Reading+Workshop

Our Units of Study During this week, we have an orientation to the classroom reading rhythms.
 * Opening Week**

In this unit, we analyze the overall differences between genres and review the collective class experiences with genres.
 * Genre Review**

An in-depth look at the differences between biography, autobiography, and fictionalized biography. Students will ask questions about whose story do we read and how do we measure the authenticity of a text.
 * Biography**

Examining in intricacies of informational text and how it is organized to convey specific information will be the focus of this unit. We will constantly ask ourselves to determine the author's point of view and perspective when reviewing this work.Non-Fiction - Informational Text Structures
 * Non-Fiction: Informational Text and Narrative Non-Fiction**

i**unit: Natural Disasters** After an overview of the ways that disasters work, students will select a specific Natural Disaster to research and construct a nonfiction magazine article incorporating multiple non-fiction text features.

In this unit we will study the qualities of high fantasy to prepare the students to artfully navigate the complexity of the extremely popular middle school genre. This unit will include our first class wide book clubs.Fantasy
 * High Fantasy**

In April, National Poetry Month, The students will lose themselves in the work of the great poets and reinforce their understanding of imagery, figurative language, and the musical rhythms of our language.Poetry
 * Poetry**

Just before we head of to Middle School, our students will participate in a round of book clubs with books highlighting the middle school experience.
 * Leaping off to Middle School Book Clubs**