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“How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train”  pages 238-241

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“Davy Crockett Saves the World” pages 262-275

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1. This week each small group will be reading a different book

2. See Schoology for your group’s leveled reader

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1. You will be assigned a partner and a reading passage

2. Your partner and passage will change each “week”

3. You will need to meet with your partner every day!

4. On day 1, set a time during ELA block that you will meet!

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Each partner reads the passage “cold”

Partner 1 reads and Partner 2 times and marks reading mistakes

1 minute read

Switch

Each partner writes the passage title on their own “Fluency Chart” and records the number of words read correctly

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With your partner, practice reading the passage at least 1x EVERY day

Read together, each partner reads alone, use different voices, etc.  Make it FUN

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Each partner reads the passage “hot”

1 minute read

Switch

Each partner records the number of words read correctly on their Fluency Chart

See how each of you improved!

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This week you will join your randomly selected group and receive your Reader’s Theater play.

You will have 3 weeks to prepare.  Performances will be March 16th.

Lines do NOT need to be memorized

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What kind of stories do we tell?  Why do we tell them?

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What kind of stories do we tell?  Why do we tell them?

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1. This will be an ongoing daily discussion with your Fluency Partner

2. Think of some of your favorite stories you have heard

3. Can you make up stories?

4. Do you have stories that you can make up “on the fly”?

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1. Decide how you will fairly distribute parts

2. Read through the entire play together and make notes on costumes, backgrounds, and props that will enhance your performance.

3. Decide on a 15 min time your group can practice EVERYDAY.  Set a timer as a reminder.

4. Individually, you need to be practicing your lines for fluency

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Write About! (a Narrative Performance Task)

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Write About! (a Narrative Performance Task)

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Level 1:  Research Plan (week 1)

Level 2:  Evaluate Sources (week 2)

Level 3:  Take Notes on Sources (week 3)

Level 4:  Outline and Draft (week 4)

Level 5:  Collaborative Conversation, Revise, Edit (week 5)

Level 6:  Publish and Present (week 6)

Your final product will be a Reader’s Theater play.

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1. Once you are in your randomly chosen group, see Mrs. Riggs to draw for your topic

2. Begin researching.

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Gather information on your event or person

Decide on one area to focus on

Consider how many characters are needed for the play

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*This is a partial list based on a 5th grade ELA unit from a textbook adoption to be used "with fidelity".
*Students have 6 classroom ELA blocks (90 minute) to complete these assignments.
*Students meet daily for a 20 minute small group block with the teacher
*Students meet individually with the teacher at least 1x in the 6 days-some students are seen more often as needed.
*There were 29 students in this class