Eco-Reading 1: Reading for Enduring Understanding

Some of the books that we will be reading & discussing during this unit...

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Using Safari or Chrome, fill out the following Graphic Organizer by clicking on one of the thumbnail images at the right (you will be filling out the same organizer twice - once for each chapter's main idea from the book "Ecosystems" by Real World Science.

Suggested answers for the teacher...

1. Once you've filled out the organizer, look at the image at right. Find it on your form (it might be in the top, right corner) and click on the last icon (the "Save" icon) to download the form as a PDF. It will download the PDF and put it on your desktop or in your Downloads folder.
2. Then, visit this website to convert your PDF into a JPG and embed it on your blog post.
3. Click on "Download" under "JPG Pictures" but ignore everything else on the page! The rest are ads. (See the image to the right to see what I'm talking about.)
4. The JPG will once again either be on your desktop or in your Downloads folder.
5. Embed your JPG's onto a blog post entitled, "Eco-Reading 1: Reading for Enduring Understanding."

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Reflection/Synthesis Questions:

1. How hard was it for you to identify the main idea of each of the chapters? Why?
2. How hard was it for you to identify the supporting details for each of the chapters? Why?
3. Explain how this lesson relates to your Human Body Research Paper. How did you use the skills of "Main Idea & Details" to write your HBRP?