People Impact Environments
5-ESS3-1, ELA Grade 3 : Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity, ELA Grade 3 : Range of Writing, ELA Grade 5 : Craft and Structure, W.2.2, W.2.4, ELD Grade 4 : Reading/viewing closely, ELA Grade 6-8 : Key Ideas and DetailsThis lesson introduces students to environmental protection and social issues related to the removal of dams. The lesson supports student reading skills as they pertain to understanding and identifying a theme and writing skills related to forming and communicating an opinion based on evidence. Essential questions: How can we uncover and explore themes from a story? How do people impact the environment? The teacher must: Understand that watersheds can be impacted by people, which can lead to positive or negative change for the plants, animals and people who rely on resources in the environment to survive. Be prepared to actively engage students to respect the natural environment and indigenous people who are culturally connected to natural resources. Actively engage students to respectfully state their opinions and discuss topics through academic argument based on strong research.
