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Lesson 22: “Jane Goodall taught us to see the natural world. Now it’s our turn to act,” Delineating an Op-Ed
50 min
California CCSS: Focus Standards
California CCSS: Supporting Standards
ELD Standards
Student Lesson
Lesson 22: “Jane Goodall taught us to see the natural world. Now it’s our turn to act,” Delineating an Op-Ed
Student Learning Objectives
1
Content
Students will read an op-ed about Jane Goodall’s impact and delineate the author’s claims, evidence, and reasoning.
2
Language
Students will explain an argument using claim–evidence–reasoning language and connectors such as because and as a result, along with key vocabulary such as affirmationanddetachment.
3
Foundations
Students will use context clues and word parts to determine and confirm the meaning and spelling of unfamiliar academic words.
Essential Question
What does it mean to live responsibly within natural systems?
Connections to
Knowledge-Building:
Students learn about Jane Goodall’s impact on science and the natural world by reading and analyzing an op-ed.
Enduring Understanding:
Students can deepen their understanding of Jane Goodall’s work and impact to better understand the need for living responsibility within natural systems.
Future Lessons:
In Lesson 23, students will engage in an academic discussion, evaluating an op-ed’s argument. Starting in Lesson 26, students start their student-led research project.
Unit Performance Task:
Today’s work helps students evaluate claims, evidence, and reasoning in sources they may later use in their research and presentation parts of their Performance Task.
Lesson Pacing
| Lesson Flow | Purpose of Learning Experience |
|---|---|
Launch5 Minutes | Students activate prior knowledge about argument texts. |
Literacy Lab10 Minutes | Students use context clues to determine the meanings of affirmation and detachment in the article. |
Learning in Action30 Minutes | Part A: Close Reading an Op-Ed (RI.8.4, RI.8.8) Students reread and analyze Corwin’s argument in his Op-Ed. Part B: Delineating the Argument (RI.8.8, SL.8.1.a) Students work in groups to delineate Corwin’s claims, evidence, reasoning, and overall argument using a Collective Idea Board routine. |
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Addressed in Lesson
- affirmation
- support or approval that confirms something
- detachment
- emotional distance or separation
Vocabulary for Additional Support
- remarkable
- unusual in a positive or noteworthy way
- prestige
- respect or high status earned through achievement
- traffickers
- people who illegally trade goods, especially wildlife or endangered species
- ivory tower
- a place or way of thinking that is separated from everyday life or real-world problems
- prestige:
- respect or high status earned through achievement
- accolades
- awards or praise given for achievement
- dignitaries
- important people with high rank or position
- decimated:
- greatly destroyed or reduced in number
- hoax
- a trick or false story meant to fool people
- brevity
- shortness
Material List
- Unit 3 Lesson 22 Student Edition
Routines
- Turn-and-Talk
- Using Context Clues
- Think-Pair-Share
- Collaborative Idea Board
- Quick write
Lesson Sequence
Lesson Texts
Short-Form Text
Jane Goodall Taught Us to See the Natural World. Now It’s Our Turn to Act.
Jeff Corwin, USA Today
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