unicycle, bicycle, tricycle) Gail Gibbons Gather favorite nonfiction reads and Write concise, focused news reports Jean Fritz organize themselves as nonfiction Give details about an event Reading Minilessons Bobbi Kalman readers Write with a sense of drama The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Melissa Stewart Assessments Focus on series and authors they enjoy Serravallo Texts by the same series: Informal running records as needed Bend II: Drafting and Revising with an Emphasis DK Readers Writing About Reading Bend II: Investigating Beloved Authors and on Bringing Out Our Intended Meaning National Geographic Kids Deepening Understanding of Nonfiction 13.12 What Happened/What It Makes Adopt the tone the style of an investigative Me Think T-Chart p. 366 Techniques journalist Main Read Alouds: (feel free to choose topics that 13.13 Lifting a Line p. 367 Notice the language authors use to Write about topics and events that are you are studying in Science or S.S.) 13.17 Compare Books for New Ideas employ techniques important to me and my community Hurricanes by Seymour Simon p. 371 Zoom in on a favorite author to Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons investigate style, comparing and Tornadoes by Seymour Simon contrasting, noticing patterns, and Planet Earth by Gail Gibbons analyzing how authors use certain Tornadoes! By Gail Gibbons techniques to create compelling nonfiction Writing Bend III: Expanding Nonfiction Experiences Local newspapers Expand their nonfiction tastes and Interviews experiences by leading them to read a variety of authors’ styles and media Encourage readers to step outside their comfort zone and try out authors and/or series they weren’t drawn to at first Standards Calkins Reading Workshop (Bends) Calkins Writing Workshop (Bends) Other Literacy Components Read Aloud Resources/Assessments And Testing As A Genre 4th Grade: Unit 6 – April 4th Grade: Unit 6 – April Test Preparation (Curricular Calendar Unit 6) Test Preparation Word Study Assessments: Reading: Reading and writing testing words Running Records
Gather favorite nonfiction reads and organize themselves as nonfiction readers Focus on series and authors they enjoy Bend II: Investigating Beloved Authors and Deepening Understanding of Nonfiction Techniques Notice the language authors use to employ techniques Zoom in on a favorite author to investigate style, comparing and contrasting, noticing patterns, and analyzing how authors use certain techniques to create compelling nonfiction Bend III: Expanding Nonfiction Experiences Expand their nonfiction tastes and experiences by leading them to read a variety of authors’ styles and media Encourage readers to step outside their comfort zone and try out authors and/or series they weren’t drawn to at first Write concise, focused news reports Give details about an event Write with a sense of drama Bend II: Drafting and Revising with an Emphasis on Bringing Out Our Intended Meaning Adopt the tone the style of an investigative journalist Write about topics and events that are important to me and my community unicycle, bicycle, tricycle) Reading Minilessons The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo Writing About Reading 13.12 What Happened/What It Makes Me Think T-Chart p. 366 13.13 Lifting a Line p. 367 13.17 Compare Books for New Ideas p. 371 Gail Gibbons Jean Fritz Bobbi Kalman Melissa Stewart Texts by the same series: DK Readers National Geographic Kids Main Read Alouds: (feel free to choose topics that you are studying in Science or S.S.) Hurricanes by Seymour Simon Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons Tornadoes by Seymour Simon Planet Earth by Gail Gibbons Tornadoes! By Gail Gibbons Writing Local newspapers Interviews Assessments Informal running records as needed Standards Calkins Reading Workshop (Bends) Calkins Writing Workshop (Bends) Other Literacy Components Read Aloud And Testing As A Genre Resources/Assessments 4th Grade: Unit 6 – April 4th Grade: Unit 6 – April Test Preparation (Curricular Calendar Unit 6) Test Preparation Word Study Reading and writing testing words Assessments: Reading: Running Records
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