This 45 minute class will be taught focusing on one literacy skill for reading comprehension as well as practicing that skill with their writing.  The reason reading and writing should be taught together is so that the reading comprehension skill is reinforced in their writing when students get a chance to practice that same reading skill right in the moment and become the author.  In this class students will see that there are many reasons for writing and that writing has different criteria.

(you can join the class and leave the class at your convenience.  Each class is a stand alone class so no need to attend all of the classes listed.  Come and go as you please.)

Lesson Outline 
*read a short passage together and discuss aloud  (5 mins)
*use the organizer that addresses a common reading comprehension skill to guide our discussions (15 mins)
*use another organizer with this same skill and brainstorm ideas to practice the reading skill but as an AUTHOR. (10 mins)
*students complete the organizer with teacher guidance and discussion (10 mins)
*share out any final thoughts (5 mins)
*After class, students are encouraged to complete their writing when class has ended on draft paper.
*After class, students are also encouraged to read 20-30 minutes and practice the skill of the day from our lesson.

CALENDAR of LITERACY SKILLS:

Week of July 29th
Reading: Summary and Retell AND Writing: Short Story Plot Focusing on Meaningful Events in Order

Week of August 5th
Reading: Paraphrase Informational Text AND Writing: Inform on a Topic with Strong Word Choice and Facts

Week of August 12th
Reading: Identify Figurative Language and It's Meaning AND Writing: Include Figurative Language With Fiction Story

Week of August 19th
Reading: Cause and Effect AND Writing: Informative focusing on Details to Explain more about their topic

Week of August 26th
Reading: Character Perspective AND Writing: Short Narrative focusing on Events and Character Reactions

Week of September 2
Reading: Gather Text Facts by Category AND Writing: Organize Paragraphs by Categories to Inform

Week of September 9
Reading: Drawing Conclusions AND Writing: Short Story Plot with CLUES about Events and Feelings

Week of Sept 16
Reading: Locate Important Details and Supporting Details AND Writing: Inform with Facts and Supporting Facts/Details

Week of September 23
Reading: Compare Characters AND Writing: Short Story with Comparative Characters (similar/differences)

Week of September 30
Reading: Compare and Contrast  AND Writing: Opinion: Compare Two Related Topics

Week of October 7
Reading: Summary of Story and Climax AND Short Story Writing: Focusing on Story Plot and Climax

Week of Oct 14
Reading: Identify Fact and Opinion  AND Writing: Use Facts to Support Opinions

Week of October 21
Reading: Character Analyzation AND Writing: Short Story Focusing on Characters' Dialogue, Actions, and Thoughts

Week of October 28
Reading: Main Idea/Purpose of Letter AND Writing: Letter Writing with  Purpose and Key Points

Week of November 4
Reading: Gathering Related Facts to Form a Thought AND Writing: Provide Facts to Influence Readers' Thoughts

Week of November 11
Reading: Making Inferences  AND Writing: Fiction Writing: Use Details to Show (not just telling) the events

Week November 18
Reading: Prior Knowledge-Facts on the Topic AND Writing: Organize Facts on Topic of Choice (informative)

Week of November 25
Reading: Context Clues  AND Writing: Use Stronger word Choice (Vocabulary)



**Additional dates and skills will be added and updated each month