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WaterConservation

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Whatcanyoudotosavewater?

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¥ Usethestudentpromptasdirectionsforeachsession.TheshortvideocanbefoundonYouTube: ¥ Provideeachstudentwithacopyofthepromptandthearticle.Thearticleshouldbereadaloud clarifyingasneeded. ¥ Thearticleprovidesinformationneededtoaddressthepromptandshouldbereadaloudatleast notes. ¥ Thepromptshouldbegivenintwosessions.Allowapproximately45minutesforeach,butthe proofread.

¥ Thewritingmustbedonewithouthelp,butstudentsmayhaveaccesstopersonaldictionaries,oranyotherresourcestosupportspellingandmechanicsthattheyareaccustomedtousing

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• Whenyouwashyourhands,don'tleavethewaterrunning.Wetyourhandsandturnthe • Dothesamewhenyoubrushyourteeth.Turnthefaucetonto getyourtoothbrushand oothbrush.Don'tleavethe waterrunningwhileyou'rebrushing. • Bathsusealotofwater(about37gallonsonaverage).Takeshortshowers,anduseonly about 0gallonsofwater,instead. • Doyouhaveplantsinyourhouse?Whenvegetablesorotherfreshproducearewashed, • Doyoulikeadrinkofcoldwaternowandthen?Keepapitcherofwaterinthe

• Putabarreloutdoorstocatchrainwater.Thenusethatwaterforthingslikewateringplantsorflushingtoilets.Youcansavehundredsofgallonsofwaterayear!

• Inthesummertime,it'sfuntoplayunderthelawnsprinkler.Whenyoudo,makesure it'sonlywhenthelawnisbeingwatered. • Remindtheothersinyourhome,andyourfriends,nottoleave • Istherealeakyfaucetortoiletinthebathroomatschool ?Besuretoletsomeoneknow sothatitcanberepaired. 3 4 rhome'swaterconservation,you're doingtherightthing!

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Introduces the topic

by clearly explaining the importance of water and posing a focusing question Provides a concluding section related to the explanation presented

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with facts. definitions. concrete details. and examples related to the topic

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