Jan 26, 2016 - Getting the Gist: Hawaiian Quilt

Jan 26, 2016 - MidUnit Assessment: Reading, Notetaking, and Paragraph Writing

Jan 26, 2016 - Synthesizing from Multiple Texts: Synthesizing Ideas about Why Voting is Important

Jan 26, 2016 - For this assessment, they plan and write an informative piece about the pufferfish. They will use the texts read for the Mid-Unit 2 Assessment as well as the notes taken during that assessment. Since...

Jan 26, 2016 - In this lesson, students spend the majority of Work Time continuing their research on their expert group animal’s defense mechanisms using the Research note-catcher started in Lesson 4. Similar to...

Jan 26, 2016 - This is the second of two Science Talks in this unit. This series of Science Talks helps students make progress toward SL4.1, which is formally assessed in Module 3.

May 23, 2018 - END OF UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT: WORKING WITH TWO TEXTS—READING, LISTENING, SUMMARIZING, AND SYNTHESIZING This test will assess students on the following learning targets: “I can gather and sort information...

May 23, 2018 - SUMMARIZING AND SYNTHESIZING: PLANNING FOR WRITING AN APPRENTICE WANTED AD This lesson is the first of two lessons that build up to students’ Apprentice Wanted ads. Be sure that students understand...

May 23, 2018 - TAKING NOTES USING A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER: INFERRING ABOUT WORK AND PLAY IN COLONIAL AMERICA For the partner reading of an unfamiliar and complex piece of informational text, pair stronger readers with...