What would you be willing to do to save an animal from extinction? After re-viewing a video about the restoration of the Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island, individuals adopt the point of view of one of the key players in the debate and craft a narrative that details their stance on the problem. 

Concepts

native species, invasive species, ecology, endangered species, habitats, extinction, conservation

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have individuals investigate an endangered species, efforts being made to protect this creature, and identify actions they could take to support protection efforts

Classroom Considerations

• Cass members should have experience crafting narratives
• The activity is based on the assumption that writers have viewed the video from the first resource in the series, and participated in the previous lesson's debate

Pros

• The 17-page packet includes a step-by-step plan, sentence frames for discussion, images, vocabulary exercises, worksheets, and extension suggestions

Cons

• No rubric is included

Common Core

RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.7.8 W.7.3.a SL.7.4 SL.7.5