Publish A Create a final copy Provide access to computers if students choose this method for publishing. B Illustrate the text Ask: What part or parts of your story would you like to illustrate? Allow students time to sketch illustrations. C Practice presenting Give students time to practice reading their texts to themselves before presenting to partners. Encourage them to use different voices for different characters. D • Provide positive feedback Echo read the expectations in Activity D. Direct students to provide positive feedback to their partners. • Home-School Connection Have students share their published writing with family members. BIG Idea: People and animals depend on their environment. • Engage in conversational exchanges Have students discuss the questions in groups. Check that they are participating equally and taking turns. ANSWERS Sample answer: The harp seal has adapted to the cold environment by growing a thick coat of fur and maybe a layer of fat. It is white to blend in with the snow so that it can’t be easily seen by predators. It can slide over the snow and ice. It eats fish from the ocean because there aren’t any plants growing in the Arctic. Humans adapt to the cold in the Arctic by wearing very warm snowsuits, gloves, hats, and scarves. It is important to take care of this environment because the seals and other animals depend on it to survive. Provide students with the self-evaluation sheet from the online teacher resources. Practice Book p. 153 COMMUNICATE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT What I learned in this unit: Our Earth Write an informational paragraph about how people and animals depend on their environment. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold To support students when they discuss the Big Idea question, provide these sentence frames: The harp seal has adapted to the cold environment by _____. Humans who study the Arctic adapt to the cold by _____. It is important to take care of this environment because _____. Amplify After students finish discussing the Big Idea, have them write a short paragraph summarizing the discussion. 282 | UNIT 7 Publish A Rewrite a final copy of your science fiction story in your best handwriting. You can also use a computer to type your final copy. B Draw one or more pictures to illustrate your story. C Work with a classmate. Read your stories aloud to each other. Be sure to read with appropriate expression. D Talk about each other’s writing. Tell your classmate: what you like best about their story what could be improved BIG Idea People and animals depend on their environment. This person is studying animals in order to help them. Look at the harp seal. How has the harp seal adapted to the cold? How do humans adapt to the cold when they live and study animals in the Arctic? Why is it important to take care of this environment? CONNECT TO Writing UNIT 7 282 UNIT 7 / CONNECT TO WRITING
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