Taught September- October
Approx. 37 Days
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Module 1
Module 1
OVERCOMING LEARNING CHALLENGES NEAR AND FAR
Why are education, books, and reading important? How can I overcome learning challenges?
This module uses literature and informational text to introduce students to the power of literacy and how people around the world overcome learning challenges. It is intentionally designed to encourage students to embrace a love of literacy and reading.
Taught November - January
Approx. 39 Days
Module 2
Module 2
RESEARCHING TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND TEACH OTHERS
How do experts build knowledge and share expertise about a topic? How do frogs survive?
In this module, students will use literacy skills to become experts—people who use reading, writing, listening, and speaking to build and share deep knowledge about a topic. The module begins with students reading poetry and pourquoi tales about different kinds of frogs to generate “why” questions. At the end of the unit, they write their own fictional pourquoi narratives to attempt to answer some of their “why” questions.
Taught
January - March
Approx. 39 Days
Module 3
Module 3
CONSIDERING PERSPECTIVES AND SUPPORTING OPINIONS
How do writers capture a reader's imagination? What can we learn from reading literary classics?
What can we learn from reading literary classics? In this module, students consider the answer to this question through a case study of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.
Unit 2 Assessments
Unit 2 Assessments
Mid Unit Assessment
End of Unit Assessment
Unit 3 Assessments
Mid Unit Assessment
End of Unit Assessment
PERFORMANCE TASK 📝
Taught
March - May
Approx. 39 Days
Module 4
Module 4
GATHERING EVIDENCE AND SPEAKING TO OTHERS
Unit 1 Assessments
Mid Unit Assessment
End of Unit Assessment
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