Literacy Block Template

Independent Whole class focus: Reading Groups Writing

Reading Reading strategy (30 minutes) (35 minutes)
(15 minutes) (15 minutes) 3 groups: On, below,
and above grade
level
ELA Standards 3.RL.KID.1 Ask 3.RL.KID.1 Ask and 3.RL.KID.1 Ask and 3.RL.KID.1 Ask and
and answer answer questions to answer questions to answer questions to
questions to demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate
demonstrate understanding of a understanding of a understanding of a
understanding of text, referring text, referring text, referring
a text, referring explicitly to the text explicitly to the text explicitly to the text
explicitly to the as a basis for the as a basis for the as a basis for the
text as a basis for answers. answers. answers.
the answers.
Learning Objectives The students will The students will be The students will The students will
recall everything able to refer to the work together to fill recall everything
they have text to answer text- out a worksheet for they have learned
learned over the based questions. a grade. over the week to
week to take an take an AR test.
AR test.
Tasks The students will The teacher will play Each group of The students will get
review their a review game with students will be in their reading
worksheets and the students over given a worksheet groups and review
journals they the book “Horton designed for their everything they have
have completed Hears a Who.” assigned book. They learned this week in
over the week to must collectively fill order to complete
prepare for the it out and then turn the AR test.
AR test. it in for a grade.

Assessment Each student will Each student will Each group will Each student will
take an AR Test write 2 paragraphs collectively fill out a take an AR test on
on the book “The on the theme, worksheet with key “Horton Hears a
Cat in the Hat.” characters, and details about Who” and the book
setting of the book, characters, setting, they were assigned
“Horton Hears a plot, and theme on in their groups.
Who.” their assigned book.