Reaching for RigorReaching for RigorLaunching the Reader's Workshop

Reaching for Reaching for RigorRigor

Big Understanding: Students will set goals for their reading, revisit reading strategies and push themselves to build stamina.

KBAD understand the KBAD understand the expectations of fifth expectations of fifth

grade Reader's grade Reader's Workshop.Workshop.

Day 1

ExpectationsExpectations

Students are reading independently

No one is moving about the classroom without permission

Reading groups are not to be interrupted

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What are the expectations for fifth graders during reading workshop?

KBAD use a reading KBAD use a reading log.log.

Day 2

Building Stamina and Building Stamina and Being ConsistentBeing Consistent

We use a reading log to keep track of what we've read

It shows that we are reading in school and at home

It shows that we are pushing ourselves as readers

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What is the purpose of using a reading log?

KBAD keep our library KBAD keep our library organized.organized.

Day 3

Keeping Things in the Keeping Things in the Right PlaceRight Place

Our library is organized in a particular way

Some books are for anyone to take and read

Other books need to be signed out

Some books are just for reading groups

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What do you do if you want to read a series book?

KBAD use accountable KBAD use accountable talk.talk.

Day 4

Talking Like a ReaderTalking Like a Reader

Accountable talk is our way of discussing what we read

We use our accountable talk prompts to discuss our thoughts and feelings about what we've read

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

Use accountable talk to share with your partner about the book that you are reading.

KBAD make book KBAD make book recommendations.recommendations.

Day 5

Recommend Using Recommend Using Your ZPD RangeYour ZPD Range

It's important that you know your ZPD range

When you recommend a book you want to make sure that it is the right level

Make sure to share why you loved the book without giving away too many details from the story

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

Why is it important to know your ZPD range?

KBAD understand the KBAD understand the expectations for a expectations for a reading response.reading response.

Day 6

Types of Reading Types of Reading ResponsesResponses

In your journal you will glue in this list of possible reading responses

You should use a different reading response prompt for every day of the week

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

Which reading response prompt will you use today?

KBAD respond in KBAD respond in different ways.different ways.

Day 7

Reading Responses Reading Responses ChoicesChoices

How do you react to a book that you have read?

Written responses

Oral responses

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What are some ways to respond to what you have read?

KBAD read a variety of KBAD read a variety of genres.genres.

Day 8

Identify Different Identify Different GenresGenres

In your journal you will glue in this list of genres

You should be familiar with most of them

Look at the list and see which genres you have read

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

KBAD identify themes.KBAD identify themes.

Day 9

Identify Different Identify Different ThemesThemesConservation/ preservation (Selective Logging)

Restoration (Water Quality)

Survival

Man v. wild

Activism

Being a change agent

Types of energy

Toxins/chemicals

Air Quality

Water Quality

Recycling

Hazardous Waste

Good v. Evil

History of Law

Friendships with animals

Cooperation

Seeing other’s point of view

Tragedy/ Overcoming devastation

Rebuilding

Hope

Commitment

Going against the norm

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What is the theme of your independent reading book?

KBAD make inferences KBAD make inferences using setting.using setting.

Day 10

Infer Using SettingInfer Using Setting

Where does your story take place?

What inferences can you make based on the setting of your story?

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What time of year does your story take place? How does it influence your character's actions?

KBAD make inferences KBAD make inferences using character traits using character traits

and emotions.and emotions.

Day 11

Infer Using a Infer Using a Character's ActionsCharacter's Actions

When we read sometimes the author leaves out details so that we can use our imagination

We use the clues the author has given us to fill in the missing pieces of the story

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What clues did the author give you about how your character looks?

KBAD stop and jot KBAD stop and jot using post-it notes.using post-it notes.

Day 12

Find Examples of Find Examples of ThemesThemes

When we find examples of themes we can take a moment to write down what we notice

We stop and jot on post-it notes so that we don't forget about what we noticed

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

Why do good readers use post-it notes?

KBAD make self to KBAD make self to text connections.text connections.

Day 13

Connect Your Book Connect Your Book to Your Lifeto Your Life

Sometimes a story reminds of us something in our own lives

It is important to pause as we read and make connections to our own lives

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

How does a character in your book remind you of someone from your own life?

KBAD use context KBAD use context clues.clues.

Day 14

Find the Meaning Find the Meaning of New Wordsof New Words

We use many different strategies for finding new words

It is important to try more than one strategy to make sure you found the correct meaning of the new word

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

What should you do when you come across a word that you don't know?

KBAD identify point of KBAD identify point of view.view.

Day 15

Identify a Character's Identify a Character's Point of ViewPoint of View

When someone is telling their story it is important to think about their point of view

What is the motivation for their actions?

Why might they think one thing and not another?

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

How would you describe your character's point of view?

KBAD support KBAD support opinions with opinions with

evidence.evidence.

Day 16

Use Quotes to Use Quotes to Prove Your PointProve Your Point

It's important to use evidence to support your point

When you are reading find quotes from the book that prove your point

Using the authors words will show that you understood what you read

Turn and TalkTurn and Talk

How can using quotes show that your are such a great reader?