In this second unit, students research their expert group animal and its defense mechanisms. Close reading of informational texts about their expert group animal will prepare students for the mid-unit assessment in which they make inferences and summarize information from two informational texts.
Grade 4 ELA Module 2B, Unit 2

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Common Core Learning Standards
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RI.4.1 | Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when... |
RI.4.2 | Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the... |
RI.4.9 | Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject... |