B1U5Writing:
Ananimalfactfile
LearningobjectivesAttheendoftheclass,weareabletoaccumulatethewordsandexpressionsrelatedtotheanimalfactfiletopic;summarizethecontentsandstructureoftheanimalfactfile;3.writeananimalfactfilecorrectly,clearlyandlogically;4.assessourowndescriptionoftheanimalviathreeassessmentapproaches.
Step1Leadin-WatchandguessGuess:Whatisbeingdrawn?red-crownedcrane
Themoreweknowaboutthislovelycreature,thegreaterthechanceitwillsurvive.
Step3Readtheparagraphandanswerthequestions(Activity6,P59)(3mins)Whatdoesthered-crownedcranelooklike?Wherecanyoufindit?Wheredoesitmigrateto?Whatdoesiteat?5.Whatsymbolicmeaningdoesthered-crownedcranehaveinChineseculture?6.Whatcanwewriteinafactfileofananimal?
Thered-crownedcraneisoneofthelargestcranesintheworld,standingatabout150cmtall.Itsfeathersareaswhiteassnow,exceptforsomeblackonesonitsface,neckandwings.Itsuniquefeature,fromwhichitgetsitsname,isthebrightredskinonthetopofitshead.Thered-crownedcraneisfoundinChina,Russia,Mongolia,JapanandtheKoreanPeninsula/p?n?nsj?l?/.InChina,itspendsthewarmermonthsintheriversandwetlandsinthenorth-east.Whentheweathergetscold,itmigratestoeast-centralChina.Itsfoodincludesfish,snailsandwaterplants.Thered-crownedcraneisasymboloflonglifeandgoodluckinChineseculture.12345appearancehabitatmigrationdietotherinformationelements3.Wheredoesitmigrateto?5.Whatsymbolicmeaningdoesthered-crownedcranehaveinChineseculture?
1.Whatdoesthered-crownedcranelooklike?Ithaswhitefeathersexceptforsomeblackonesonitsface,neckandwings.Italsohasbrightredskinonthetopofitshead.2.Wherecanyoufindit?ItcanbefoundinChina,Russia,Mongolia,JapanandtheKoreanPeninsula.Thesecountriesarecalledtheha