Component
Week 2 Fifth Grade
Week 3 Fifth Grade
Week 4 Fifth Grade
Week Five Fifth Grade
Week Six Fifth Grade
Opening
CFA—Types of
Questions
Review types of
Questions
Review types of
questions
Review types of
questions
Book Talk: A Day No
Pigs Would Die
Whole Group
Time: 45 Minutes
Learning Target: Types
of Questions
Time: 45 Minutes
Learning Target:Types
of Questions
Time:45 minutes
Learning Target: Types
of Questions
Time:45 minutes
Learning Target: Types
of Questions
Time: 45 minutes
Materials/ Resources:
Questioning Posters,
Call It Courage Books,
pencils, reading
notebooks
Materials/ Resources:
Questioning Posters,
Call It Courage Books,
pencils, reading
notebooks, homework
Materials/ Resources:
Call It Courage Books,
pencils, reading
notebooks, homework
Notes: Think-aloud
questions include, but
are not limited to,
“How do I know if a
question is a ‘Right
There’ question?”
(Provide examples
using story,
“Goldilocks.”) “What is
a ‘Right There’ question
for Call It Courage?”
Repeat for other types
of questions.
Notes: Students will
discuss chapters 1 and
2 using the questions
they wrote for
homework. They will
not only provide
answers, but they will
discuss if the actual
questions they wrote
are labeled correctly.
(This will be a check for
understanding/assessment to see if they
understanding the four
types of questions.)
What is the
strategy/process/procedure;
why does it help; when do you
use it-establish purpose;
model language to explain
thinking
Is there a reader/writer
connection to explain to
students?
Mini-Lesson (about 10-15
minutes)
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Explicit
Focused
Demonstrates workshop
procedures, strategic
processing tools,
comprehension strategies,
Based on the needs of the class
as a whole
Assessment
Opportunities/Questions
Notes: Students will
discuss chapter 3 using
the questions they
wrote for homework.
They will not only
provide answers, but
they will discuss if the
actual questions they
wrote are labeled
correctly.
Materials/ Resources:
Call It Courage Books,
pencils, reading
notebooks, homework
Notes: Students will
discuss chapters 4 and
5 using the questions
they wrote for
homework. They will
not only provide
answers, but they will
discuss if the actual
questions they wrote
are labeled correctly.
Learning Target:
Materials/ Resources:
Art supplies,
notebooks, Think-TacToes for Call It Courage.
Notes: Students will
work independently on
Think-Tac-Toes for Call
It Courage . Their
projects will show a
complete
understanding of the
story. It will also give
them a chance to
express their creativity.
Component
Week 2 Fifth Grade
Week 3 Fifth Grade
Week 4 Fifth Grade
Week Five Fifth Grade
Week Six Fifth Grade
Workshop Activities
Students may work
alone or in partners to
write each type of
question for their
assigned reading,
Chapters 1 and 2.
Students will share
questions and discuss if
they are correct. They
will also discuss
answers.
Students may work
alone or in partners to
write each type of
question for their
assigned reading,
Chapters 1 and 2.
Students will share
questions and discuss if
they are correct. They
will also discuss
answers.
Students may work
alone or in partners to
write each type of
question for their
assigned reading,
Chapter 3.
Students will share
questions and discuss if
they are correct. They
will also discuss
answers.
Assessment: Students
will be able to correctly
identify four types of
questions and write
one of each type.
Students will work on
their Think-Tac-Toes.
Student Collaboration
Independent Practice
Application & Student Evidence
Sharing (about 10-15 minutes)
Students share out how they
improved as a reader or
applied strategies learned.
Writing Workshop
 Mini Lesson
 Materials/resources
Assignment:
Read Chapter 1 and 2
and write questions.
Read Chapter 3 and
write questions.
Read Chapter 4 and 5
and write questions.
Students will share
progress on their work.
Teach students how to
use a think-tac-toe to
choose and create an
individual project for
the story.
Decide which projects
you will complete.
Continue to work on
projects.