1. Becoming Fluent Readers and Writers
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Exploring Literary Nonfiction and Poetry
5th grade
Fiction and Drama
8) Unit Schedule
8/29
Launch
* K-W-L of nonfiction and poetry
8/30
Foldable of nonfiction
9/1
Text Evidence Intro
9/6 – 9/9
Paired text with Venn Diagram
5) Unit Map
Is about…
5.2) Vital Vocab :
Biography
Autobiography
Personal Narrative
Memoir
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Idioms
Refrain
Graphical Elements
Fluency
Understanding the meaning of what we read and write by…
Identifying
Illustrating
The Writing Process
Literary Nonfiction Types
Decoding
9/12 – 9/16
Figurative Language
9/18/ - 9/23
Writing Process
9/28
Review for DA#1
9/29
Assessment DA#1
The process of finding Text Evidence
Categorizing
The different types of Figurative Language
7) Unit Self-Test Questions
1. How might being able to identify literary features help in appreciating literature?
2. How do I use Textual evidence effectively?
3. How can figurative language enhance comprehension?
4. How does the writing process shape the writer’s product?
Identify
6) Unit Relation-ships
Decode
Categorize
Illustrate

2. Exploring Literary Nonfiction and Poetry
Is about…
Illustrating
9) Expanded map
Writing Process
Understanding the meaning of what we read and write by …
Identifying
Literary Nonfiction Types
Categorizing
Decoding
The process of finding Text Evidence
The different types of Figurative Language
10. Student tutorial questions: (What questions do YOU want to ask in tutorials?)