An engaging topic, interesting texts, and synthesis tasks combine for a memorable unit. In this unit, students will read two text sets about sea turtles, learning key features of expository text and active reading strategies along the way.
Text Set 1: Lights Out for Sea Turtles
A problem and solution article explains the problem of bright lights on beaches, and explains the ways that people have tried to solve the problem. This text is paired with a set of sample letters to the editor on the sa