Language Arts Work
Reader’s Workshop-
- Mini Lessons
Stamina- working on reading for long periods of time with
Focus
Inferencing- learning to “Read between the lines.” Proving
your inferential thinking with evidence from the book.
Plot-There are five main elements in a plot.
This is the beginning of the story, where characters and setting are established. The conflict or main problem is introduced as well.
Rising action which occurs when a series of events build up to the conflict. The main characters are established by the time the rising action of a plot occurs, and at the same time, events begin to get complicated. It is during this part of a story that excitement, tension, or crisis is encountered.
In the climax, or the main point of the plot, there is a turning point of the story. This is meant to be the moment of highest interest and emotion, leaving the reader wondering what is going to happen next.
Falling action, or the winding up of the story, occurs when events and complications begin to resolve. The result of the actions of the main characters are put forward.
Resolution, or the conclusion, is the end of a story, which may occur with either a happy or a tragic ending.
Setting- how important is it to the story, could it be the main
character
Character traits- Inferencing to better understand
Characters behaviors and how they affect the story
Figurative Language- How does this form of descriptive writing
enhance a story.
Theme- Inferencing to understand the author’s message
Author’s purpose- Points of view and voice of the author and
how a story is affected by the author’s thinking.
Evidence- Quoting a book or article when proving our thinking
Evidence- Quoting a book or article when proving our thinking
- Independent Reading-30-45 min.
- Writing about our reading with mini lesson directions in Reader’s Notebooks.
- Come together to share our reading and thinking about independent books or read aloud
- Individual teacher/student conferences to discuss books
Writer’s Workshop-
- Mini-Lessons
Paragraphing- 6-8 sentences, use transition words, topic
sentence, details to support the topic, conclusion sentence
Narrative Writing- Focus on details, using figurative
Language, and voice. Rubric -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vp_vTsbXRulguMEcmgrX_w4fg_qrBzhHqyQrL6czH8g/edit?ts=5b96c2b1
Opinion/Persuasive Writing- focus on thesis statements with
evidence to support opinion (Min. 5 paragraphs)
Rubric -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGGPGHZII-hCr1RxSUC87mg-Sv8S3mYQ8ARcP4ThVDY/edit
Rubric -https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mGGPGHZII-hCr1RxSUC87mg-Sv8S3mYQ8ARcP4ThVDY/edit
Expository Writing- Exploration/Explorer research and essay
format (Min. 5 paragraphs)
Rubric https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utVn4X2Gw45h0oa0TZLxIZLQfSh4NLOtcKwwh56EylU/edit
Rubric https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utVn4X2Gw45h0oa0TZLxIZLQfSh4NLOtcKwwh56EylU/edit
Great American Essay- Research using inferential thinking
along with character traits to tell about a Great American
(5-7 paragraphs)
- Daily Quick Writes- Journaling about students daily lives as well as creative story writing.
- Writing is shared with partners and sometimes class to ask for help as well as for editing and revision work.
- Writer' Workshop is ongoing. Pieces are taken through the writing process and take two to four weeks to complete. Usually done on Google Doc.
- Rubric https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SP3ePIaDkUA47B5bV8SHTF0tc6H_MKDz5i62PnIkRY4/edit?ts=5b96c554
Extra
- Vocabulary work is incorporated through our novels.
- Daily teacher read aloud and discussions
- Typing skills are practiced weekly with key pad covers
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