Connecting Historical, Scientific, and Technical Texts

1. Connecting Historical, Scientific, and Technical Texts

2. Standard: 2.RI.KID.3 Describe the connections between a series of historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in a process in a text.

3. I Can Statement: I can describe the connection between events, ideas, and steps in a text.

4. Vocabulary: • Scientific text—is read for learning more about scientific processes.  • Historical text- is read for learning more about the past. • Technical Text- is read for the purpose of understanding how to complete a task. • Cause and Effect- is a relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others.

5. Prior Knowledge Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Have you noticed the connections between events that take place around you? If I see it begin to snow outside, I may observe people putting on their snow boots If I regularly study for my tests, I think I will score ______ .

6. Concept Objective: I will explain the connections between events and concepts within a scientific text. Just like you can observe connections in events which take place around you….. You can also observe connections within text.

8. Our Objective: • We will describe how historical events, scientific ideas or “how to” procedures are linked together in a text. • How are the ideas related to one another/ how they are connected. • What are the important ideas in this text? How do you know? • Explain the cause and effect of • historical events within a selection.

9. Brain Warmup:

10. Kevin entered a competition and won a prize!

11. He opened the box and found a sleeping bag!

12. Kevin wanted to try out his new sleeping bag, so he decided to go camping.

13. Why something happened. What happened. Kevin entered a competition. He won a prize!

14. Why something happened. What happened. He opened the box. He found a sleeping bag.

15. Why something happened. What happened. Kevin wanted to try out his new sleeping bag, so he decided to go camping. Kevin wanted to try out his new sleeping bag, so he decided to go camping. There are many signal words that help us find cause and effect.

16. Help Kevin read the signal words.

17. Sometimes the CAUSE is written first.

18. Kevin was a bit scared of the dark, therefore he packed a lantern and a flashlight. Kevin was a bit scared of the dark, therefore he packed a lantern and a flashlight.

19. He arrived at the lake and then unpacked his car. He arrived at the lakeand then unpacked his car.

20. Sometimes the EFFECT is written first.

21. He built a fire, because he was hungry and wanted to toast some marshmallows! He built a fire,because he was hungry and wanted to toast some marshmallows!

22. Tina dropped the marshmallow, because it was too hot! Tina dropped the marshmallow, because it was too hot!

23. Find the cause! Write it on your whiteboard!

24. It was hot, so the boys decided to go for a swim. CAUSE: It was hot.

25. The girls wanted to find wild mushrooms, so they went for a walk in the woods. CAUSE: The girls wanted to find wild mushrooms.

26. Jessie heard a strange noise and ran to her tent! CAUSE: Jessie heard a strange noise.

27. Find the effect! Write it on your whiteboard!

28. Joe bumped his leg against the rocks because it was so dark. EFFECT: Joe bumped his leg against the rocks.

29. They could not see a thing, so Harry lit the lantern. EFFECT: Harry lit the lantern.

30. The children were bored, so they decided to play charades! EFFECT: The children decided to play charades.

31. Look at the slide. Write your own cause and effect sentence. Share it with your class.

34. Read and choose the correct answer. Use your whiteboard.

35. Jack ate too many marshmallows and got a bad tummy ache! A. CAUSE B. EFFECT

36. I went to sleep because it was very late. A. CAUSE B. EFFECT

37. Amy heard a funny noise and found a frog hiding in the grass! A. CAUSE B. EFFECT

38. Tim was cold and thirsty, so he made some hot chocolate! A. CAUSE B. EFFECT

39. I followed strange footprints and saw a bear! A. CAUSE B. EFFECT

40. Read: • Teacher will choose a nonfiction text that focuses and allows for cause and effect connections. • Throughout the book, teacher will have students answer questions about connections between events. • We will complete the cause and effect organizer to check for connections.

41. Discuss: • Teacher will display the picture cards to the classroom. After studying the pictures, students will turn and talk to discuss the cause and effect of each picture. • Students will then discuss (with prompting and guidance from teacher) if there was a text about these events, what types of connected events would be included in the text.

42. Questioning: • How are the ideas connected? • How are the pieces of information connected? • Does your text involve historical events, technical steps, or scientific ideas? • Why does the author make ideas connect in a text? • Why did the author write this informational text?

43. Write: • Students will work with a partner to match a cause to an effect. Then, students will discuss how the two are connected. • Once all their matches are made, teacher will reconvene and lead a discussion about if there were a text on each topic, these events would show a connection.

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45. What’s underlined? Is it the cause or the effect? • I saw a big bear and ran away! • Peter was hungry, so he roasted more marshmallows. • The boys were hot, so they went for a swim in the lake. • James missed his mother and wanted to go home. • The girls ran to the tent because it started to rain. • It was getting dark, so Ben lit the lantern. 7. The boys heard a loud noise and found a raccoon in their tent!

46. What’s underlined? Is it the cause or the effect? • Cause. • Effect. • Effect. • Cause. • Effect. • Cause. 7. Cause.