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READING
READING
Reading and Role Playing
Reading and Role Playing
January - March
Elements of fiction: setting/location, characters, character traits, problem, solution, events/action/plot, point of view
Fictional text features: fiction/story, beginning/middle/end, details, dialogue, moral/lesson
How we organize ourselves
How we organize ourselves
November - January
Question words: who, what, where, when, why, and how
Kinds of information: fact (true information) vs. opinion (I think..., I believe..., In my opinion...)
Locating information: main idea/topic, keywords, text features (table of contents, headings, bullet points, labels, diagram, maps, photographs, captions, types of print (bold, italics, etc), glossary, index)
Understanding Nonfiction Texts
Understanding Nonfiction Texts
October - November
Nonfiction text features:
table of contents, headings, bullet points, labels, diagram, maps, photographs, captions, types of print (bold, italics, etc), glossary, index
Launching Reader's Workshop
Launching Reader's Workshop
August - September
Reading to self: building stamina in reading, reading independently
Selecting books: good fit book
Good reading habits: making connections and predictions
Text features for reading: author, illustrations, title, main idea, supporting details
WRITING
WRITING
Fiction Writing
Fiction Writing
January - March
Elements of fiction: setting/location, characters, character traits, problem, solution, events/action/plot, point of view
Fictional text features: fiction/story, beginning/middle/end, details, dialogue, moral/lesson
Opinion Writing
Opinion Writing
November - January
Elements of opinion writing:
understanding facts versus opinions
persuading/convincing an audience
providing evidence/reasons/arguments for an opinion
Procedural Writing
Procedural Writing
September - October
Procedural writing features: steps, labels, transition/sequence words (first, next, then, last, finally)
Teaching how to do something: giving clear directions/instructions, using exact verbs to instruct
Direction words: up, down, left, right, middle, on, in, over, under, next to/beside
Launching Writer's Workshop
Launching Writer's Workshop
August - September
Text features for writing: author, illustrations, title, main idea, supporting details
Organizing our ideas for writing: brainstorm, story plan, rough draft
Writing Process: think, plan, sketch, write/draft, revise, edit, publish
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