere (rainy) Climate - the weather over a long period of time (Atacama vs. Patagonia) Climate Change - the changes of weather over a long period of time Global Warming - the rising temperature of the planet Cause - a thing that makes other things happen or occur Effect - the results of the whatever happened |
Step 2: Reading Strategies
Directions:
1. Watch the video about different reading strategies
2. Read and listen to the text that describes global warming & natural disasters
3. Complete the reading comprehension & submit your work
1. Watch the video about different reading strategies
2. Read and listen to the text that describes global warming & natural disasters
3. Complete the reading comprehension & submit your work