Oral Language/
Concept Development
(10)
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Question of Week
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Concept Vocabulary
Web
Small Group
Instruction (45)
3 Groups
 Leveled readers/guided reading texts
 Grade level texts
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Independent reading and response
Writing Workshop
(35)
 Mini-lesson: craft, structure and language
 Guided practice/conferring leading to independence
 Strategic sharing
Close Reading (30)
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Read story for initial understanding
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Students read with teacher or independently
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Define Tier 3 vocabulary only
Small Group
Instruction (30)
2 Groups
 Leveled readers/guided reading texts
 Grade level texts
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Independent reading and response
Writing Workshop
(30)
 Mini-lesson: craft, structure and language
 Guided practice/conferring leading to independence
 Strategic sharing
Close Reading (30)
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Sequence text dependent questions
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Students cite evidence from the text
Close Reading (30)
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Sequence text dependent questions

Students cite evidence from the text
Small Group
Instruction (30)
2 Groups
 Leveled readers/guided reading texts
 Grade level texts
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Independent reading and response
Writing Workshop
(30)
 Mini-lesson: craft, structure and language
 Guided practice/conferring leading to independence
 Strategic sharing
Small Group
Instruction (30)
2 Groups
 Leveled readers/guided reading texts
 Grade level texts
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Independent reading and response
Writing in Response to Literature (30)
 Complete Open
Response Question
Extended Vocabulary
Instruction (20)
Oral Language/
Concept Development
(10)
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Review words
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Assess
Small Group
Instruction (30)
2 Groups
 Leveled readers/guided reading texts
 Grade level texts
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Independent reading and response
Writing Workshop
(30)
 Mini-lesson: craft, structure and language
 Guided practice/conferring leading to independence
 Strategic sharing
* Include 2 additional word study (15 min) sessions at other times of the day.
Comprehension: Use a sequence of text dependent questions to focus on complex parts of the text
Academic Vocabulary: Text dependent questions challenge students to discern the nuances of vocabulary
Syntax: closely examine complex sentence structure for meaning and purpose
Discussion: An in depth discussion focused on citing evidence from the text
Writing: Align with SS and
SCI standards
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Argument
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Informational
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Narrative
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Response to text: argument or explanation