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ELA Grade 9-10
Text Set

Coral Reefs


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The intent of this pack is to build knowledge round the coral reef, especially about the biodiversity with in the reef and the threats to the reef, both from humans and nature. The pack increases in complexity as the texts progress, beginning with fact statements and a diagram of a polyp, the animal the entire reef is built from, and then goes on the explore biodiversity using both written and visual sources. The most complex text describes the threats to the reef, and the pack concludes with an article that brings the concept of biodiversity and threat together, and crabs save the reef from invasive starfish. Students will find the Tier 2 and domain-specific vocabulary increasingly accessible as they move through the pack as the words repeat in different contexts, and discovering the delicate balance of this ecosystem will support their ability to learn about other ecosystems, ocean life, and natural and human impact on the environment.

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