Research
Poster
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Introduction
The students will go to the site listed and do research on a particular animal. They will look for facts about where the animal lives, what it eats, who are its preditors, and special features of the animal. Once they have these facts they will design a poster to report this information.
Subject: Language Arts
Topic: Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: Third through Sixth
Student Lesson name and URL: Research Poster
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Standards
Addressed
Third Grade
Reading Comprehension
2.5 Distinguish the main idea and supporting details in expository text.
Instructional
Objectives .- Student will go to the Internet site listed and choose an animal.
- Student will read the material and take notes about the animal.
- Student will write six original sentences with facts about the animal.
- Student will design a poster to report the material learned.
Student
Activities
Students will listen to the story "Voices of the Wild" by Jonathan London. Students will talk about animals they have seen in the wild and about their favorite animals. They will choose an animal and take the pre test. Next they will go to the web page and click on the animal they would like to study from the choices listed. They will read about the animal and take notes about the animal. They will write six original sentences about the animals from their notes. As a culminating activity they will design a poster to report what they have learned. Lastly, they will take a post test.
Introductory Activity
- The teacher will read "Voices of the Wild" by Jonathan London. The whole class will talk about animals they have seen in the wild. List them on the board. Talk about their favorite animals.
- Students will select an animal to study and take the pre test on that animal.
- The teacher will show the students how to go to the Lycos Encyclopedia of Animals web site and find the article on their selected animal.
Enabling
Activity
Students will read about their
animal. They will take notes about the animal. Then they will write
six original sentences restating the facts they have learned. They
will edit these for punctuation and have the teacher check them.
Culminating
Activity
The student will design a
poster to report what they have learned about their animals. They
will use a 12x18 inch piece of construction paper. The facts will
be written as a frame around the outside. The inside will have a
color picture of the animal and a title. Student will take the post
test on their animal.
Assessment
Pre test: The
students will answer questions about the animal they have chosen.
Post test: The
students will answer similar questions at the end of their project.
Poster rubric:
3 - Work is neat, with four or more accurate complete sentences.
Poster has color picture and title.
2 - Work is mostly neat
with at least four accurate and complete sentences. Poster has picture
and title.
1 - Work is not neat
or accurate and sentences are not complete. Picture and or title
is missing or unrecognizable.
Results
The
chart below shows that the students knew very little about the animal they
were going to research before they started. After they had read about
their animal they remembered almost everything they had learned.
Web
Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory Activity
"Voices of the Wild" by Jonathan
London.
Enabling Activity
Students
will access Lycos Encyclopedia of Animals
Culminating Activity
Students will create a poster
on a 12 x 18 inch piece of art paper. The facts will be written as
a frame around the outside and the inside will have the title and a color
picture.
Final Presentation
Etna
Elementary School
Etna, California
96027
Ellen Fasenfest
efasenfest@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us
Last Revised:
5/21/01