January+plans

Week of Jan. 5, 2009

Week of January 11, 2009

Week of January 19, 2009: being new reading structure, with mixing of the classes by reading level. All above-grade-level readers are in one room, all on- or below-grade-level readers are in the other. Get students used to new routines, seats, etc.

Week of January 26, 2009 high group

Week of January 26, 2009 regular group


 * Learning Targets for the unit on CHARACTERIZATION: [|learningtargetcharacter.doc]**

The focus this month is on characterization. Below is the long-term vision...

THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INDEPENDENT READER'S WORKSHOP Susan thinks doing this work with a comic character is a good idea Look at Growing Readers pages 232-233 WE could call this unit "Favorite Character Study" Sort through to create character baskets Partner groups to study a character You would model the mini-lessons with Sponge Bob but then they would go back and do it in homogenous groups So we wouldn't be pulling reading groups but we would put them in centers - The Henry and Mudge Center, etc. etc. It will have to be on their Independent Reading Levels Each cycle would take 1-2 weeks WE HAVE TO GO FIND SOME COMIC BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS!