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JessicaCaudill

UnitofStudy:
MakingStoriesCometo
Life:addingmeaningandexpressionto
yourreading.

nd
GradeLevel:2
Dates:September

CommonCoreStateStandards
(CCSS)

Whatstandardsareaddressedinthis
unit?

CCSS.ELALiteracy.RF.2.4a
Readgradeleveltext
withpurposeandunderstanding.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RF.2.4b
Readgradeleveltext
orallywithaccuracy,appropriaterate,andexpression
onsuccessivereadings.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RF.2.4c
Usecontexttoconfirm
orselfcorrectwordrecognitionandunderstanding,
rereadingasnecessary.

1.Icanuseexpressioncorrectlywhile
Goals
reading.

2.Iknowhowtousecluestoreadwith
Writeinstudentfriendlylanguage:I
expression
can,Iwill,Theteacherwill,etc.Should 3.Icanusecorrectphrasing.
beatleast46.
4.Iwillreadwithaccuracy.

BendsintheRoad

1.Readersuseexpressionwhenreading.
Whatarethebendsthatneedtobe
2.Readersusecorrectphrasing.
taughttomeetthegoals?Whatarethe
3.Readersreadwithaccuracy.
foundationalskillsthatneedtobein
placeinordertomeetthegoals?

Bend1:Readersuseexpressionwhen
reading.
1.Readersusecluestoreadwithexpression,
suchaspunctuation.
2.Readersusestorytellingvoicewhile
readingtobringstoriestolife.
3.Readerspretendtobethecharacterwhen
theyarereading.
Bend2:Readersusecorrectphrasing.
MiniLessons
1.Readersstringwordstogethertomakethe

readingflowsmoothly.
Whatarethespecificlessonsthatneed 2.Readerschunktexttomaketheirreading
tobetaughtforthosefoundationalskills soundsmooth.
(bends)?
3.Readerspracticeandrereadsothey

becomeconfident.

Bend3:Readersreadwithaccuracy.
1.Readerscheckforerrorsandselfcorrectto
makesuretheyreadthewordscorrectly.
2.Readerspracticeworddecodingand
recognitioninordertoreadthewords
correctly.
3.Readersthinkaboutthemeaningofwhat
theyarereadingsotheyunderstandwhatis
happeninginthetext.

ClassroomLibrary

Manybooksinawidevarietysothechildren
Whatdoestheclassroomlibraryhave havechoices.
tohaveforthisunit?
Pointerfingers,videoorsoundrecording
MaterialsandResources
equipmentsothechildrenmayrecordand

watchtomakecorrections,Readerstheater
packets.
WorkshopStructure
GradualReleaseModel

OtherLiteracyComponents

Comprehension

WorkStudentsareDoing
Studentsareexpectedtodotheirworkand

practicereadingandusingthestrategies
Whatarestudentexpectations?What
beingtaught.
readingbehaviorsorhabitsare

expected?
SupportforStrugglingReaders

HowwillyousupportALLlearners
(UDL)?
SupportforStrongReaders

HowwillyousupportALLlearners
(UDL)?

DuringtheindependenttimeoftheGradual
ReleaseModelstudentswhoneedtheextra
supportwillbepulledtoworkwiththeteacher.
Theywillbechallengedtokeepreadingbooks
thatareajustrightfit.DuringReaders
Theatertheymaybegivenalargerrole.

Sendhomealistofactivitiesparentsmaydo
withtheirchildren.Sendthemhome
sentencesthestudentscouldworkon
Home/School
repeatedreading,orsendhometheReaders

theaterpacketstohavethestudentspractice
Whatcanbedonetofosterthe
theirroles,lettheparentsknowwhatitmeans
connectionbetweenhomeandschool?
toreadfluentlyandtellthemwaystheycan
helptheirchildbecomefluentreadersat
home.
Assessmentswillbebothformativeand
summative.Whenmeetingoneononewith
Assessments
thestudentsIwillassessthemtocheckfor

understandingandtoseeiftheyare
Formative?Summative?
progressingandrecordwhatmyfindings.Iwill
continuallybeassessingduringwholegroup
timeinaformativemanner.
Wewillhaveabookmarkmakingparty.
Celebrations
Studentswillmaketheirownbookmarkwith

remindersofhowtoMakeStoriesCometo
Howwillyoucelebratewithstudents?
Life.Parentswillbewelcomedtojoinusinthe
Isthereawaytoinvolveparents?Is
classroomduringthisparty.Wewillhangour
thereawaytoshareyourcelebration
bookmarksonthewalloutsidetheclassroom
withtheschool?
forthewholeschooltosee.

Ideasforotherunits:detectivesofreading.
Makeamovie:lookatcast,scene
readersrespecttheirarea,materialsandothers

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