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Units of Study
Teacher's College Reading Workshop: Building a reading life.
Bend 1:
*Students will know how to choose a "just right book"
*Students will use word attack strategies to decode unfamiliar words
*Students will use context clues and picture clues to solve for unknown vocabulary
*Students will use a checklist to gain comprehension. Keep track of who (characters) where (setting) what (important plot events)
Bend 11:
* Students will use textual clues while reading to help visualize
*Students will make a movie in their mind to know all important story elements
WHO IS THE CHARACTER? WHAT IS THE CHARACTER DOING? WHERE IS IT HAPPENING? IS THIS NEW OR CONNECTED?
*Students will connect visuals in their movie and add a list of facts
Bend 111:
*Sequence retell: students will express what happened first, next, then, after and finally
*Students will include grade level transition words to improve the flow of the summary
*Students will identify the main idea and supporting details of a text
*Students will build a deeper understanding of their reading by making inferences and predictions
*Students will connect to the characters and events through personal connections
Teacher's College Writing Workshop:
Writing a narrative using the writing process (pre-write, draft, revise, edit, publish)
Bend 1
*Brainstorm a personal experience (watermelon idea)
*Zoom in on one moment of that memory (watermelon seed)
*Write all about that one seed using a lot of detail and sensory words
* Include a variety of grade level transition words
Bend 11
*Edit writing to include dialogue
*Have your character show not tell
*Check for a way to "hook" your reader (topic sentence)
*Look for an interesting way to end your writing (closing sentence)
Bend 11
*Opinion writing process (form and support your opinion with evidence/ examples)
*Realistic Fiction Writing (create any character that experiences a real-life event)
Math:
Envisions website for more math information
https://www.pearsonrealize.com/community/program/b02b6364-8e3d-33ad-9f48-edd8ede824be/4