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Paired Text Lesson: The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo & "The Koala Search" by ReadWorks
Subject
English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)
Grade Levels
Intermediate, 5th Grade
Description
Students will integrate information from the non-fiction reading passage “The Koala Search” and the non-fiction text Quest for the Tree Kangaroo to write or speak about (a) the similarities between koalas and tree kangaroos, and (b) the similarities between the scientists who are working to try to help these species survive.
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Paired Text Lesson: The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo & "The Koala Search"
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