Unit 7

Grade:	5
Unit title:	Why Do Zombies Love Brains?
Topics list:	human body
Text type Non-fiction:	explanatory texts, informational text, persuasion texts
Cross Curricular links:	science
Number of lessons:	6
Context:	In this unit students broadened their knowledge about human brain and its functions through reading a non-fiction text. They utilized reading strategies dealing with scientific language and vocabulary. In the reception phase of the unit, students developed skills in reading an informational text and became familiar with its textual and linguistic characteristics. In the production phase, they produced an argumentative writing when they had to support their stance with textual evidence about which part of the brain they would have given away and why.
Authors and affiliation:	Polona Resek Małgorzata Piechowska Eva Jechimer Ana Esther Ramos

Unit Plan

In this video, teachers who were involved in creating and implementing the units in their schools in Slovenia, Poland and Spain.