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Differentiated Instruction For this activity you can use the Speedometer strategy to see how well students were able to understand the text. Identify students who did not feel confident and group them together so that you can support them more in this and the following activity. 2. In which exhibit could you find these cards in the museum? Ask students to say which one they think covers all three animals. You can check understanding by asking which animal lives in the sea and which animal lives all around the world. Then you can ask if any of the animals live in the light. 3. Would you like to visit that museum? Why or why not? Divide students into small groups and allow them to discuss the question. You can also ask them if they would prefer to visit a zoo or aquarium instead of a museum and ask them to give reasons for their answers. After discussing the questions, ask students who answered affirmatively to stand on one side of the class and the other students on the other side of the class. Then elicit a few reasons from each side of the room.
How Can You Find and Share Information About a Topic?
Social Practice of the Language To gather information about a topic to make cards and set up an exhibit. Achievements • Explore museum cards. • Look for information about a topic in dierent texts. •Analyze informative texts. •Register information. •Share information from museum cards. Product: Museum Cards Academic and Educational Environment
Read the cards below.Where are they used? Why? 108
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2 In which exhibit could you find these cards in the museum? Life in the Dark Life in the Sea Life in North America
3 Would you like to visit that museum? Why or why not?
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Achievement Explore museum cards. Teaching Guidelines • Contrast function and purpose. • Link the topic to personal interests. Development How can you find and share information about a topic? Write on the board: How can you find and share information about a topic? At this point, you may allow some Spanish words to help students feel more confident to express themselves, but always provide them with the words or phrases in English and have them repeat after you as you write and illustrate them on the board. 1. Read the cards below. Where are they used? Why? 108 Ask students to work in pairs. Ask them to discuss where they think cards like those are used. Monitor and make note of language related to the topic. Some students might mention that you could see cards like those in a zoo or aquarium. You should ask students if they have ever been to a museum where there were models, pictures, and videos of animals, or stuffed animals.
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