Unit of Study:
Historical Fiction
Goals
What do I want students to learn as a result of this
unit?
Grade: 5
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Prior Knowledge
Students will understand the genre of historical fiction
Students will begin to recognize what they don’t know and
seek out more information or clarification
Students will use non-fiction resources to support their
understanding of historical fiction texts
Students will work on going deeper with character
understanding
Students will be able analyze how the historical events of
the time shapes characters’ lives
Students will paraphrase and respond to the text in writing
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What prior knowledge do students need to enter
this Unit of Study? What routines do I expect
students to know?
Standards Addressed
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What concepts will this unit address?
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Bends in the Road
What bends (or series of lessons) will support each
of the goals for this unit?
R–5–14.2 Reading from a wide range of genres/kinds of text and
a variety of authors (e.g., literary, informational, and practical
texts) (Local)
R–5–13 Uses comprehension strategies (flexibly and as needed)
before, during, and after reading literary and informational text.
(Local)
R–5–8.3 Drawing inferences about text, including author’s purpose
(e.g., to inform, explain, entertain, persuade) or message; or forming
and supporting opinions/judgments and assertions about central ideas
that are relevant (State)
R–5–8.2 Synthesizing information within or across text(s) (e.g.,
constructing appropriate titles; or formulating assertions or controlling
ideas) (State)
Analyze and interpret informational text, citing evidence as appropriate
by…R–5–8.1 Connecting information within a text or across texts
(State)
- Understanding Historical Fiction
- Thinking and Talking Critically About Historical
Fiction
- Sharing Your Thinking and Understanding about a Text
Ways to Challenge/Provide Extra Challenge Strategies:
-Quotes and response in
Support
Which students do I anticipate needing a
challenge? Which students do I anticipate will
need extra support?
NECAP
What academic vocabulary should I consider?
What sample test problems could use (Math)?
notebooks
Extra Support Strategies:
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Bend in Road: Understanding Historical Fiction Materials
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Focus Lessons
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Historical Fiction is based on real events,
places times – what have you read before
like this?
Imagining and escaping into other time
periods – Being transported into another
place or time (Attention to setting)
Readers use different tools to develop
understandings of a time period
Historical Fiction Book
Clubs w/non fic. resources
Web pages
Fact Pages
Non-fiction books
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Readers use different tools to develop
understandings of a time period
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Review/Remind: Working together, group
accountability for being prepared and
talking
Begin creating a timeline from within the p.104 Tackling
story and connection to the ongoing
Complex Texts
historical events
Calkins
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Notes
- Groups or individual
- Story and History on One
Focus Lessons
Bend in Road: Thinking and Talking
Critically About Historical Fiction
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Teacher Choice Mini-Lesson on Book
Club Habits as needed
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Teacher Choice Mini-Lesson on Book
Club Habits as needed
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Readers can respond to the text in writing
about what is happening to the character
and their own personal response about
what they are thinking by putting
themselves in the character shoes
Readers can go deeper when responding
to the text in writing about what is
happening to the character and their own
personal response about what they are
thinking by putting themselves in the
character shoes
Readers notice when they don’t
understand something and they use
strategies to clarify their meaning
Readers look at characters’ and their
struggles and examine how the historical
time or events are shaping the character’s
struggles and responses
Readers can respond to the text in writing
about what is happening to the character
and their own personal response about
what they are thinking by putting
themselves in the character shoes
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Mini-Lessons For
Literature Circles
Daniels and Steineke
Mini-Lessons For
Literature Circles
Daniels and Steineke
2 column/ T-chart in
notebook
Circling which notes are
critical to story. Which are
for sharing in book club?
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Continued work on character
understanding as dictated by class needs
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Continued work on character
understanding as dictated by class needs
Bend in Road: Sharing Your Thinking
and Understanding about a Text
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Readers prepare to present about the
books they’ve read as a group to share
their understanding and individually write
a response
*End of Unit Group Projects*
Readers prepare to present about the
books they’ve read as a group to share
their understanding
*End of Unit Group Projects*
Readers prepare to present about the
books they’ve read as a group to share
their understanding
*End of Unit Group Projects*
Readers present about the books they’ve
read as a group to share their
understanding
*End of Unit Group Projects*
Readers present about the books they’ve
read as a group to share their
understanding
*End of Unit Group Projects*
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