Cycle 1- Students will read realistic fiction, analyze characters in depth using specific words and phrases to describe character development. During writing, the students will develop their own character and narrative story.
Cycle 2- Students will find main idea and details of expository and narrative nonfiction text. Students will draw on information from text and text features. Students will use different strategies to determine meaning of academic and domain specific words.
Cycle 3- Students continue to dive deeper into informational text. They explain vents, procedures, and ideas in historical, scientific, or technical text. Students takes notes from a variety of resources and categorize them. Using their finished research projects, the students will share their information formally to peers.
Cycle 4- Students draw inferences from a variety of historical fiction texts derived from what the author chooses to reveal to the reader and what the author insinuates. Students determine the theme of a text and then push themselves further. Students understand that point of view affects how the story is told. In writing, the students will recall what they have learned about strong narrative writing.
Cycle 5- Students work within book clubs to interpret fictional texts and poetry to develop themes. Students analyze how figurative language, symbolism, and point of view affect the theme of a story. In writing, the students will develop a complex interpretive thesis.
Cycle 6- Test prep unit
Cycle 2- Students will find main idea and details of expository and narrative nonfiction text. Students will draw on information from text and text features. Students will use different strategies to determine meaning of academic and domain specific words.
Cycle 3- Students continue to dive deeper into informational text. They explain vents, procedures, and ideas in historical, scientific, or technical text. Students takes notes from a variety of resources and categorize them. Using their finished research projects, the students will share their information formally to peers.
Cycle 4- Students draw inferences from a variety of historical fiction texts derived from what the author chooses to reveal to the reader and what the author insinuates. Students determine the theme of a text and then push themselves further. Students understand that point of view affects how the story is told. In writing, the students will recall what they have learned about strong narrative writing.
Cycle 5- Students work within book clubs to interpret fictional texts and poetry to develop themes. Students analyze how figurative language, symbolism, and point of view affect the theme of a story. In writing, the students will develop a complex interpretive thesis.
Cycle 6- Test prep unit