2nd Grade Topic Sentences That Focus On Deforestation Lesson Plan

Topic: Topic sentences that focus on deforestation

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify a topic sentence that focuses on deforestation.
• Students will be able to write details and information to support the topic sentence.

Materials

• Pencils
• Paper
• Example of a topic sentence that focuses on deforestation

Warm-up

• Ask students if they know what deforestation is.
• Ask students to give examples of ways that forests can be destroyed.
• Write the word "deforestation" on the board and have students brainstorm a list of words or phrases that describe deforestation.

Direct Instruction

• Review the definition of deforestation and give examples of how forests can be destroyed.
• Introduce the concept of a topic sentence and how it is the main idea of a paragraph.
• Demonstrate how to find the topic sentence of a paragraph and how to use it to summarize the main points of the paragraph.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to read a paragraph from a non-fiction text about a topic related to deforestation. They should identify the topic sentence and use it to summarize the paragraph.
• Have students share their summaries with the class and explain how it relates to deforestation.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a topic related to deforestation that they are interested in and find information about it online or in a text.
• Have students write a paragraph about their chosen topic, including a -topic sentence that focuses on deforestation. They should include details and information to support their topic sentence.

Closure

• Have students share their paragraphs with the class.
• Review the importance of topic sentences that focus on deforestation in persuasive writing.

Assessment

• Collect the paragraphs and use them to assess the students' understanding of topic sentences and the importance of including details and information to support their topic sentences in persuasive writing.