Block 3 initial prediction almost done) Block 2 * OLATA * Share final * Vocab work predictions as a * Continue story class * Vote on suspect 16 Block 1 17 18 19 20 * Review with * Read Chap 16 and * Solve-It * Spelling Test NO SCHOOL casebook 17 * Vocab work * Continue writing – completion * Comprehension should finish rough * Read Chap 15 questions draft Block 2 * Spelling - Pretest Block 3 * OLATA 23 Block 1 24 25 26 27 Block 1 * Complete * Solve-It * Continue Book * computers booked * Spelling Test casebook * Book Review Review * students should * Continue Book * Introduce Book finish writing, Review Review complete peer Block 2 Block 2 revision, and start * Write rough draft * Spelling - Pretest revisions book review Block 3 * OLATA 30 Block 1 31 1 2 3 * Continue writing * Finish and submit * Start working on * Print book NO SCHOOL book review book reviews front and back * Finish inside and Block 2 covers of their book outside covers * Spelling - Pretest * Give details on Block 3 book signing, * OLATA happening when we get back from Easter Lesson Plans Lesson 1 Introduction to the unit! Give students a chance to explore the front and back cover, share some information about Linda Bailey (or have them search it on their own iPads), and hire them as private investigators in the case (they'll be making their own detective badges/business cards), as well as the title page for their unit. Get them excited about the unit! Cover up chapter 14 and clip the book so students don't read ahead. Lesson 2 Introduce them to the elements of a mystery, and issue them their own detective casebook. Elements of mystery is a powerpoint. Lesson 3 Read Chapter 1 together and meet the protagonist, Stevie. Afterwards, students will use all the information in Chapter 1 to do a character sketch of Stevie. As I read the chapter, demonstrate good reader skills by writing down words we don't know, or connections we have. At the end of
Block 3 * OLATA initial prediction * Share final predictions as a class almost done) Block 2 * Vocab work * Continue story * Vote on suspect 16 Block 1 * Review with casebook completion * Read Chap 15 Block 2 * Spelling - Pretest Block 3 * OLATA 17 * Read Chap 16 and 17 18 * Solve-It * Vocab work * Comprehension questions 19 * Spelling Test * Continue writing – should finish rough draft 20 NO SCHOOL 23 Block 1 * Complete casebook * Introduce Book Review Block 2 * Spelling - Pretest Block 3 * OLATA 24 * Solve-It * Book Review 25 * Continue Book Review 26 * computers booked * students should finish writing, complete peer revision, and start revisions 27 Block 1 * Spelling Test * Continue Book Review Block 2 * Write rough draft book review 30 Block 1 * Continue writing book review Block 2 * Spelling - Pretest Block 3 * OLATA 31 * Finish and submit book reviews 1 * Start working on front and back covers of their book 2 * Print book * Finish inside and outside covers * Give details on book signing, happening when we get back from Easter 3 NO SCHOOL Lesson Plans Lesson 1 Introduction to the unit! Give students a chance to explore the front and back cover, share some information about Linda Bailey (or have them search it on their own iPads), and hire them as private investigators in the case (they'll be making their own detective badges/business cards), as well as the title page for their unit. Get them excited about the unit! Cover up chapter 14 and clip the book so students don't read ahead. Lesson 2 Introduce them to the elements of a mystery, and issue them their own detective casebook. Elements of mystery is a powerpoint. Lesson 3 Read Chapter 1 together and meet the protagonist, Stevie. Afterwards, students will use all the information in Chapter 1 to do a character sketch of Stevie. As I read the chapter, demonstrate good reader skills by writing down words we don't know, or connections we have. At the end of