Information Presentation: Animals

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

• Display a copy of the Animal Research Graphic Organizer on the document camera.
• Model completing the worksheet with information about your favorite animal. Show that you have two sources of information (e.g., a book and an article from the internet) from which you will gather information.
• Show the class your pre-made presentation about your animal research on the Popplet app.
• Reiterate that the research process is when you gather information about a specific topic.
• Tell the class that they are going to work with a partner to research an animal they are both interested in. Explain that they will use different resources, such as books and articles, on the same topic so they can gather the best information possible. Then, they will use a digital tool to write down information and create a presentation to share with the rest of the class.

Guided Practice

• Distribute a copy of the Animal Research Graphic Organizer worksheet to each individual, and create partnerships. Give partners time to choose an animal from the provided list and then gather the resources they will use for their research.
• Circulate and provide support to students as they participate in the shared research.

Independent working time

• Provide partnerships with access to a device with the Popplet app. Explain that they will use the app to write information that they will present to the class.
• Circulate and provide support and guidance as they use the digital tool to produce and publish their writing.