1st WEEK 1st sixth 2nd WEEK 1st sixth Vocabulary---generating ideas, hook and lead, dialogue, narrowing topic, transitions, figurative language, vivid details, logical conclusion, plot development, setting, sequence of events, character Day 1 TEXT STRUCTURE CUBE Description: a topic, idea, person, place, or thing is described by listing its features, characteristics, or examples. bumps make me shiver. I get little bumps on my skin. They look like sesame seeds. Day 6 TEXT STRUCTURE CUBE Description: a topic, idea, person, place, or thing is described by listing its features, characteristics, or examples. Goose bumps make me shiver. I get little bumps on my skin. They look like sesame seeds. Signal Words---For Instance, Such as, To begin with, An example, To Illustrate, Characteristics are, Most important, For example, Looks like, Consists of *Look for the topic word(or a synonym pronoun)to be repeated. Signal Questions---What specific topic, person, idea, or thing is being described? How is it being described (what does it look like, how does it work, what does it do, etc.? What is important to remember about it? How can the be classified? Ex. Robin=type of bird Mentor Texts At the Waterworks Mentor Inside a Hurricane Graphic Organizers Identify the Passage Text Structure Frame Signal Words Graphic Organizers Inquiry Chart Vocabulary Overview Guide Frayer Model Day 2 Articles Activities NY scavenger hunt Day 7 Content Articles Informative/Explanatory Foods Flunk Out of School” Day 3 Six Traits Idea Development Day 8 Six Traits Idea Development Mentor Texts A Bad Case of Stripes Mentor Texts Cinderella Penguin or The Little Glass Slipper Mentor Text Excerpt Arch Enemy Day 4 Science -Construct explanations -Engage in arguments -Communicate information Science---Weather “Weather or Not” Discovery Education Day 9 Social Studies -Think like a historian -Why does it matter? -Is a source trustworthy? Social Studies- The Stone Ages “The Center of the City” Skills Introduce and Conclude the The of a great introduction - Carolyn Mohr Skills Convey Ideas and Descriptive Ideas How to write descriptively - Nalo Hopkinson Skill Lessons Decide Where to Begin Skill Lessons Writing the NO-Time Narrative Day 5 Content Articles Narrative “A Lincoln Portrait” Narration Transcript” Day 10 Content Articles Argumentative “News Debate: “F” Is for Fat” 3rd WEEK 2nd sixth 4th WEEK 2nd sixth
Vocabulary---generating ideas, hook and lead, dialogue, narrowing topic, transitions, figurative language, vivid details, logical conclusion, plot development, setting, sequence of events, character Day 11 TEXT STRUCTURE CUBE Sequence: Describe items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do something or make something. bumps make me shiver. First I get cold. Then I shake all over. Day 16 TEXT STRUCTURE CUBE Sequence: Describe items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do something or make something. Goose bumps make me shiver. First I get cold. Then I shake all over. Signal Words---First, Second, Next, Then, Before, After, Finally, Following, Not long after, Now, Soon, Prior to, While, Meanwhile, At the same time, At last, Directions, In the end, On(date), At(time) Signal Questions---What items, events, or steps are listed? Do they have to happen in this order? Do they always happen in this What is the beginning What is the final outcome? Mentor Texts The Giving Tree Mentor George Washington’s Teeth Graphic Organizers Identify the Passage Text Structure Frame Signal Words Graphic Organizers Knowledge/ Question/ Response B/D/A Questioning Chart Day 12 Articles Activities Expository rules 1-10 Rules to Writing Day 17 Content Articles Informative/Explanatory “Living on the Edge” Day 13 Six Traits Organization Day 18 Six Traits Organization Mentor Fish Faces Mentor Texts Goldilocks and the Bears Mentor Text Excerpt After Ever After Day 14 Science -Construct explanations -Engage in arguments -Communicate information Science--- Scientific Method “Meet the Ologist-Mark Norell” Day 19 Social Studies -Think like a historian -Why does it matter? -Is a source trustworthy? Social Studies- Timeline/history “Eyewitness to History” Skills Transitions to Clarify When to use "me", "myself" and "I" - Emma Bryce Transition Words Skills Introduce Headings and Graphics Capturing authentic narratives – Michele Weldon Skill Lessons Selecting the Right Lead Skill Lessons Using a Transition Sentence Day 15 Content Articles Narrative “What Different Houses Have” Day 20 Content Articles Argumentative “Crash!” 5th WEEK 3rd sixth 6th WEEK 3rd sixth Vocabulary---thesis statement, introduction, supporting details, conclusion, citing evidence, precise task-specific vocabulary, transitions, establish and maintain formal style, topic sentences