WCS follows a 90-minute literacy block. Here is an outline of what our reading block might look like for the day.
(5 Min) Class Meeting and Introduction
(25 Min) Interactive Read-Aloud and Share Reading
(10 Min) Reading Minilesson
(50 Min) Guided Reading Groups and Independent Reading
Writers' workshop, grammar, and spelling will be taught during our writing block/switch.
Class Novels
Restart by Gordon Korman
Titanic PBL - I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic by Lauren Tarshis
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Global Awareness PBL - Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin