Enduring Understandings

Readers understand that asking questions before, during, and after reading helps them grasp the meaning of the text

Writers understand that they can convey their own preferences through writing

Learners understand that patterns exist in literary and informational texts and in the natural world

Essential Questions: "Knows"

How do readers ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading to better understand what they read?

How do writers convey their preferences through writing? 

Module Goals: "Dos"

Readers will ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading about details in the text

Writers will state and support an opinion and include a conclusion

Learners will demonstrate understanding of various patterns in the world around them

Evidence of Learning: PBA

Opinion Task: Write about a favorite book Children will state an opinion about which selection in the unit they like best.