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RELA
Unit 1:
A Delicate Balance
Lesson 15:
Gaining Information From
Maps, Photographs, and Words
What 2 literary texts have we
read recently about people
who had special relationships
with animals?
One was in the rainforest, the other on farms

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Are these texts fiction or
non-fiction?
These texts were
realistically
presented, but are
classified as fiction.
Realistic
Fiction
These texts are
literary texts.
TABLE TALK:
What are some
characteristics of a
literary text? characters
central
message
setting events of a story

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Today, we are going to read an article,
“Kids to the Rescue!”
to gain information about the
true-to-life relationship between
humans and nature.
This is an informational text.
TABLE TALK:
What do you think are some
characteristics of an
informational text?
Real Facts Real People Real Events
photos
maps
captions

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Are informational texts
fiction or non-fiction?
Non-Fiction!
They give us information
about real facts, real events,
or real people
Can you think of any examples
of informational texts?

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Unlike other sea turtles, female
Kemp's ridley turtles come ashore to
lay their eggs in the daylight hours.

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Gulf Oil
Spill of
April 2010
TABLE TALK:
Find a photograph, map, or
caption in a National Geographic
Magazine and be ready to
explain what it is about.
What kind of information did your
photo, map, or caption give you?

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Why do you think features like
photos, maps, and captions are
included in informational texts?
They help to give us
more information so we
can better understand
what we are reading in
the text!
Today’s Objective:
We will use information gained
from photographs, maps, and
words to demonstrate
understanding of the text,
“Kids to the Rescue!”

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What information did I find out
from this text?
By Olivia and Carter
Ries, Founders of
One More Generation
By Olivia and Carter
Ries, Founders of
One More Generation
What questions to I have after
reading this text?

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By Olivia and Carter
Ries, Founders of
One More Generation
What informational text features would
help you to better understand what you
read and answer your questions?
Open to page 150-151 in your
Reading/Writing Workshop Book

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What information from the
text is in the photographs?
How did the caption help you to
understand the information better?
How did the photograph help?
Was there something you
expected to see a photograph
of and didn’t see?
Preview the rest of the
text. What other
features do you see?
These features will help you to
understand the text you are
reading today and will also help to
gain even more information that
is not in the text!

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“Kids to the Rescue!” Name: Ms. Neral
Page # Feature Explain what the
feature is:
Explain how this helps you to
understand the text better:
Page150
Page 151
Page 152
Page 153
Page 154
Page 155
Photograph
with
caption
The photograph
shows Olivia and
Carter Reis.
The picture of the sea
turtle helped me understand
the type of animal that is
affected by an oil spill.
The photograph
shows a sea
turtle
underwater.
Photograph
I can predict that these
Olivia and Carter are
brother and sister, and that
they worked to help these
animals.
Schedule To
Meet With
the Teacher
1.
2.
3.
INDEPENDENT WORK
EXPECTATIONS:
1. Finish
Organizer
2. Finish Publishing
Your Final Copy of
Narrative
3. Read-to-Self-
National Geographic
Magazine OR
Another Daily 5
Activity

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Extra Time Activity:
Watch how Olivia and Carter are
now working to help save rhinos!
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=32U4mYt19Ew
Handouts &
Resources...

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Green Group Itinerary:
1. Facilitate reading page 150-154 of
text, stopping along the way to fill
out chart, ask comprehension
questions (below), and examine
vocabulary words (below).
• PAGE 152:
• “Why did Olivia and Carter Ries
start One More Generation?”
• “Why were animals in the gulf
getting sick?”
• “What in the article could help
you determine the meaning of
the word threatened?”
• PAGE 153:
• “What resources do turtles
need to live? (resources: a
supply of something (such as
food or money) that someone
has and can use when it is
needed)
• What clues help you determine
the meaning of survive?
• PAGE 154:
• Locate sentences from the text
which match the map.
• What information did you gain
from this map?
2. Explain to students their
expectations for filling out the rest of
the chart on their own –just for page
155 (they may need to fill it out as a
group if they are still struggling).
(Scaffolded)
Red Group Itinerary:
(Enrichment)
1. Students will have already read the
text at their seats.
2. Have students retell the story with
a partner.
3. Flip through the text with students,
asking comprehension and
vocabulary questions, while also
checking their organizers along the
way:
• PAGE 152:
• Why did Olivia and Carter start
One More Generation?
• Why were animals in the gulf
getting sick?
• How did that threaten the
animals’ habitats?
• PAGE 153:
• What resources do turtles need
to survive?
• What clues help you determine
the meaning of survive?
4. Continue to go through the rest of
the text asking questions about their
organizers.
5. Set expectations for students to
finish the rest of the organizer at
their seats.

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Blue Group Itinerary:
(Acceleration)
1. Ask students what they think these
vocabulary words mean:
• Threatened
• Resources
• Survive
2. Have them go into the text to find
words or phrases that help them
understand the meaning of the
vocabulary words.
3. Have students share ideas from
organizers, adding to their own with
any new ideas from their peers.
4. Ask students if they can think of
other features in informational
texts that were not presented in
“Kids to the Rescue!”
5. Share with students mini-posters
that explain these text features.
6. Give each student a “National
Geographic for Kids” magazine.
7. Have students share examples of
other text features they found in
their magazine and how these
features would help them to
understand the text in the magazine
better.
“Kids to the Rescue!” Name: __________ Date:_______
Page
#
Feature Explain what the
feature is:
Explain how this helps you to
understand the text better:
150
Photograph
With
Caption
The photograph
shows Olivia and
Carter Reis.
I can predict that these Olivia and
Carter are brother and sister, and
that they worked to help these
animals.
151 Photograph The photograph
shows a sea turtle
underwater.
The picture of the sea turtle
helped me understand the type of
animal that is affected by an oil spill.
152

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Page
#
Feature Explain what the
feature is:
Explain how this helps you to
understand the text better:
153
154
155
“Kids to the Rescue!” Name: __________ Date:_______
Page
#
Feature Explain what the
feature is:
Explain how this helps you to
understand the text better:
150
Photograph
With
Caption
The photograph
shows Olivia and
Carter Reis.
I can predict that these Olivia and
Carter are brother and sister, and
that they worked to help these
animals.
151 Photograph The photograph
shows a sea turtle
underwater.
The picture of the sea turtle
helped me understand the type of
animal that is affected by an oil spill.
152 Photograph
with caption
The photograph
shows a
Veterinarian
showing Olivia and
Carter a baby sea
turtle.
This picture of the veterinarian showing the
baby turtle to Olivia and Carter helped me to
understand...______________
___________________
___________________

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Page
#
Feature Explain what the
feature is:
Explain how this helps you to
understand the text better:
153 ________
________
________
This photograph
shows three
veterinarians
helping a large sea
turtle.
This picture of the veterinarians
helping the large sea turtle helps
me to understand how the sea
turtles were able to make it back
to the Gulf.
154 Map This map shows...
______________
______________
______________
This map helps me to understand...
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
155 Photograph
with Caption
This photograph shows...
____________
____________
____________
This picture helps me to understand...
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
List This is a list of
ways you can
help animals.
This list helps me to understand...
___________________________
___________________________
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