Partner share

Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.

Learning Objective: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Partner share

Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.

Learning Objective: What are we going to integrate today?

We will integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Will getting information from one source give you a complete story?

book newspaper

internet magazine

Integrating - putting together.Example:

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader that fought for equality.

Cesar Chavez was a farm worker who helped farm worker get fair treatment and wages.

Both of these men fought for fairness and justice. .

Integrating

The Importance of integrating information from two texts on the same topic.

You will be able to speak or write more knowledgeably about the subject based on

information from two sources.

StepsStep 1- Read both sources.Step 2- Identify the topic of each source.Step 3- Make the connection of both topicsStep 4-Use what you learned to write or speak knowledgeably about the topic.

Instruction: Use Multiple SourcesSuppose your assignment is to write a report or give a speech on a certain topic.

First, you will need to do some research on a topic by reading multiple sources

Next you will need to take notes on what you learned from each source.

Then you will use what you learned from all the sources to write or speak knowledgably about your topic.

Steps

Guided Practice1. Your assignment is to give a speech about the

qualities of a hero. You decide to start finding out about famous heroes.

2. Suppose that you have found two different sources about heroic people in history. Read Source A below.

Step 1- Read both sources.Step 2- Identify the topic of each source.Step 3- Make the connection of both topicsStep 4-Use what you learned to write or speak knowledgeably about the topic.

Marie Curie

Born poor

Became scientist

Often ill

Hero to the world

Helped treat cancer and other disease

Won two Nobel Peace prizes

Take notes on what you learned.

Benjamin Banneker

Invented a new clock

Wrote an almanac

Hero to the United States

Father and grandfather were slaves

Surveyed land that became US Capital

Take notes on what you learned.

Connections between Source A and B: Ask yourself: What connections can I make between what I learned about Marie Curie and what I learned about Benjamin Banneker?

• Both Curie and Banneker overcame obstacles. • Both Curie and Banneker made a difference in

society through their work.

Heroes are people who overcome obstacles in order to help society.

The connection between sample A and B

That heroes are people who overcome obstacles in order to help society.

This will be the focus of your speech. You will prepare your speech and use examples from your reading to support your main ideas.

Writing and speaking assignment / Guided Practice

Write a speech titled, “The Qualities of a Hero.” Use examples from your reading to support your main ideas.

The Qualities of a HeroHeroes are people who overcome obstacles and help society. Benjamin

Banneker helped society by inventing a clock, writing an almanac, and surveying the land that later became the US Capital. Marie Curie opened a new field of medicine called radiology that treated cancer and other diseases.

Both of these people helped make society a better place which makes them heroes. One day I hope to make a difference in society by helping out or inventing something that will benefit or change the world for the better.

Closure

1. What did you learn today?2. How do make the connection between two

texts or sources to write or speak knowledgeably about the same topic.

Credits

• http://mhschool.com/lead_21/grade4/ccslh_g4_ri_2_3c_l1.html (guided practice)

• http://www.ducksters.com/biography/martin_luther_king_jr.php (independent practice)