Pollution Activity Human Impact on the Environment Writing Reading Passages
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Learning about human impact on the Environment this April for Earth Day? These nonfiction reading and writing activities are all about land, water, and air pollution and will engage your students instantly! These activities also address how human activity plays a part in pollution.
This set includes 4 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing a persuasive writing piece about Stopping Pollution to help you scaffold and differentiate as needed for your specific class needs!
You will save time planning, engage students, and bring critical thinking activities into your classroom instantly with these real-world and high-interest pollution-focused reading, writing, and science activities!
This set includes BOTH printable and digital versions.
CONTENTS of Pollution Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓4 articles with reader-response text-dependent questions:
-What is Pollution?
-Land Pollution
-Air Pollution
-Water Pollution
✓Scientific Notebook Task
✓Compare and Contrast Different Forms of Pollution
✓Visualizing Air Pollution
✓Putting an End to Land Pollution
✓Air Pollution Poster
✓Creating a Plan for Change
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Cause and Effect
-Main Idea
-Snapshots Before and After Pollution
-Vocabulary Check
-Agree or Disagree Reflection
-Cause and Effect
-Scientific Notebook Critical Thinking
Aligns with NGSS and CCSS standards.
Please see the preview for a more detailed look at all this product has to offer.
CONTENTS of Pollution Persuasive Writing:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version
✓Anchor Charts to guide your instruction:
✓What is Persuasive Writing? Anchor Chart
✓What are Persuasive Key Words? Anchor Chart (2 levels)
✓Persuasive Writing Organization Anchor Chart
✓How is Persuasive Writing Presented? Anchor Chart
✓How does Research Support Your Thesis? Anchor Chart
✓Who is Your Audience? Anchor Chart
✓What Are Persuasive Writing Tips? Anchor Chart
✓Modeled Persuasive Writing Essay and Discussion Questions
✓Student Project Task Directions
✓Student Persuasive Writing Reference Sheet
✓Brainstorming and Planning Graphic Organizers
✓Research Organizer
✓1st Draft Prompt Page
✓Student Editing and Revising Checklist
✓Teacher Rubric
✓Bulletin Board Letters and Final Copy Paper
✓Teacher Suggestions with book list and website list that align with this project
All digital activities are interactive and include movable parts and text boxes to promote student independence and engagement.
Teacher Approved!
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"This is perfect for April and our unit on the environment. The passages are engaging and require critical thinking. Thank you for another great resource. :)"
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"Excellent, comprehensive resource for students to learn about pollution, reflect on it, and persuade others not to pollute. Thank you!"
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"My students enjoyed doing the assignment so they spent a lot of time and effort into completing the worksheets. Thank you for providing such useful materials!"
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