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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. This is a great class to take as a review to keep these top priority skills fresh in their mind as well as learn new priority reading skills for the first time. This class provides supplemental help with homeschooling learners or supports learners returning to school from a break! You can subscribe for one class and cancel or keep coming back!


(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 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)

Week December 2:
Reading: Identify Author's Counterargument AND Writing: Develop a Counterargument

Week of December 9:
Reading: Sequential Order and Character’s Feeling AND Writing: Personal Narrative Focusing on Character Feelings and Events

Week of December 16th
Reading: Author's Message  AND Writing: Persuasive Paragraph: Use Details to Support Your Thought on a Topic

Week of  December 23rd
Reading: Summary and Retell AND Writing: Short Story Plot Focusing on Meaningful Events in Order

Week of December 30th
Reading: Paraphrase Informational Text AND Writing: Inform on a Topic with Strong Word Choice and Facts

Week of January 6
Reading: Identify Figurative Language and It's Meaning AND Writing: Include Figurative Language With Fiction Story

Week of January 13
Reading: Cause and Effect AND Writing: Informative focusing on Details to Explain more about their topic

Week of January 20
Reading: Character Perspective AND Writing: Short Narrative focusing on Events and Character Reactions

Week of January 27th
Reading: Gather Text Facts by Category AND Writing: Organize Paragraphs by Categories to Inform

Week of February 3
Reading: Drawing Conclusions AND Writing: Short Story Plot with CLUES about Events and Feelings

Week of February 10
Reading: Locate Important Details and Supporting Details AND Writing: Inform with Facts and Supporting Facts/Details

Week of February 17
Reading: Compare Characters AND Writing: Short Story with Comparative Characters (similar/differences)

Week of February 21
Reading: Compare and Contrast  AND Writing: Opinion: Compare Two Related Topics

Week of February 28
Reading: Summary of Story and Climax AND Short Story Writing: Focusing on Story Plot and Climax

Week of March 7
Reading: Identify Fact and Opinion  AND Writing: Use Facts to Support Opinions

Week of March 14
Reading: Character Analyzation AND Writing: Short Story Focusing on Characters' Dialogue, Actions, and Thoughts

Week of March 21
Reading: Main Idea/Purpose of Letter AND Writing: Letter Writing with  Purpose and Key Points


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