This unit focuses on building the classroom community through discussion of themes in literature and poetry; routines of the Common Core Classroom are established
Reading Determine central message or theme Explain how key details lead toward theme Analyze characters’ traits, motivations, and feelings to determine theme
Speaking and Listening Daily talk in partners and small groups Establish rules for discussions Ask questions to check for understanding Explain their own ideas to add to discussion
Language Daily practice analyzing complex sentences pulled from text read in class Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue Choose words and phrases for effect Distinguish shades of meaning when choosing words in writing Use verb tenses correctly