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Overview
Unit1
Week 1
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Story Structure, Make Inferences
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 2
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Story Structure, Character, Setting, Plot
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 3
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Text Structure, Compare and Contrast, Text Features
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 4
Mini-Lessons:
Summarize, Character
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 5
Mini-Lessons:
Summarize, Sequence
Genre Study: Fiction
Unit 2
Week 1
Mini-Lessons:
Monitor Comprehension, Author's Purpose
Genre Study: Biography
Week 2
Mini-Lessons:
Monitor Comprehension, Author's Purpose
Genre Study: Biography
Week 3
Mini-Lessons:
Monitor Comprehension, Main Idea and Details, Text Features
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 4
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Text Structure, Cause and Effect
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 5
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Story Structure, Sequence
Genre Study: Legend
Unit 3
Week 1
Mini-Lessons:
Generate Question, Make Inferences
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 2
Mini-Lessons:
Generate Questions, Draw Conclusions
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 3
'Mini-Lessons:
Monitor Comprehension, Fact and Opinion
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 4
Mini-Lessons:
Monitor Comprehension, Theme
Genre Study: Drama
Week 5
Mini-Lessons:
Visualize, Character, Setting, Plot
Genre Study: Historical Fiction
Unit 4
Week 1
Mini-Lessons:
Visualize, Theme
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 2
Mini-Lessons:
Generate Questions, Description, Text Features
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 3
'Mini-Lessons:
Generate Questions, Author's Purpose, Text Features
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 4
Mini-Lessons:
Visualize, Draw Conclusions
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 5
Mini-Lessons:
Visualize, Author's Perspective
Genre Study: Biography
Unit 5
Week 1
Mini-Lessons:
Summarize, Main Idea and Details, Text Features
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 2
Mini-Lessons:
Summarize, Problem and Solution
Genre Study: Folktale
Week 3
Mini-Lessons:
Summarize, Main Idea and Details, Text Features
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 4
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Text Structure, Compare and Contrast, Text Features
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 5
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Text Structure, Sequence
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Unit 6
Week 1
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Story Structure, Problem and Solution
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 2
Mini-Lessons:
Analyze Story Structure, Cause and Effect
Genre Study: Fiction
Week 3
Mini-Lessons:
Generate Questions, Fact and Opinion, Text Features
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Week 4
Mini-Lessons:
Generate Questions, Draw Conclusions
Genre Study: Biography
Week 5
Mini-Lessons:
Generate Questions, Author's Perspective
Genre Study: Biography
Genre Study
Fiction
Folktales and Legends
Biography and Autobiography
Nonfiction
Text Features
Balanced Literacy Tool Kit