1^st Term

2^nd Term

3^rd Term

4^th Term

Elements of Narrative Text

·    Identifying setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme.

·    Examine problem, outcome, and theme.

·    Retell beginning, middle, end in order (either orally or in writing)

·    Identify the initiating event and the outcome of the problem.

Reading to Elementary Students

·    Focus on prosody and fluency

·    Select two children’s books from the library that they can read to a 1^st or 2^nd grade student.

Reader’s Theater

·    Write your own reader’s theater in groups.

·    Use elements of the narrative text

·    Type group plays using appropriate text features.

·    Create props for their plays

·    Practice reading the play with prosody and fluency.

·    Perform their play for their classmates.

Text Features

·    Lead into WWII unit?

·   Articles, newspapers, text books

WWII Unit

·    Cornell notes with PowerPoint presentations

·    Demonstrate use of WWII vocabulary and terms.

·    Study WWII novel together as a class.

Short Essay

·    Clear beginning, middle, end (3 paragraph minimum) summarizing main ideas and important details of the reading.

·    Academic language

Writing Modern Fairy Tales

·      Describe and use elements of the author’s craft: elaboration, figurative language, direct quotes, humor, satisfying conclusion.

·      Write to an audience: 1^st and 2^nd graders from the beginning of the year.