Semantic Map for Natural Disasters Unit

Author’s purpose and point of

view will be discussed as they Researching natural disasters. Explain
relate to the events that occur in what causes them and what happens
during them, and the effects they have
Text features and vocabulary words on the people and land after they occur..
will be discussed and identified. Creating A Public Service
Announcement to share with
Lesson Concepts the class.
Chromebooks,
projector, examples
Group Digital
of PSA and Materials and
Collaboration resources
Resources
will be used
Students’ Activities and to share,
reading textbook Strategies collect and
and anchor
charts on Unit Lesson: Natural Researching,
Disasters and How They organizing
Internet resources, Students will read Effect the Lives of People
i.e. credible five or six books Reading
databases; videos, selected from the comprehension
expert texets USBBY awards list of informational
(2017 - 2022)
5th grade classroom Concept maps will be
teacher and co-teacher created for vocabulary
words. Text features will

Evaluation Methods Lesson Engagement

Activities
Student reflection
journals; entries recorded Rubric and self-
during the reading of each assessment for
book. analyzing how an Present the PSA
author uses reasons they create for
Rubric for creation of the class. Watch videos on
and evidence to
PSA natural disasters.
support their ideas.
Rubrics for student
research papers.
Use the internet to
Create interactive concept research natural
maps for vocabulary words. disasters.