1. MISD Literacy Block Units 3-5
Meet Common Core State Standards

2. Literacy Block Components
Read Aloud
Shared Reading
Guided Reading
Independent Reading

3. Identify the unit activities that address two or more strands of CCSS: Reading, Writing, Language, and Speaking and Listening
Read Aloud
Shared Reading
Guided Reading
Independent Reading
Strategies That Work
GHR for Summary, Multiple-Choice, Craft
Writing: Thematic Prompts/Quick Writes
Focus Questions
Vocabulary in Context
Fluency
Research

4. Units Meet Common Core Reading Anchor Standards
Read Aloud correlates with Standards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9.
Shared Reading correlates with Standards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Guided Reading correlates with Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Independent Reading correlates Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Strategies That Work correlates with Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
GHR for Summary/Multiple-Choice/Craft correlates with Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Writing: Thematic Prompts/Quick Writes correlate with Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.
Focus Questions correlate with Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10.
Vocabulary in Context correlates with Standards 4 and 10.
Fluency correlates with Standards 4 and 10.
Research correlates with Standards 7 and 10.

5. The great books you have asked us to keep…
3rd The Hit-Away Kid with The
Detroit Tigers and Oil Spill!
4th Sadako and the Thousand
Paper Cranes and Poppy
5th The Sign of the Beaver
and The Fighting Ground

6. Reading
Literature balanced
with related
Informational Text

7. Plus Short, Snappy Articles
“Saving Big Cats: and “Vanishing Frogs”
“Moose on the Move”
and “6.5 and Counting”
“Penobscot Indians” and “Hessian Soldiers”
for Guided Highlighted Reading

8. Guided Highlighted Reading
Prompts
Multiple-Choice
Summary
From Guided Highlighted Reading: A Close-Reading Strategy for Navigating Complex Text,
Weber, Nelson, and Schofield, 2011, Maupin House.
Raise your hand if you already use GHR with your students.

9. Preparing for Reading Vocabulary Focus for Reading/Listening
“Walk Through” Book Features
Genre Defined

10. Discussion and Review Focus for Reading Guided Reading Focus Questions
(parenthesis)
Guided Reading
(notes)
Focus Questions

11. Research

12. Research Opportunities
3rd Oil Spill!
Deepwater Horizon
4th Poppy
character names
5th The Fighting Ground
American Revolution

13. Writing Common Core Genres Reading/Writing Thematic Prompts
Focus Questions
Quick Writes

14. Common Core Writing Opinion (Argument) Informational/Explanatory
Narrative

15. Reading/Writing Thematic Prompts
3rd Oil Spill!
“Taking Care of Animals”
“To the Rescue of Birds in Oil Spill:
A Fifth Grader”
Prompt: “Each individual is an important part of society”

16. Writing Prompts Explanations and ideas Checklist (CCSS)
Writing Process
Graphic Organizer
Peer Editing Questions

17. Focus Questions
Prompt
Answer Plan
Possible Answer

18. Speaking and Listening
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

19. Fluency
Reader’s Theater
Choral Reading
Story Theater

20. Thank You! Original Authors Clare Baxter, Consultant
Advisory Team
Clare Baxter, Consultant
Diane Berg, Consultant
Virginia Daniels, Fraser
Betsy Facione, Utica
Mary Kate Fitzpatrick, Fraser
Theresa Hasenauer, Utica
Melissa Labadie, Utica
Stephanie La Belle, Van Dyke
Kathy Ming, Consultant
Debbie Parrish, Consultant
Sharon Rice, Van Dyke
Elaine Weber, MISD
Original Authors
Clare Baxter 3rd Roseville
Diana Ronayne 3rd Mount Clemens
Linda Pelloni 3rd Lakeview
Sue Francek 3rd Roseville
Marcia Powell 4th Van Dyke
Mary Dombro 4th Anchor Bay
Renee Fiema 4th L’Anse Creuse
Sandy Hudkins 4th Van Dyke
Cathy Walle 5th Consultant
Dave Figurski 5th Warren
Debbie Parrish 5th Fraser
Jackie Rybinski 5th Warren

21. MISD for encouragement and support
Thank You!
MISD for encouragement and support

22. Grade 3: Room 203 Grade 4: Room 100B Grade 5: Room 201
Breakout Sessions
Grade 3: Room 203
Grade 4: Room 100B
Grade 5: Room 201