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Birds' Amazing BodiesThese workbooks have been designed to be utilized for the Performance Tasks in
EL Education's Language Arts Curriculum. EL Education designed these tasks with research-based principles. Used under CC BY 4.0.
We encourage teachers to maintain the integrity of the content presented. However, remixing is permitted to adapt to the needs of your learners.
EL Education's Language Arts Curriculum. EL Education designed these tasks with research-based principles. Used under CC BY 4.0.
We encourage teachers to maintain the integrity of the content presented. However, remixing is permitted to adapt to the needs of your learners.
Key Criteria for Success
Below are key criteria students need to address when completing this task. Specific lessons during the module build in opportunities for students to understand the criteria.
Your performance task should include:
Students’ riddle:
Students’ scientific drawings:
Your performance task should include:
Students’ riddle:
- Facts from research to teach the reader about two body parts and how they help the bird survive
- Adjectives to help the reader understand the bird body part
- Correct capitalization
- Correct punctuation
- Accurate spelling of bird and high-frequency words
Students’ scientific drawings:
- Accurate shapes for the bird body parts
- Correct size of body parts
- Correct placement of body parts
- Details
Student Guide
Take a photo or record a video
Read
Record audio
Click or move
Type text
Work in a pair or group
Write or draw
Import file or image
Expert Bird Riddle & Scientific Drawing
You are going to make a fun game to help people learn more about birds' bodies. You'll need to use what you know about birds and their body parts to study a specific bird and research how the bird's special body parts help it survive. Then, you'll use this information to write a riddle. The game will include guessing your riddle and matching it to the scientific drawing card it represents.
Your writing should include:
Your drawing should include:
- Facts from research to teach the reader about two body parts and how they help the bird survive
- Adjectives to help the reader understand the bird body part
- Correct capitalization & punctuation
- Accurate spelling of bird and high-frequency words
Your drawing should include:
- Accurate shapes for the bird body parts
- Correct size and placement of body parts
- Details