Unit 5- Discovering Genre Connections
In this unit...
Students will understand that …
EU1 Language is written and printed in an organized manner.
EU2 Words and images impact meaning.
EU3 Effective readers use strategies to construct meaning in a variety of genres.
EU4 Writing is a process.
EU5 A writer’s purpose, audience, and text structure shape the style, development, and organization of reading and writing.
EU6 Punctuation and grammar guide readers through the text.
EU7 Listening and speaking are critical components to communicate effectively.
Students will keep considering the following questions:
EQ1 Why do words and images matter?
EQ2 What do readers do?
EQ3 How do I understand what I read?
EQ4 How can I effectively communicate ideas?
Students will know ...
K1 readers use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills to both develop and deepen comprehension.
K2 legends, folktales, and fairy tales are types of literary text that have distinguishing characteristics.
K3 readers use critical inquiry to analyze an author’s choices and how they influence and communicate meaning in a text.
K4 every move a writer makes has a purpose and can have an impact beyond the original intent.
K5 imaginative stories include elements such as literal and figurative language, point of view, and plot elements to tell a story.
Students will be skilled at:
S1 making connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.
S2 making inferences and using text evidence to support understanding.
S3 responding to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard or viewed.
S4 analyzing plot elements, including the sequence of events, conflict, and resolution in literary texts.
S5 recognizing characteristics and structures of informational text including the central idea with supporting evidence.
S6 explaining the author’s purpose and message within a text.
S7 using the writing process recursively to compose literary text in the form of a poem and imaginative story that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.
Critical Vocabulary
legend
folktale
fairy tale
theme
message
voice