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A descriptive writing lesson that has scientific components, allowing the student to become an observer as well as a descriptive writer.

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Grade Level:
2
Subject:
Language Arts/ Science
Topic:
Shadow Writing
Objective:
CO.1.
Oral Expression and Listening
Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others. (CCSS: SL.2.1b)
CO.2.
Reading for All Purposes
2.1.b.v.
Identify how word choice (sensory details, figurative language) enhances meaning in poetry
CO.3.
Writing and Composition
3.1.d.
Write simple, descriptive poems
CO.5.
Prepared Graduate Competencies in Reading, Writing, and Communicating: The preschool through twelfth-grade concepts and skills that all students who complete the Colorado education system must master to ensure their success in a postsecondary and workforce setting.
2.3.d.i.
Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy). (CCSS: L.2.5a)
CO.2.3.
Writing and Composition
2.3.2.
Exploring the writing process helps to plan and draft a variety of simple informational texts. Students can:
2.3.2.e.
Use relevant details when responding in writing to questions about texts.
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What makes a shadow? Do shadows change? Can a person escape his or her shadow? These and many other questions provide the framework for students to explore their prior knowledge about shadows as fiction, informational texts, and poetry. In this lesson, language arts skills are linked to the learning of science in a literacy-based approach to the study of shadows. Through discussion of literature on shadows and the use of questioning techniques to probe prior knowledge, students begin to explore scientific concepts and develop and test hypotheses. After studying shadows, recording observations of shadows, and hearing poetry about shadows, students create their own poetic response incorporating their knowledge. The inclusion of poetry in the lesson encourages aesthetic appreciation of scientific phenomena and invites students to observe the world around them from new perspectives.
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