Literacy Unit

7/29/2019 Literacy Unit

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Unit Outline (Weekly, these are not lesson plans, BUT what you plan to cover throughout the week taken from your Unit Overview):

KEY: Whole Class Small Group Individual Week

Selected Learning

Outcomes

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Teaching and Learning Activities Group Structure Literacy Focus ResourcesAssessment Type

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Continue reading the focus novel Charlottes Web

Read Chapter 5 Continue the Guided Reading strategy implemented last week

Listening and Viewing

Guided Reading Reading Groups Four Doors focus on Questioning and

Clarifying

Charlottes Web E. B. WhiteLiteracy Books

Four Doors Cards

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Read Chapter 6 Listening and Viewing

Guided Reading

Reading Groups Four Doors Predicting, Clarifying,

Questioning and Summarising

Charlottes Web E. B. White

Literacy Books

Four Doors Cards

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Words that are new from the novel Vocabulary Development

Begin building a word wall of related words Create personal individual dictionaries for

new and interesting words


Post It Notes for Word Wall

words

A5 paper for creating individual

dictionaries

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Worksheet

Students undertake Worksheets attempting questions based onChapters 4 and 5

Writing

Full sentence answers to literal questions Chapter 4 & 5 Worksheet(F) Chapter 4 & 5 Worksheet will

demonstrate if critical information

has been retained

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Modelled Reading

Read aloud model fluent and consistentreading


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Review

Look at the three Chapters from this week and use known strategies(e.g. note taking, skimming, paraphrasing) to determine the most

important information

Writing

Write a summary of the three Chapters readthis week

Literacy Books (S) Review of the Chapters so far

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Discussion

The story so far Literal and inferential questions

Listening and Speaking

Think Aloud(F) Students should have an

understanding of the story so far

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Spelling

Weekly spelling test Give out new spelling words Spelling Activities Early finish write interesting sentences for each of the new spelling

word

Check Diaries

Spelling signatures Reading logs

Spelling Activities

Word Building Dictionary Meanings Syllables Alphabetic Order

Spelling workbooks for

activities

List of new words included in

PowerPoint

Students diaries

(S) Weekly Spelling Test

(F) Check completion of spelling

activities


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WeekSelected Learning

Outcomes

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Read Chapters 8 and 9

Guided Reading


Reading Groups Think Aloud What questions do you have?

What does it make you think?

Writing

Write down responses and/or notes to thethink aloud questions


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Character Profile

Select and study a favourite character from the novel Draw a picture of the character

Writing

Choose a character and examine their traitsto create a character profile for display


Character Profile Worksheets

Blank Paper

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Chapter Questions

Complete full sentence answers to questions based on the previous twochapters

Writing

Full sentence answers to questions below How does Mrs Arable feel about Fern

in Chapter 8?

Why was Chapter 9 called WilbursBeast? What story pattern did his

boast make?

Describe what happened when Wilburtried to imitate Charlotte?

What did Wilbur learn?


Literacy Books

Questions

(F) Students should have an

understanding of the story so far

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Guided Reading

Reading GroupsCharlottes Web E. B. White

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Review



Early Finish Task

Complete character profile poster

Writing



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Spelling


word

Check Diaries


New Spelling Words

Weather, Valuable, Mountain, Umbrella, Usually, Dissolve, Believe,Twelfth, Behaviour, Government

Spelling Activities



activitiesList of new words included in

PowerPoint

Students diaries

(S) Weekly Spelling Test(F) Check completion of spelling

activities

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Guided Reading

Reading Groups Four Doors Predicting and Summarising


Literacy Books

Four Doors Cards


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Outcomes

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FFormative

S-Summative

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Guided Reading

Reading Groups Four Doors Clarifying and Questioning


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New words

Examine new and unusual words pulled from the novel

Vocabulary Development

Define new words


Literacy Books

Unusual words:

Injustice Salutations Conversation Friendship

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Bookmarks

Students will create two sided bookmarks one side with book nameand picture, and the other with key words from the story so far

Vocabulary Development

Incorporate specific words from the novelBlank paper

Art supplies

Novel Words List

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Modelled Reading



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Review



Writing



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Spelling


word

Check Diaries


New Spelling Words

Whistle, Weary, Burglar, Separate, Traveller, Arrange, Envelope,Various, Interest, Accommodation

Spelling Activities



activities


PowerPoint

Students diaries



activities

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Drama

Work through Chapter 14 acting out the parts of each of the charactersand a narrator

Viewing Reading and defining each of the characterparts

Adding a realistic dramatic effect to the novelCharlottes Web E. B. White

Post-It Notes

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Discussion

The story so farQuestions

What has been the most exciting part of the story so far? Do you have a favourite chapter? If so, what is it and why? Would you change anything about the story if you could? If so, what

would it be?

How would you feel if you were in the same position as Wilbur? Which character would you like to be?

Listening and Speaking

Think Aloud Literal and inferential questions How does the story make you feel? How can you relate to the story?


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Outcomes

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Guided Reading

Reading GroupsCharlottes Web E. B. White

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Creative Writing

A short story based on Charlottes WebParameters and Options (as Charlottes Web)

Same setting

Talking animals A guiding spider

Writing Write a short story with animals as the maincharacters

Story Planning Worksheet

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Author Study

Research the author E. B. White Writing

Create a web of information about E. B.White

Do display in the classroom

Computer access

List of appropriate websites

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Spider WebTemplate

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Read up to the end of Chapter 16 Viewing

Independent Reading

Students read independently up to the end ofChapter 16


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Review



Writing


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Spelling


word

Check Diaries


New Spelling Words

Probably, Aquarium, Retreat, Bought, Beneath, Quench, Whisked,Caterpillar, Beautiful, Conscience

Spelling Activities



activities


PowerPoint

Students diaries



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Creative Writing

The story of baconParameters

Write a creative story about bacon Where does it come from? Spring pigs, ham, bacon Where does it end up?

Focus

Structure introduction, middle, conclusion Clear and concise style of writing Use of techniques such as humour Spelling Grammar

Writing

Students write an imaginative story aboutbacon where it comes from to where it

ends up

Different writing techniques includinghumour and imagination

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Outcomes

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Shared Experience

Students break into the reading groups Each student reads their creative story of bacon to their groups Students critique each others stories Students select one of the stories from their group to read to the class One story from each group is read to the class

Listening

Students hear the thoughts and processes ofother students in the class

Writing

Students write a critique on the stories intheir groups and select the one they find the

most interesting or enjoyable

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Read Chapter 17


Guided Reading

Reading Groups Think Aloud What questions do you have?

What does it make you think?

Writing

Students write their answers to the thinkaloud questions and the questions they

themselves have formulated


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Modelled Reading



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Review

Look at the three Chapters from this week and use known strategies(e.g. note taking, skimming, paraphrasing) to determine the mostimportant information

Writing

Write a summary of the Chapters read thisweek


Literacy Books

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Crossword

Questions based on the book 9 questions where the answers are placed into the crossword

Questioning

Literal questions around the novel Charlottes Web Crossword

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Spelling


word

Check Diaries


New Spelling Words

Instrument, Environment, Compound, Anchor, Theatre, Giraffe, Lively,Wrench, Whether, Young

Spelling Activities



activities


PowerPoint

Students diaries



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Book Review

ReviewingCharlottes Web Includes their chapter summaries, interesting pieces of information,

their thoughts and opinions of the book, a score out of ten for how

enjoyable the book is and whether or not they would recommend the

book to others

Writing

Summary of the story Opinions of the story Favourite character


Literacy Books(S) Reviewing the novel


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Outcomes

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Display Posters

Students create display books incorporating a ll of the information theyput together in the previous lesson

Can be displayed either as a standard poster or as a display book May also include foldables

Viewing

Writing



Coloured Card

Coloured Paper

(S) Reviewing the novel

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Display Posters

Students create display books incorporating a ll of the information theyput together

Can be displayed either as a standard poster or as a display book May also include foldables

Viewing

Writing



Coloured Card

Coloured Paper

(S) Reviewing the novel

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County Fair

A celebration picnic in the style of the county fair to take place either inthe undercover area or in the classroom depending on the weather

Students bring in a savoury plate to share with the other studentsActivities

Students can discuss the novel, other books they are currently reading,any books they wish to recommend to other students

Students can play games

Listening

Discussion of the novel Favourite parts Least favourite parts

Scones

Fruit Juice

Party hats

Plastic plates

Plastic cups

Board Games

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Spelling Weekly spelling test Give out new spelling words Spelling Activities Early finish write interesting sentences for each of the new spelling

word

Check Diaries


New Spelling Words

Favourite, Wonderful, Jewellery, Occasion, Recipe, Atmosphere,Guarantee, Scissors, Asparagus, Plantation

Spelling Activities



activities


PowerPoint


Documents

Literacy Unit