PLANNING-+Quarter+Two

Quarter Two, Week 1 Expanding Our Understanding of Series Books in Book Clubs (4 weeks) [] - video modeling rich book talk [|http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/teachers-allowed-student-book-980.html?tab=3#tabs] - A series of lessons that support small group discussions using QAR strategy. The “QAR Question Prompts” could be printed to use with students. || || Quarter Two, Week 2 (Day 51-55)
 * In this unit, students will carry over their work from the previous unit, but will deepen their understanding of characters over time within a series. Students will also look closely at the setting, plot, and theme within the texts. The unit will finish with a celebration presentation by comparing and contrasting story elements with the texts read during Book Clubs. ||  ||
 * Links for Book Talks || Book Club Graphic Organizer ||
 * [] - video on preparing students for book talk
 * [] - video on preparing students for book talk
 * Links for Prefix and Suffix || Links to Word Work ||
 * Model prefix and suffix activity, Front or Back: [] || Word Work/Vocabulary- Front or Back: [] ||
 * Model prefix and suffix activity, Front or Back: [] || Word Work/Vocabulary- Front or Back: [] ||
 * Readers interpret how characters evolve by reading more books in the series. || Smartboard Lesson ||
 * || [[file:idioms grade 4-5.notebook]] ||
 * || [[file:Idioms lesson 2 grade 4-5.notebook]] ||

Week 3 (Days 56-60)
 * Readers learn to use text evidence to identify setting, theme, and plot in a series. ||  ||