Readers use a variety of strategies What do readers do when they get to before and during reading to figure tricky words? out unknown words. How do readers know when they need to Readers are always trying to make fix up their reading? sense when they read. What do readers do when the words they Readers reread when they are read don’t look right, sound right, or make confused or something doesn’t make sense? sense. Retelling Overview: Readers make stories their own by remembering them and recounting them in their own words. Key Understandings: Essential Questions: Readers understand that being able Why is it important to be able to retell to retell a story is a good indicator of stories? comprehension. What are the important parts to retell? Readers make the connection How does retelling help readers to between retelling and story elements comprehend what they’ve read? (i.e. character, setting, problem/solution and beginning, middle, end). Readers talk with other readers about their books. Tales Have Deep Roots: Classic Tales Overview: In every language and culture, people enjoy the magical words that begin fantastical adventures, the magic, human struggles and satisfaction of happily-ever-after endings. In this unit, students will enjoy reading and listening to classic folk and fairy tales. Key Understandings: Essential Questions: Classic tales can be identified by What are the core elements that are certain predictable elements. common to classic tales? Classic tales are oral stories that teach How does reading many classic tales help a lesson and have been passed down readers make predictions about the events? from generation to generation. How are classic tales similar and different Good readers make sense of text by from one another? using comprehension strategies. Poetry Overview: In this unit, first graders will read a variety of poems. They will deepen their understandings of the genre of poetry, why we read poetry, and the elements that make poetry unique. They will explore the ideas that poems are written and read differently from other types of texts and have certain elements.
Readers use a variety of strategies before and during reading to figure out unknown words. Readers are always trying to make sense when they read. Readers reread when they are confused or something doesn’t make sense. What do readers do when they get to tricky words? How do readers know when they need to fix up their reading? What do readers do when the words they read don’t look right, sound right, or make sense? Retelling Overview: Readers make stories their own by remembering them and recounting them in their own words. Key Understandings: Essential Questions: Readers understand that being able to retell a story is a good indicator of comprehension. Readers make the connection between retelling and story elements (i.e. character, setting, problem/solution and beginning, middle, end). Readers talk with other readers about their books. Why is it important to be able to retell stories? What are the important parts to retell? How does retelling help readers to comprehend what they’ve read? Tales Have Deep Roots: Classic Tales Overview: In every language and culture, people enjoy the magical words that begin fantastical adventures, the magic, human struggles and satisfaction of happily-ever-after endings. In this unit, students will enjoy reading and listening to classic folk and fairy tales. Key Understandings: Essential Questions: Classic tales can be identified by certain predictable elements. Classic tales are oral stories that teach a lesson and have been passed down from generation to generation. Good readers make sense of text by using comprehension strategies. What are the core elements that are common to classic tales? How does reading many classic tales help readers make predictions about the events? How are classic tales similar and different from one another? Poetry Overview: In this unit, first graders will read a variety of poems. They will deepen their understandings of the genre of poetry, why we read poetry, and the elements that make poetry unique. They will explore the ideas that poems are written and read differently from other types of texts and have certain elements.