Standards
ELAGSE2RI5: Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
ELAGSE2RI2: Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
SS2G1: The student will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will describe how these features define Georgia's surface.
ELAGSE2RI2: Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
SS2G1: The student will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will describe how these features define Georgia's surface.
- Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau.
Learning Objectives
- Students will locate text features and use them to gather information from digital sources and nonfiction texts.
- Students will identify the main idea of a multi-paragraph text.
- Students will create a presentation about the five Georgia Regions.
Essential Questions
- How can we use text features to help us locate key facts and information on a digital source and in a nonfiction text?
- Why is identifying the main idea of a multi-paragraph text important?
- How can create a presentation using the information we gathered from nonfiction text features?