UNIT 5: 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: The Very Impatient Caterpillar*
• Trait Lesson: Creating a Connection to the Audience (Voice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: The Pet Shop Revolution • Trait Lesson: Using Specific and Accurate Words (Word Choice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Lizards • Trait Lesson: Capturing Smooth and Rhythmic Flow (Sentence Fluency) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Too Many Toys 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.
2
• Mode Lesson: Structure and Features • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: The Very Impatient Caterpillar* • Mode Lesson: Clarity and Focus • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: The Very Impatient Caterpillar* • Trait Lesson: Using Details (Ideas) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: The Swing
3
4
UNIT 6: OPINION WRITING Week Days 1 and 2
Days 3 and 4
Day 5
1
• Mode Lesson: Claim/Opinion • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: Eat Your Rocks, Croc!
• Trait Lesson: Ending With a Sense of Resolution (Organization) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Train • Trait Lesson: Taking Risks to Create Voice (Voice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: The Pet Shop Revolution • Trait Lesson: Choosing Words That Deepen Meaning (Word Choice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Lizards 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.
2
• Mode Lesson: Evidence • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: Eat Your Rocks, Croc!
3
• Mode Lesson: Logic • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: Eat Your Rocks, Croc!
4
• Trait Lesson: Breaking the “Rules” to Create Fluency (Sentence Fluency) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Too Many Toys
*Hybrid text. See page 2 for an explanation.
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