Summer Camp Reading Grade 2, Reading Workshop, Mini Mystery Book Club
Do you like a good mystery? This Reading Workshop Mystery Book Club unit will have your child applying new reading skills & strategies, while playing the role of detective, searching for clues along the way to solving the mystery. #academic
Hedy Dowstra-Cox, M.Ed.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(105)
What's included
8 live meetings
4 in-class hoursAssessment
As an introduction to the Mini Mystery Book Clubs,In the area of assessments I will assess the students reading to select a just right book and reading instructional level. I will complete informal assessments daily throughout the lesson. First, during the students active engagement at the beginning of the lesson. Then, during the middle of the lesson within small group instruction, and at the end assessing the students completed assignments and tasks.Class Experience
US Grade 2
Grade 2, Summer Camp Reading Workshop, Mini Mystery Book Club
In this Reading Workshop-Mini Mystery Book Club unit the students will be presented information through the Reading Workshop mini-lesson model of instruction. The lessons reflect a range of the Reading Literature, common core state standards from the second level. The components of each lesson includes: a group meeting, a connection, teaching point, read aloud, teaching-demonstration & discussion, active engagements-students apply new skills, link- recap learning, small group instruction & conferring, a mid-workshop teaching that is reinforcement of skills, partner reading-book clubs, and a share meeting as the conclusion.
The students will be introduced to the mystery genre through a mentor text. The mystery unit introduces the students to the book club structure and helps students develop reading strategies and skills in developing strong reading skills. Students learn to select and preview a just right text to read independently on their instructional level with their book club members. The students are guided to ask and respond to questions as they read to develop inference skills to synthesize, process, and comprehend their mystery text.
The following meeting titles will be presented through power point presentation and our secret bitmoji classroom where book clubs will meet to conduct their reading and complete their case files to crack the case.
Meeting 1, Mini Mystery Book Club-Mystery Detective Book Camp Introduction to Book Clubs and Previewing
and Selecting Our Mystery Text
Meeting 2, Meeting Characters in Our Mystery and Identifying the Setting
Meeting 3, Finding Out About the Plot, Looking for the Mystery and Clues
Meeting 4, Book Club Discussion questions , Red Herrings & Inference. Evaluating Book Clubs and Setting Goals
Meeting 5, Character Traits- Actions & Feelings
Meeting 6, Detectives Meet Characters Along the Way- Character Relationships
Meeting 7, Conclusion- Taking Another Look- Assessing My Learning
Meeting 8, Coming Soon! A New Mystery Movie!- Creating a Movie PosterLearning Goals
The students will increase their understanding in Reading Literature Common Core State Standards domain in the area of reading fiction and comprehension.
Other Details
Supply List
paper and pencil
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
The students will complete their assignments through: power point. I will provide materials in the Outschool classroom portal and chat box as needed.
Joined July, 2020
4.8
105reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Georgian Court University
As an elementary classroom teacher, teaching the mystery genre in reading is one of the best units of study for young readers. Studying mysteries has a tendency to spark young readers interests and motivates them to want to read and solve the mystery before the detective.Throughout my years of teaching literacy, I have seen the excitement on students faces when their top secret assignments are revealed throughout the unit. The students apply their newly acquired reading strategies with a new interest for reading. Reviews
Live Group Class
$85
for 8 classes2x per week, 4 weeks
30 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-9
4-6 learners per class
