Fifth Grade September Unit One: Fifth Grade Launching Reading

Unit Objective: Readers become avid readers with independence & agency. Reflecting on their independent reading practices Thinking critically about reading Respond in writing & conversation Part 1: Helping readers create agency so they can lift up their reading lives into a new orbit
Independent Reading Strategy/Skill The most important thing I can teach you today Becoming powerful readers (pg. 23/29) Turn & talk about a time when you had to practice to get better Today as you read I want think about how you want to develop your skills as a reader. (stop & jot during independent reading) Monitor//Clarify Procedure One way we read actively and with agency (pg.24/29): Using what we already know about story structure to understand text Think about character & the problems they face Think about problem & solution

Mentor Texts: Agency & Independence Launching Reading

Independent Reading Procedure I want to teach you that we work hard to make smart choices(pg. 24/29) Think about what youre interested in (passions) Authors & genres you enjoy reading Look at the cover/blurb

RI RL 5.11/5.10

RF5.5a

RL5.10/RL5.11

Reading Logs Procedure I want to teach you that powerful readers reflect on reading logs show children what an adult reading life would look like(pg. 24/29) Model how to sort types of books from teachers reading logs Reading at home v school Record amounts of books (volume) & speed (rate of reading) on reading logs. RL.5.11a-b

Synthesized Retelling Strategy/Skill I want to teach you that telling someone else or ourselves is a crucial way to(pg. 25/29): Retell and explain aspects of literature e.g. the character actions/ feeling because of a prior event

RL5.2/5.3

Fifth Grade September Unit One: Fifth Grade Launching Reading

Part 2: Teaching readers to read between the lines

Point of View Literal/Craft Today Im going to teach that one way to lift our reading to the next level (pg. 26/30) Looking for details that support point view: First person I Third person They Narrator How do these details inform our comprehension?

Envisionment Strategy/Skill I want to teach you that the kind of books you are reading now demand imaginative readers who will pause & create vivid images (pg.26/ 30) Pay attention to details that can inform our understanding (like a movie in our minds) using your senses sensory words Using post-its Using partnerships Readers Notebook/binders RL5.2 Partners Talk About Books Procedure Partners describe our books with passion and excitement without giving away the ending (pg.27/31)

Monitoring/Clarify Literal/Craft Today I want to teach you (pg. 26.30): how to monitor your reading to look for setting clues did a week pass/ a night (time) Remind students to constantly monitor that the story is making sense

Synthesis Retelling Literal/Craft Stories are more complex. We have link to other parts of the book. We need to understand the references, and see the meaningful connections(pg. 26/30) Characters Chapters Dialogue Putting the pieces of the puzzle together from other parts of the story

Monitor/Clarify Strategy/Skill Today I want to teach you that when a book is hard we work hard using a repertoire of strategies for example (pg.30): Word attack Meaning vs. decoding Using synonyms

Part 3: Talking about books the art of literary conversation

RL5.6 Writing About Reading Strategy/Skill Read with a pencil making annotations about whats important (pg.26/27/30) Post-its Reader notebook/binders

RL5.5 Compare/Contrast Strategy/Skill Readers talk about more than one book (pg.27/31) Characters Structures Themes

RL5.2/RL5.5 Fluency Literal/Craft Today I want to teach you that readers (pg. 27/31): Read aloud with power and grace Using familiar texts & rehearse We use voice to enhance meaning

RL5.4/RI5.4/RF5.3/5.4c Reading Logs Procedure Today I want to teach you that readers analyze logs to(pg.27/31) Make reading plans To reflect on authors/genres they like All kinds of novels they are enjoying

W.5.9a-b/W5.11

RL5.2/SL5.1/SL5.4

Rl5.3/5L5.9

RF5.4a-c

RL5.11

Fifth Grade September Unit One: Fifth Grade Launching Reading