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IS THERE AN OWL IN YOUR SHOWER?

Author:  Gilles and Mary Fortin

Grade Level: Grade 4 

Overview:  Through the reading of the novel, There's An Owl in the Shower, by Jean Craighead George, the students will learn about the endangered spotted owl and the ecosystem of the old growth forests of the western U.S.  The students will then apply this knowledge and complete cooperative group research projects about endangered animals of the Adirondacks and along the east coast of the U.S.  This will be an interdisciplinary unit including ELA, Science and Social Studies.  They will explore causes for endangerment and extinction, and efforts being made to halt endangerment of these animals.

Connection to NYS Learning Standards:   ELA Standard 1 Language for Information and Understanding, Standard 2 Literary Response and Expression, Standard 3 Critical Analysis and Evaluation; MST Standard 4 Scientific Concepts, Principles and Theories in Physical Setting and Living Environment, Standard 5 Technological Knowledge,Social Studies Standard 3  Geography, Standard 4  Economics

Connection to District Learning Standards:  Critical Thinker, Effective Communicator, Responsible Citizen