4th Grade Reading Units
September/Mid-October
Unit 1:Interpreting Characters: The Heart of the Story
· How do readers identify a character’s motivation?
· How do readers analyze and identify an author’s purpose?
· How do readers develop theories about characters?
· How do readers interpret the big ideas presented in story?
Bend 1
· 1: SW build ideas about a text by reading intensely (might take multiple days in order to teach the process of reading workshop routines).
· 2/3: SW choose independent reading books by focusing on their reading levels and tracking their reading volume.
· 4: SW retell and synthesize parts of a book by focusing on the important parts. SW summarize by making connections with the backstory.
· 5: SW support their understanding of a text by envisioning.
· 6: SW set goals and analyze character traits by working in partnerships.
Bend II
· 7: SW develop theories about characters by focusing in characters’ actions and motivations.
· 8: SW analyze characters by focusing on their desires, obstacles, and struggles to better understand the story.
· 9: SW analyze author’s craft by noticing when an author uses repetition. (Questioning a text)
· 10: SW improve theories by reaching for precise academic language.
· 11: SW analyze complex characters by noticing their relationships and/or settings.
· 12: SW have a debate about a text by using evidence to persuade the other person.
· 13: SW defend and critique ideas by quoting specific words, sentences, and passages from the text that provide evidence for their ideas.
Bend III
· 14: Looking beyond characters: Studying other elements of a story
· 15: SW read interpretatively by paying attention to parts that stick out and how a particular part might fit in with other parts across the whole book.
· 16: SW push themselves by finding patterns and making connections.
· 17: SW develop a central interpretation of a book by thinking about big-life issues.
· 18: SW develop complex interpretations by paying attention to reoccurring images, objects, and details.
· 19: Celebration: Creating a Self-Portrait in Books
September/Mid-October
Unit 1:Interpreting Characters: The Heart of the Story
· How do readers identify a character’s motivation?
· How do readers analyze and identify an author’s purpose?
· How do readers develop theories about characters?
· How do readers interpret the big ideas presented in story?
Bend 1
· 1: SW build ideas about a text by reading intensely (might take multiple days in order to teach the process of reading workshop routines).
· 2/3: SW choose independent reading books by focusing on their reading levels and tracking their reading volume.
· 4: SW retell and synthesize parts of a book by focusing on the important parts. SW summarize by making connections with the backstory.
· 5: SW support their understanding of a text by envisioning.
· 6: SW set goals and analyze character traits by working in partnerships.
Bend II
· 7: SW develop theories about characters by focusing in characters’ actions and motivations.
· 8: SW analyze characters by focusing on their desires, obstacles, and struggles to better understand the story.
· 9: SW analyze author’s craft by noticing when an author uses repetition. (Questioning a text)
· 10: SW improve theories by reaching for precise academic language.
· 11: SW analyze complex characters by noticing their relationships and/or settings.
· 12: SW have a debate about a text by using evidence to persuade the other person.
· 13: SW defend and critique ideas by quoting specific words, sentences, and passages from the text that provide evidence for their ideas.
Bend III
· 14: Looking beyond characters: Studying other elements of a story
· 15: SW read interpretatively by paying attention to parts that stick out and how a particular part might fit in with other parts across the whole book.
· 16: SW push themselves by finding patterns and making connections.
· 17: SW develop a central interpretation of a book by thinking about big-life issues.
· 18: SW develop complex interpretations by paying attention to reoccurring images, objects, and details.
· 19: Celebration: Creating a Self-Portrait in Books