Week 1
Lesson 1
Nonfiction - Main Idea, Key Details, and Nonfiction Text Features 
Students will be introduced to 2 nonfiction reading pieces and given resources to determine the main idea and key details of the passage. We will explore text features for various pieces of nonfiction, and use all elements of the page to determine the author's main idea and supporting details. 
Lesson 2
Nonfiction - Text Structure 
Students will extend their understanding of main idea and key details by exploring various nonfiction text structures and determining how different articles are organized. They will be introduce to cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast, sequence, and descriptive nonfiction texts and play a series of games to practice passage analysis and synthesis. 
Lesson 3
Fiction - Plot elements
Students will explore narrative text structure and analyze how various stories use those elements to tell an engaging story. 
Lesson 4
Fiction - Character Analysis 
Students will read a fictional story and play a number of games to explore character analysis including character traits, feelings, dialogue, and changes throughout a story.