The document discusses using a KWL chart to help understand a text about seeds of change. It explains how to fill out the K (what is already known), W (what wants to be known), and L (what is learned) columns of the chart. The K section notes plants in the US are known. The W section asks why David Fairchild brought 30,000 plants to the US. The text is then read, answering that Fairchild hoped new plants could be used as food and materials.

1. Now it’s time to learn a new reading strategy. You can use the KWL chart every time you read.

2. KWL chart helps you think about what you already know, what you want to know and what you learn. What do you know? K What did you learn? L W What do you want to know?

3. To use a KWL chart, first look at what you are about to read. Notice the title of the text. The title of this text is seeds of change. There are many plants on the cover. Look at the back of the book, is there any information about the text? What do you know? K What did you learn? L W What do you want to know?

4. Now I can fill in the K column. What do you know? K K The book is about plants in the United States. I know… There are many types of plants in the United States. Now, I will think of what I want to know by reading the text. The back of the book says that David Fairchild brought more than 30,000 plants to the United States. Why did David Fairchild bring more than 30,000 plants to the United States? Now that I’ve finished filling in the K and W columns, I am ready to read. I will look for any new information to put in the L column. What did you learn? L L W What do you want to know? W

5. Read this passage… David Fairchild spent much of his life searching for and studying plants. He went to many places around t he world looking for new plants that could grow in the United States. Fairchild hoped that these new plants would make good food and materials for people in the United States. During his lifetime, he brought more than 30,000 plants to the United States. Some plants he brought back were beautiful to look at, such as the flowering cherry tree. Other plants had fruit that was fast to grow and good to eat, such as soy beans, avocados, and mangoes.

6. Now that I’ve read the passage, I can complete my KWL chart with what I’ve learned. David Fairchild spent much of his life searching for and studying plants. He went to many places around t he world looking for new plants that could grow in the United States. Fairchild hoped that these new plants would make good food and materials for people in the United States. During his lifetime, he brought more than 30,000 plants to the United States. Some plants he brought back were beautiful to look at, such as the flowering cherry tree. Other plants had fruit that was fast to grow and good to eat, such as soy beans, avocados, and mangoes. David Fairchild spent much of his life searching for and studying plants. He went to many places around t he world looking for new plants that could grow in the United States. Fairchild hoped that these new plants would make good food and materials for people in the United States. During his lifetime, he brought more than 30,000 plants to the United States. Some plants he brought back were beautiful to look at, such as the flowering cherry tree. Other plants had fruit that was fast to grow and good to eat, such as soy beans, avocados, and mangoes. L There are many types of plants in the United States. Why did David Fairchild bring more than 30,000 plants to the United States? In order to fill out the L column, I need to find the answer for my question in the W column. Fairchild hoped that these new plants would make good food and materials for people in the United States. What do you know? K What did you learn? L W What do you want to know?