Ps 203 Grade 5 Reading Unit 5

?Topic/Theme DurationTest Preparation for the Reading Demands of the NYS ELA (Grades 4-5) MarchEssential Question/s~How do I navigate the test prep genre?~How do I apply skill learned in previous units to the test prep genre? ~How do I use information from a text to support multiple choice and short-answer questions? ~How do I use text evidence to support an extended response answer? Standards 5R1: Locate and refer to relevant details and evidence when explaining what a text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences. (RI&RL) 5R2: Determine a theme or central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text. (RI&RL) 5R3: In literary texts, compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, and events, drawing on specific details in the text. (RL)5R4: Determine the meaning of words, phrases, figurative language, academic, and content specific words and analyze their effect on meaning, tone, or mood. (RI&RL)5R5: In literary texts, explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to determine the overall structure of a story, drama, or poem. (RL)5R6: In literary texts, explain how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. (RL)5R7: Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to meaning of literary and informational texts. (RI&RL) 5R8: Explain how claims in a text are supported by relevant reasons and evidence, identifying which reasons and evidence support which claims. (RI&RL)Key Student Learning Objectives~I can determine what a question is asking.~I can use strategies to answer multiple-choice questions. ~I can identify character traits, feelings and motivations when reading a fiction passage.~I can identify characters' relationships and interactions in a fiction passage. ~I can identify ways the setting influences the story in a fiction passage. ~I can identify the central message/theme/main idea in a fiction passage. ~I can determine the meaning of words phrases and figurative language in a fiction passage. ~I can find connections between parts of the story and connections between parts of the story and the whole story when reading a fiction passage. ~ I can identify the main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction passage. ~I can determine the meaning of content-specific words in a nonfiction passage. ~I can make connections between ideas in a nonfiction passage. ~I can use what I understand from a passage to craft a well-written response to a short response prompt. ~I can use what I understand from a passage to craft a well-written response to an extended response prompt. Sequence of Key Learning ActivitiesStudents will identify strategies they can use to make sense of and answer a multiple choice question. Students will apply what they have learned about characters (traits, feelings motivations, relationships) to answer questions to fiction passages.Students will apply skills they have learned about informational text (main idea/supporting details, identifying unfamiliar words, informational text structure) to answer questions about informational text. Students will work in small groups and partnerships to respond to questions in the testing genre. Key Texts to be UsedCentral Texts ~Fiction Test Prep Packet (previous years' state exams)~Non-fiction Test Prep Packet (previous years' state exams)~Writing Test Prep Packet (previous years' state exams)~Ready ELA bookAssessmentsPractice examPractice test passagesEssaysShort ResponsesFinal Performance TaskPractice exam with various genres and writing promptVocabularyExtended responseShort responseText evidenceEliminationMeeting Students’ needsGraphic OrganizersIReadyOne-on-one conferencesGroup WorkSmall Group RemediationVisual AidsDiscussionPeer SupportProvide a vocabulary reference sheet with visual aids.Provide students with sufficient time to finish work.Give students rest times when needed.Provide passages on students' reading levelsELL SupportsCloze passagesGraphic organizersSentence FramesWord/Picture Banks (Vocabulary)Think-Pair-ShareH ChartThink-Write-Pair-Share ................
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