Standards

a. Demonstrate how animals are sorted into groups (vertebrate and invertebrate) and how vertebrates are sorted into groups (fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal).
 * __Content Standards: __**
 * __Life Science __**
 * S5L1. Students will classify organisms into groups and relate how they determined the groups with how and why scientists use classification. **

** ELA5W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student ** a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements. b. Writes texts of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story. c. Uses traditional structures for conveying information (e.g., chronological  ** ELA5W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The **    ** student **  c. Uses various reference materials (i.e., dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers) as aids to writing.
 * __ Writing Standards: __**

__**Reading Standards:**__ **ELA5W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres.** The student produces a narrative that:
 * a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest.
 * g. Uses a range of appropriate narrative strategies such as flashback, foreshadowing, dialogue, tension, or suspense.

The student produces informational writing (e.g., report, procedures, correspondence) that: d. Includes appropriate facts and details.
 * c. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context.