Giant Squid by Candace Fleming

Title: Giant Squid

Author: Candace Fleming

Illustrator: Eric Rohmann

Lexile: 990L

For this Sibert Informational Book, students would be exploring the wonder of one of the deep sea’s most elusive creatures, the giant squid.

For this learning activity, students will have to investigate facts about the giant squid. They will conduct web searches and use resources, like this National Geographic site, to brainstorm at least 3 questions they have about giant squid habits, behaviors, conservation efforts, etc.

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2.C Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. CCSS

Goals: Students will be able to create inferences and questions from an informational text.

Objectives: Students will research the giant squid using online resources

Students will be able to develop and construct 3 relevant, focused questions on the topic.

Outcomes: Students will have developed a more thorough knowledge of the giant squid, and will have follow-up questions for future use. 

Sell tool: https://blackboard.albany.edu/courses/1/2179-IIST-571-7890/db/_3968962_1/embedded/Learn%20about%20what%20lies%20beneath.pdf