[Music] did you know there's only one international wildlife refuge on the continent of North America it's the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge located in Trenton Michigan I'm Mrs defal and I'm excited to learn alongside you about this important place a refuge is a place that protects plants and animals sometimes Wildlife needs help to stay safe from danger two Nations or countries Canada and the United States work together to create this International Wildlife Refuge inter is a Latin prefix that means between the Latin suffix all makes the word an adjective to describe how this Refuge is between two Nations to learn about the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge we need to read and write about our topic today we will learn how to use a pneumonic device to help us remember some steps we may follow as readers and writers a pneumonic device is something we use to help us remember a popular pneumonic device for remembering the five Great Lakes of Michigan is the word homes hiron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior today's pneumonic device is the word write write stands for five steps we can use to learn about a new topic what's my topic read about my topic include important information tell more about that information ending the first step is to know what we are going to write about we ask ourselves what's my topic we already know our topic the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge before we read we need to think about our background knowledge I already know about the Detroit River I understand what Wildlife is and I know a refuge is a safe place to learn more and build my knowledge about this topic I need to follow step two and read about our topic I typed into a search engine Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge I clicked on the first web page because it's a.gov website which means it belongs to an official government organization in the United States because I need to learn about the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge I clicked on about us let's read the first two paragraphs together the only International Wildlife Refuge in North America Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is located along the lower Detroit River and Western Shoreline of Lake Erie just 20 mi south of Detroit Michigan and 50 Mi north of Toledo Ohio situated in a major metropolitan area area the refuges location is unique as is the history of how the Refuge was created in 2001 Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge was established by Congress as a result of efforts by us and Canadian politicians conservation leaders and local communities to build a sustainable future for the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie ecosystems in recognition of this collaboration and with the understanding that wildlife don't understand political boundaries The Refuge was given International status making it the first and only of its kind in North America after we fill our brains with important facts we learn through Reading we need to write about our topic to help us remember what we learned following step three include important information I need to write about this topic I included the following important information for my paragraph which is what was highlighted from the reading we did together the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only one of its kind in all of North America it was created by Canada and the United States these two countries work together to help protect Wildlife next I need to follow step four tell more about that information depending on my audience I might tell more about one what I think about my topic or two what I learned about my topic for our purposes I'm going to try to do both by highlighting what I think my opinion and what I learned more facts by adding the following to my writing I'll start with some language that shows I am sharing my opinion I think such collaboration is so helpful for the plants and animals in the Detroit River and Lake Yuri without this international support the wildlife might not have survived in these habitats finally the fifth step is ending when I craft my ending I need to write a sentence that ties together my main points I need to think back to my main topic and repeat it from the shores of the Detroit River to Lake eie the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge protects Wildlife today we use the pneumonic device right to create our paragraph about about what we learned let's read aloud our paragraph together the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only one of its kind in all of North America it was created by Canada and the United States these two countries work together to help protect Wildlife we think such collaboration is so helpful for the plants and animals in the Detroit River and Lake yuie without this international support the wildlife might not have survived in these habitats from the shores of the Detroit River to Lake Erie the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge protects Wildlife the next time you learn about a new topic you might want to use the pneumonic device right to help you remember the steps you need to follow when reading and writing about a topic thank you for joining us if you want more fun ways to practice literacy skills don't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Learning Channel and be sure to check the descript description below for links to activity guides resources and more [Music] [Applause]