Unit+5+Fiction+Reading+2011-2012


 * Unit 5: Fiction Reading and Narrative Writing 2011-2012**

Essential Questions: What makes a good story?
 * Start - January 4th End- February 17th**
 * Reading:**

Big Ideas - Inferring to understand

Objectives: Students will be able to make inferences.

Pre/Post Test: Read a fiction passage and respond to the questions. Pre- Post- Grandfather Shu's Lamp Essential Questions: How do good writers express themselves? What do good writers write about?
 * Writing:**

Pre/Post Test:

Big Ideas - All stories contain a plot, setting, and characters, as well as literary techniques authors use to tell a story.

No School || 3 No School || 4Wednesdays - No Formal Lessons Pre-assessments? || 5
 * 2

Writing: Preassessment - "Think about the best time or the worst time you have ever had with your friends. Write a story about it. Be sure to include an interesting introduction, important details, and a good ending.

Reading: Preassessment- || 6 Writing: Generate list of 5 stories about our lives. Students orally talk about theirs and create list. Language: Read __City Green__ (M/M)

Reading: Overview of Story Elements Immersion reading - record noticings in log. || Writing: Model writing a story from our list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.
 * 9

Language: Read __Brave Irene__ (M/M)

Reading: Inferring about the setting || 10 Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on strong leads. (Fletcher 66 and 67 - crafting a lead)

Language: Read __The Paper Bag Princess__ (M/M)

Reading: Continue focusing on the setting. || 11Wednesdays - No Formal Lessons || 12 Writing: Edit and revise stories.

Language: Read __Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move__ (M/M)

Reading: Inferring about characters || 13 Writing: Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.

Language: Read __Babushka Baba Yaga__ (Patricia Polacco)

Reading: Inferring about characters || No School || 17 Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on powerful language (Fletcher 50 and 51; Allen 32)
 * 16

Language: Read __Keeepers__ (M/M)

Reading: Discussing the plot || 18 Wednesdays - No Formal Lessons || 19 Writing: Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.

Language: Read __Julius the Baby of the World__ (M/M)

Reading: Continue discussing plot || 20 Writing: Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.

Language: Read __A Days Work__ (M/M)

Reading: Discuss problem and Solution || Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on showing, not telling (Step Up ?)
 * 23

Language: Read __Mr. Lincoln's Way__ (Patricia Polacco)

Reading: Continue discussing problem and solution || 24 Writing: Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.

Language: Read __Thundercakes__ (Patricia Polacco)

Reading: Continue discussing problem and solution || 25Wednesdays - No Formal Lessons || 26 Writing: Model writing another story from the list. Students start writing theirs. Focus on snapshot writing.

Language

Reading: Summarzing with __Miss Nelson is Missing__ (story on flipchart- M/M) || 27 Writing: Return to story from previous day and focus on endings (Fletcher 68-71)

Language: Read __Boundless Grace__ (M/M)

Reading: Stopping to Wonder and Question || Writing: Model a peer conference on doc camera. Students work with a partner to edit and revise.
 * 30

Language: Read __Meteor__ (Patricia Polacco)

Reading: Predicting before reading || 31 - Make up day (In case we get behind) Writing

Language: Read __Too Many Tamales__

Reading: Predicting while reading || 1 Wednesdays - No Formal Lessons || 2 Field Trip to the Capital and the Mint || 3 Writing: Putting it all together with a 5th story.

Language: Read __Officer Buckle and Gloria__ (M/M)

Reading: Author's Message || Writing:(Model first) Picking a story to take through the publishing process.
 * 6

Language: Read __Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair__

Reading: Continue with Author's Message || 7 Writing Publishing

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Reading || 8 Wednesdays - No Formal Lessons || 9 Writing Publishing

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Reading || 10 Writing: Write a second draft. Model using all the editing techniques to improve the story before rewriting.

Language: Read __Lemonade Club__

Reading: Continue Author's Message || Writing- Publishing
 * 13

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Reading || 14 - TCAP Writing

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Reading || 15 Wednesdays - No Formal Lessons || 16 - TCAP Writing

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Reading || 17 Writing celebration at some point this day.

Writing: Post Asessement: "Think about a time you were nervous. Write a story about it. Be sure to include an interesting introduction,k important details, and a good ending."

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Reading: Post Test ||