The mini-units described here involve reading and rereading the same book every day for a week. Word Wall Individual writing and drawing materials. Read the book through and decide upon the features of the book you will focus upon for instructional purposes.
Some examples follow.
Plan a week of instructional activities that follow the general sequence described below. The sequence makes use of a whole, to part, to whole pattern. As can be seen in the sequencing of a week's activities, the whole, to part, to whole process is a general pattern to follow with variations within it. The general pattern is one that starts with a whole text, focuses upon particular parts of that whole, and ends with an application of the new skills learned to whole texts. However, the movement from whole to part within this process can take place many times.