3344: Blog #9

Part I:

How to Identify Different Types of Dolphins

Into: How do we know which dolphins are ok to be in water with? Do all dolphins like save humans when in trouble? I will tell you which dolphins are safe to be around and how to identify them.

How To: Give steps on what to look for when observing different dolphins and how you should react when confronted by them. I will tell which feature to look at first (the most obvious) and then continue on to the next.

Conclusion: Have closure to this activity and make sure that all steps have a smooth transition. Repeat what the reader was supposed to learn from this "how to" and make sure it shows closure.

Part II:

I really like Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat. I think I would use this book in my classroom to introduce children to poetry and rhyme . This book is also good to teach children they should always listen to their mother. In this book the fish tells them they should not let the cat come in the house but they did not listen and because of this the cat made a mess. It is entertaining and they would not even realize it is a poem. This poem would also help teach rhyme. Children would really like all the activity going on throughout the story and the illustration would really help them enjoy reading the book. This would not only encourage reading, but also give children the positive side of poetry instead of them thinking that poetry is long, hard to understand, and boring like most people think.