The Unit Organizer 4 NAME DATE BIGGER PICTURE

The Unit Organizer 4 NAME DATE BIGGER PICTURE Becoming more proficient readers, more focused writers, and more advanced thinkers. . LAST UNIT 2 5 th 8 Grade Curriculum SWBAT (TASKS) Choose just right books and monitor progress in reading logs. Know and follow rules for class and small group discussions Choose an appropriate strategy and use it to analyze their reading by citing text evidence. Understand apply story elements to a given text, and identify genre and theme Determine a word’s meaning based upon word structure as well as context within a sentence Understand grammar rules and apply them to theirs and other’s writing. 5 1 CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT 3 Mindful Readers This is Your Life is ab out. . . UNIT MAP Investigating IB Learner Profiles Becoming strong self-driven readers who know authors and genres and dive into deep interpretations of text by… Applying rules of grammar to write effectively. Defining Applying The workshop model Using A variety of strategies to reflect and discuss complex texts. Analyzing new vocabulary and utilizing it in context A story’s structure and content 7 1. 2. 3. 4. How does reader’s workshop look and sound? Examples/Evidence How do readers use the 5 dominant strategies to analyze text and cite supporting evidence? Reflection/Discussion How can you differentiate between genres to choose appropriate books? Why do all stories follow a certain structure, and how does that help us read and Reading Strategies understand the story/text? 5. How will expanding my vocabulary help me become a thinking reader and better Context Clues understand content? 6 INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS Identify various IB learner profiles and connect those qualities to practical use in daily life.