Students explain the issue of deforestation.

1. Entry Task:
WHICH DO YOU THINK IS
MORE VALUABLE TO PEOPLE:
A CITY OR A FOREST?
EXPLAIN!

2. To Do List:
Deforestation article and questions -posted on the Google
Class.
Vocabulary Quiz:
•Words posted on the blog!
•Rubric posted on the blog!
•Study your Interactive Notebook
• SS 1 = Monday
• SS2, 3, 4 = Tuesday

3. Graph our DATA!
Which do you think is more
valuable to people: a city or a
forest?
Explain your reasoning!

4. Deforestation:
What does the vocabulary
term “deforestation” mean?

5. Did you know?!

9. Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=AVh2DEgpvsM

10. Is deforestation an issue kids
should worry about?
Discuss this question with your
table groups!
Hang the Question Poster on the board.

11. Deforestation:
Pass out a copy of the “Deforestation Fact Cards” and
“Sorting Mat” to each set of partners.
Ask students to think about which facts support
which answer to the question: “Is deforestation an
issue kids should worry about?”
Sort the facts cards into the categories they think are
best-fitting.

12. Explain why you thought certain facts supported a
certain opinion. Share out observations of how the
facts were sorted. Here are some key points to bring
out:
Not every fact is viewed in the same way.
Certain facts might strongly support one opinion, while
other facts might be difficult to figure out how it could
support either opinion.
Some facts may be able to support both opinions,
depending on the explanation (or “rationale”) that goes
with it.

13. Is deforestation an
issue kids should
worry about?

14. Opinion Writing!
Interactive Notebook:
Title = Deforestation
Right Side = Deforestation Planning Sheet

15. Opinion Writing:
RIGHT SIDE = PLAN:
Pass out the planner to each student. Choose facts that best support
THEIR OWN answer to the question “Is deforestation and issue kids
should worry about?”, and use the facts to plan an opinion piece of
writing.
Choose at least 2 facts that support your opinion! The last space: this
is a place to choose a fact that could support both opinions. Students
will persuade their audience that the fact best supports their own
opinion.
LEFT SIDE = WRITE:
Write the final draft of their opinion piece.