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Insects: Lesson 2

Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus:
History, Life Cycles, and Precautions

   
 


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Teacher Downloads:

Lesson Plan: View PDF
Graphic Organizers: GO#2 | GO#3
Glossary: View PDF
Web Feature:
Multiple Articles within Web Feature:
"The Disease,""History," "Lifecycle," and "Precautions"

 

TEKS OBJECTIVES

English Language Arts, Grades 4-5

• Listening/Speaking:
   1A, 1C, 2A, 2C, 2D, 4A, 5B, 5F

• Reading/Vocabulary/Word Analysis:
   6A, 6C, 8B, 8C, 9A, 9B, 9E

• Comprehension:
   10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10G, 10H, 10I, 10L,
   11A,11B, 11C, 12A, 14A

• Inquiry/Research:
   13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 13G, 13H, 21A,
   21B, 21C, 21D

• Viewing/Representing:
   23A, 23B, 23C, 24A

English Language Arts, Grades 6-8

• Listening/Speaking:
   1A, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 4A, 5B, 5C, 5F

• Reading/Vocabulary/Word Analysis:
   6A, 6C, 8B, 8C, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E

• Comprehension:
   10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10G, 10H, 10I, 10L,
   11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 14A

• Inquiry/Research:
   13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 13G, 13H, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D

• Viewing/Representing:
   22A, 22B, 22C, 23A, 23D

Science, Grade 5
• Science Concepts:
  5A, 5B, 6C


Science, Grade 6
• Science Concepts:
  12A, 12B, 12C


Science, Grade 7
• Science Concepts:
  11A, 11B


Science, Grade 8
• Science Concepts:
  11A


TAKS OBJECTIVES

Reading, Grades 4-8:
• Objectives 1, 3, 4


Reading, Grade 5:
• Objectives 1, 2


Lesson Objectives:

Learners will:

• compare and contrast information
• develop content vocabulary
• identify how insects respond to external stimuli and
  how ecosystem changes affect them
• locate specific information in media text
• make predictions prior to viewing media material
• predict/confirm/revise vocabulary meanings
• record information on a graphic organizer

Skills

• answering questions
• communicating ideas
• comparing/contrasting
• listening purposefully
• locating information
• making/revising/confirming predictions



 
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