UNIT 1: NARRATIVE WRITING Week Days 1 and 2
Days 3 and 4
Day 5
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• Mode Lesson: Plot • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: The Word Collector • Mode Lesson: Characters • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: The Word Collector • Mode Lesson: Setting • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: The Word Collector
• Trait Lesson: Finding a Topic (Ideas) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 4–5 • Mentor Text: The Swing • Trait Lesson: Creating the Lead (Organization) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 4–5 • Mentor Text: Train • Trait Lesson: Establishing a Tone (Voice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 4–5 • Mentor Text: The Pet Shop Revolution Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.
Conventions: Teach a grade-level standard for conventions and have students apply it by editing a piece of their writing from this week.
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• Trait Lesson: Checking Spelling (Conventions) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 4–5 • Mentor Text: Exclamation Mark
UNIT 2: INFORMATIONAL WRITING Week Days 1 and 2
Days 3 and 4
Day 5
1
• Mode Lesson: Facts and Details • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: Standing on Her Shoulders • Mode Lesson: Structure and Features • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 7–11 • Mentor Text: Standing on Her Shoulders • Mode Lesson: Clarity and Focus • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: Standing on Her Shoulders
• Trait Lesson: Applying Strong Verbs (Word Choice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 4–5 • Mentor Text: Lizards • Trait Lesson: Crafting Well-Built Sentences (Sentence Fluency) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 4–5 • Mentor Text: Too Many Toys • Trait Lesson: Focusing the Topic (Ideas) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: The Swing Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.
Conventions: Teach a grade-level standard for conventions and have students apply it by editing a piece of their writing from this week.
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• Trait Lesson: Puncuating Effectively (Conventions)
• TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6-7 • Mentor Text: Exclamation Mark
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