Reading 6: Multi-genre Literature Units of StudyMrs. Bentheim, Room 624

Bailey Middle School2007-2008

Quarter 1

Introduction to Literature and Study Skills Unit (4)Flying Solo Read Aloud as a classPre-assessment: Interest inventory about reading and literatureWhat is literature?Why read literatureHow to read literatureForms and Elements of LiteratureGenres of literatureWhat do good readers do?Goals for this class for the yearIndividual goalsBuilding a community of readersOrganizing classroom space for reading and discussionProceduresChoosing independent booksLiterature discussionsThinking-talkingApproaching a textUnderstanding a genreThe Author StudyEstablish a reader’s Bill of RightsLiterature CirclesSetting Goals and PrioritiesCreating the Right Study EnvironmentManaging TimeTaking NotesPlanning ProjectsTaking TestsInterest InventoriesWhat do we know about authors?Why study an author’s work?What is a reading response journal?Why have it?What do we do with it?What does a thoughtful response look like?Interest InventoriesWhat do we know about authors?Why study an author’s work?Mentor AuthorsResearchThe Library

Elements of Picture Books (1)The Man Who Walked Between Two TowersTuesdayChris van AllsburgDavid ShannonTBD

Family and Friendship (2)1. The Watson’s Go to Birmingham2. Al Capone Does My Shirts3. After Elaine4. I Never Knew Your Name5. Drowning Anna6. The Ruling Class7. Blubber8. Spider Boy9. Fig Pudding10.Crash11.Locomotion

The Genre Book Project (2)

**Review goals from Quarter 1 and revise them for Quarter 2

Quarter 2

Citizenship and Heroes (3)1. Hating Alison Ashley2. Dear Mr. Henshaw3. Nothing But the Truth4. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson5. Leading from the Lockers6. The Hero’s Trail7. So Far from the Bamboo Grove8. Gregor the Overlander9. The Voice that Challenged A Nation10. Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story

Mystery (2)1. The Westing House2. The Phantom Tollbooth3. The Secret of Gumbo Grove4. The Egypt Game5. Jeremy Visick6. The Haunting7. The House of Dies Drear8. Missing: Carrie Phillips, Age 15

Fantasy and Science Fiction (2)1. Road Dahl2. Charlie Bone Series3. Lemony Snicket Series4. Harry Potter Series5. A Wrinkle in Time6. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe7. The Bridge to Terabithia8. Island of the Blue Dolphins9. I Am Regina

The Author Study Project (2)Students will read an author’s work, answer questions from students, and dress as if he or she was really that author while presenting (written report included)

**Review goals from Quarter 2 and revise them for Quarter 3

Quarter 3

Holocaust (2)1. The Anne Frank Diary2. Zlata’s Diary3. Number the Stars4. Devil’s Arithmetic5. Night6. TBD

Patchwork of Cultures (4)1. Bud, Not Buddy2. Esperanza Rising3. The Cay4. Words by Heart5. The Clay Marble6. Child of the Owl7. Sounder8. Maniac Magee

Immigration in the Early United States (2)Ellis Island Unit

The Cultural Heritage Project (1)

**Review goals from Quarter 3 and revise them for Quarter 4

Quarter 4

Survival (3)1. Pictures of Hollis Woods2. Hatchet3. Holes4. Climb or Die5. Maniac Magee6. Julie of the Wolves7. Mick Harte was Here8. Sign of the Beaver

Crime and Punishment (2)1. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle2. Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island3. Broken Bridge4. Scorpions5. Nothing But the Truth6. Touching Spirit Bear7. The Misfits8. Drowning Anna

Biography and Memoir (2)o Lincoln: A Photobiographyo Ralph Fletchero Roald Dahlo Mem Fox

The Memoir Project (Nanci Atwell, ReadWriteThink) (2)

**Review goals from Quarter 4 and revise them for 7th grade**Students complete class evaluation

Extra Credit

Picture Book Analysis / 10 points An additional Genre Study / 10 points An additional Author Study / 10 points Additional word study words / 1 point per word Weekend Reading and Response / 5 points per day Creation of posters or sample projects for Mrs. Bentheim / TBD