GRASP – Guided Reading about one page in length, to and SummarizingProcedure teach GRASP. for taking notes and from and summarizing short, informational text. Two class periods Researching a chosen School library collection Multi-genre Biography author for a biography Project project Internet articles Two class periods Answering a constructed Lesson on RAFT (paragraph Completion of constructed response paragraph using writing) using Show Way by response question for text evidence Jacqueline Woodson independent biography Independent biography Completion of constructed books response questions on practice ELA One class period Understanding Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Questions on practice ELA characterization and Ride by Pam Munoz Ryan inference (information that Performance on Reader’s is implied rather than Minilesson on character Response letters stated). traits Overhead on character Using text evidence to traits and text evidence support and answer Biography Unit – Writing Skills One class period Using RAFT to construct a Lesson on RAFT (paragraph Completion of constructed complete and detailed writing) using Show Way by response question for paragraph Jacqueline Woodson independent biography Completion of constructed response questions on practice ELA One week For Author Report: Writing Research notes summaries using GRASP One week For Author Report: Using Samples of each of the Final Mulitgenre Author the writing process – writing modes. Report drafting, revising, editing, publishing. *See professional texts and articles related to this topic For Author Report: Using mentor texts as models for various writing modes: Picture Book;Series of Fact Cards; Letters; Journal; Brochure; Newspaper; Poem Collection 3 weeks Writing Anecdotes using the Looking Back: A Book of Completed picture writing process above Memories by Lois Lowry autobiography
GRASP – Guided Reading and SummarizingProcedure for taking notes and from and summarizing short, informational text. about one page in length, to teach GRASP. Two class periods Researching a chosen author for a biography project School library collection Internet articles Multi-genre Biography Project Two class periods Answering a constructed response paragraph using text evidence Lesson on RAFT (paragraph writing) using Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson Independent biography books Completion of constructed response question for independent biography Completion of constructed response questions on practice ELA One class period Understanding characterization and inference (information that is implied rather than stated). Using text evidence to support and answer Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Munoz Ryan Minilesson on character traits Overhead on character traits and text evidence Questions on practice ELA Performance on Reader’s Response letters Biography Unit – Writing Skills One class period Using RAFT to construct a complete and detailed paragraph Lesson on RAFT (paragraph writing) using Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson Completion of constructed response question for independent biography Completion of constructed response questions on practice ELA One week For Author Report: Writing summaries using GRASP Research notes One week For Author Report: Using the writing process – drafting, revising, editing, publishing. For Author Report: Using mentor texts as models for various writing modes: Picture Book;Series of Fact Cards; Letters; Journal; Brochure; Newspaper; Poem Collection Samples of each of the writing modes. *See professional texts and articles related to this topic Final Mulitgenre Author Report 3 weeks Writing Anecdotes using the writing process above Looking Back: A Book of Memories by Lois Lowry Completed picture autobiography
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