6
Week of October 23 - 27, 2017
Block 3,4, and 6
Unit 6
Selection 1: Dogs at Work
This week students will learn about the different types of Genres and review Author’s Purpose and Summary
Key Vocabulary
Proper nouns
Pronoun reference
Assignments
Connect Reading with Writing
Sum It UP:
Week of October 23 - 27, 2017
Block 2 and 5
Unit 2:
Selection 1: The Challenge
This week students will learn about the different types of Genres and The Elements of Fiction (Plot Diagram)
Key Vocabulary
Subject Pronouns
Use Pronouns as subjects
Compound words
Assignments
Connect Reading with Writing
Sum It UP:
With partner, students will complete Plot Diagram to summarize events in the story
Vocabulary Review Quiz
Written Review Assignment
Week of October 23 - 27, 2017
Block 3,4, and 6
Unit 6
Selection 1: Dogs at Work
This week students will learn about the different types of Genres and review Author’s Purpose and Summary
Key Vocabulary
- dependable
- obedient
- search
- cunning
- suspicious
- service
- train
- plucky
- characteristic
- refer
Proper nouns
Pronoun reference
Assignments
Connect Reading with Writing
Sum It UP:
- With partner, students will summarize the article
- Vocabulary Review Quiz
- Imagine you train dogs to search for missing people. Write a summary of your job. Use 5 vocabulary words
- Selection Test
- Comprehension Skills Test
Week of October 23 - 27, 2017
Block 2 and 5
Unit 2:
Selection 1: The Challenge
This week students will learn about the different types of Genres and The Elements of Fiction (Plot Diagram)
Key Vocabulary
- approach
- awkward
- assume
- attention
- notice
- encourage
- practice
- weight
- category
- compare
- conflict
Subject Pronouns
Use Pronouns as subjects
Compound words
Assignments
Connect Reading with Writing
Sum It UP:
With partner, students will complete Plot Diagram to summarize events in the story
Vocabulary Review Quiz
Written Review Assignment
- Imagine you have a friend who wants to play on a school sports but is afraid to try out. Write a note to encourage your friend. Use 5 vocabulary words
- Selection Test
- Comprehension Skills Test
Genre
The study of genre is not an exact science. Some texts may belong in more than one genre. For example: Romeo and Juliet is a drama, a tragedy, and an Elizabethan play. The idea of genre is open to discussion and there is good reason to discuss genre. Understanding genre will help you know what to expect from a text based on its genre; it will also help you notice when an author is playing with your expectations. Wouldn’t you like to be in on the joke? First, you must learn some basics:
Main Genres and Subgenres
Some consider these to be the main genres of writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and folklore. Every piece of writing can fall into one of these categories. Each main genre has a group of subgenres. Each subgenre has as set of characteristics that you must learn in order to identify them. This list does not contain all of the possible subgenres, but it should give you a pretty thorough overview.
The study of genre is not an exact science. Some texts may belong in more than one genre. For example: Romeo and Juliet is a drama, a tragedy, and an Elizabethan play. The idea of genre is open to discussion and there is good reason to discuss genre. Understanding genre will help you know what to expect from a text based on its genre; it will also help you notice when an author is playing with your expectations. Wouldn’t you like to be in on the joke? First, you must learn some basics:
Main Genres and Subgenres
Some consider these to be the main genres of writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and folklore. Every piece of writing can fall into one of these categories. Each main genre has a group of subgenres. Each subgenre has as set of characteristics that you must learn in order to identify them. This list does not contain all of the possible subgenres, but it should give you a pretty thorough overview.
- Fiction: stories that come from the author’s imagination.
- Historical Fiction: based on a person or event from history.
- Science Fiction: dealing with aliens, the distant future, or advanced technology.
- Fantasy: containing monsters, magic, or other supernatural elements.
- Realistic Fiction: a story that could have happened, but didn’t.
- Historical Fiction: based on a person or event from history.
- Nonfiction: writing that is true or factual.
- Informational Writing: provides information on a topic.
- Persuasive Writing: attempts to influence the reader.
- Autobiography: the story of one’s life told by oneself.
- Biography: the story of one’s life told by another.
- Informational Writing: provides information on a topic.
- Drama: writing that is meant to be acted on a stage (a play).
- Comedy: has a happy ending.
- Tragedy: ends in death and sadness.
- Comedy: has a happy ending.
- Poetry: writing that is concerned with the beauty of language
- Folklore: stories handed down through speech from generation to generation.
- Fairy Tale: a story with magic, monsters, and/or talking animals (like fiction / fantasy, but part of the oral tradition).
- Fable: a very short story that has a moral or life lesson; usually has talking animals as main characters.
- Myth: has gods or goddesses and often accounts for how something came to be.
- Legend: an exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time.
- Tall Tale: stories set in the Wild West; the main character’s strengths, skills, or size have been exaggerated and the tone is funny.
- Fairy Tale: a story with magic, monsters, and/or talking animals (like fiction / fantasy, but part of the oral tradition).