Reading and Writing
Lessons
Reading
Lesson 2
I can meet with my book clubs and discuss the
way we will run our groups.
Timed Reading
• I will give you 5 minutes to read.
• Take your time, don’t rush.
• After 5 minutes, we will stop and calculate
how many pages per minute we read.
• Pages/minutes
Talk Map
• Set up your talk map by tracing squares on
folder.
• Put your name on each square.
• Cut out the question strips and place in
envelope.
Writing
Lesson 2
• I can travel to stations and investigate life in
my time in history.
You will have 7 minutes at each station.
Please be sure to have your writing notebook and
pencil so you can take notes at each station.
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Books
Ipads
Pictures
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Books
Ipads
Pictures
Pictures
Lifestyle
Books
Ipads
Ipads
Pictures
Lifestyle
Books
Reading
Lesson 3
• I will continue to read in my book clubs and jot
down ideas that I have as I read.
• I will discuss my ideas with my book club and
listen to their ideas too.
Discuss some
positive
behaviors you
can show in book
club meetings.
What are some
questions you can
ask to keep the
conversation
going?
Do you like
bookclubs, why or
why not?
Keeping Track of the Important
Information
Who is in the story?
Where is the story taking place?
When is the story taking place? (this is very
important in historical fiction.)
What is happening so far?
Book Club
• Read with the essential questions in mind.
• You will have 20 minutes to read and 15
minutes to discuss.
• Jot your ideas and place them on your talk
maps.
Writing Lesson 3
• I will continue to research my time period and
create a timeline of my events.
Where do you think
your story will take
place?
Tell about your
character.
Give some examples
of some problems
that your character
will overcome.
Writing Workshop
• We will use ipads and
laptops to visit websites
that will give us more
information on our time
period.
• Make sure you take
notes, draw sketches
and write down
interesting facts that
will help you write the
story.
Websites
Revolutionary War
Civil War
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http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
http://mrnussbaum.com/history
http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/activitie
s/patriot/patriotspy.swf
http://www.history.com (search for
Revolution)
http://historyanimated.com
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http://www.civilwar.org/education
http://mrnussbaum.com/history
http://historyanimated.com
http://www.history.com/interactives/civilwar-150#/home
http://www.civilwar.org/education/studen
ts/kidswebsites.html (This one is really
good!)