Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction

and fiction texts?

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Kindergarten Reading Throughout the Year Writing What have I learned about What have I learned about reading and myself as a Read Alouds writing and myself as a reader? writer? Launch Rituals/Routines (DRAs) Informing ourselves Launch Writers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (Portfolio); Conferring Baseline Opinion/Persuasive Informational Narrative
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September

Multiple Strategies to figure out words

OctoberDecember

Launch Emergent Literacy Reading Widely with a Concentration in Emergent Literacy

Think and Talk about books to develop ideas

Research Technology Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Opinion/Persuasive Informational Narrative March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above
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JanuaryFebruary

Launch Readers Workshop Reading Widely with a Concentration on Fiction

Response to Literature

March-April

Reading Widely with a Concentration on Non Fiction

Retelling

Opinion/Persuasive Informational Narrative March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Opinion/Persuasive Informational Narrative
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Strategies for Comprehension Reading Widely with a Concentration on poetry Strategies for Fluency Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader

May

June

Buddy Reading

What I have learned about writing and myself as a writer?

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Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a writing portfolio.

Baseline on the map, please place the writing piece in the students

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Grade 1 Throughout the Year Read Alouds

Reading

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writers Workshop-goal setting Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative Baseline
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Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts?

What have I learned about reading and myself as a reader? Launch Readers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring

Multiple Strategies to figure out words

September

Think and Talk about books to develop ideas Read Widely with a concentration on Fiction Building/Student Talk Cornell Note-taking Research

OctoberDecember

Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above
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Technology Read Widely with concentration in nonfiction

January-March

Response to Literature

Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above
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Retelling Reading Widely with a concentration on Poetry and stamina

April-May

Strategies for Comprehension

Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative

June

Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader

Strategies for Fluency Buddy Reading

What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer?

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Baseline

Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a writing portfolio.

on the map, please place the writing piece in the students

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OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Grade 2 Reading Throughout the Year What have I learned about reading and myself as a Read Alouds reader? Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts? Launch Readers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring Multiple strategies to figure out words Cornell Note-taking Think and Talk about books to develop ideas Read Widely with concentration in Fiction Building/Student Talk

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writers Workshop-goal setting Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative Baseline
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September

OctoberDecember

Research

Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative

Technology

Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above

January-March

Read Widely with concentration in nonfiction

Response to Literature

Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above
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Retelling

April-May

Read Widely with concentration in Poetry and stamina

Strategies for Comprehension

Opinion/Persuasive Information/Exploratory Narrative Writing

June

Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader

Strategies for Fluency Buddy Reading

What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer?

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Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a writing portfolio.

Baseline on the map, please place the writing piece in the students

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Third Grade Reading Throughout the Year What have I learned about reading and myself as a Read aloud reader? Word Study with a concentration on Launch Readers context clues and Workshop- goal setting grammar Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring Cornell Note-taking

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (Portfolio); Conferring Baseline
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Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts?

September

Reading Widely with a Concentration on Fiction OctoberDecember

Revising and editing Social issues Response to literature Writing to a prompt

Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive

Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive

January-March

Read Widely with concentration in nonfiction

Discussion groups Research Technology

April-May

Read Widely with a concentration on test sophistication and poetry

Retelling Fluency

June

Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader

What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer?

Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a portfolio.

Baseline on the map, please place the writing piece in the students writing

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Fourth Grade Reading Throughout the Year What have I learned about reading and myself as a Read aloud reader? Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts? Launch Readers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring Word Study with a concentration on context clues and grammar Cornell Note-taking Reading Widely with a Concentration on Fiction OctoberDecember Revising and editing

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (Portfolio); Conferring Baseline Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive
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September

Social issues Response to literature Read Widely with concentration in nonfiction Writing to a prompt Discussion groups Research Technology Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive
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January-March

April-May

Read Widely with a concentration on test sophistication and poetry

Summarizing Synthesizing

June

Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader

Retelling Fluency

What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer?

Baseline
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Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a writing portfolio.

on the map, please place the writing piece in the students

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Fifth Grade Reading Throughout the Year What have I learned about reading and myself as a Read aloud reader? Word Study with a concentration on Launch Readers context clues and Workshop- goal setting grammar Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring Revising and editing Reading Widely with a Concentration on nonSocial issues fiction Response to literature Writing to a prompt Discussion groups Socratic Seminars Research Read Widely with concentration on fiction January-March Summarizing Synthesizing Read Widely with a concentration on test sophistication and poetry March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive
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Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts?

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writing Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (Portfolio); Conferring Baseline
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September

OctoberDecember

Reading Widely with a Concentration on nonFiction

Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive

Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Opinion/Persuasive

Technology

April-May

Retelling Fluency

June

Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader

Cornell Note-taking

What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer?

Baseline
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Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a portfolio.

on the map, please place the writing piece in the students writing

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Sixth Grade Reading Throughout the Year What have I learned about reading and myself as a Read aloud reader? Word Study with a concentration on Launch Readers context clues and Workshop- goal setting grammar Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring Revising and editing Reading Widely with a Concentration on Fiction Social issues Reading Widely with a Concentration on Fiction OctoberDecember Response to literature Writing to a prompt Discussion groups Socratic Seminar Read Widely with concentration in nonfiction Cornell Note-Taking Research Technology Read Widely with a concentration on test sophistication and poetry March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Persuasive
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Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts?

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (Portfolio); Conferring Baseline
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September

Informational Narrative Persuasive

Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Persuasive

January-March

April-May

Summarizing Synthesizing

June

Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader

What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer?

Baseline
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Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a portfolio.

on the map, please place the writing piece in the students writing

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Seventh Grade Reading Throughout the Year What have I learned about reading and myself as a Read aloud reader? Word Study with a concentration on Launch Readers context clues and Workshop- goal setting grammar Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring Revising and editing Reading Widely with a Concentration on nonSocial issues fiction Response to literature Writing to a prompt Discussion groups Socratic Seminar Read Widely with concentration in fiction January-March Technology March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Read Widely with a concentration on test sophistication and poetry Synthesizing Informational Narrative Persuasive
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Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts?

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (Portfolio); Conferring Baseline
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September

OctoberDecember

Reading Widely with a Concentration on nonFiction

Informational Narrative Persuasive

Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Persuasive

Research

April-May

Analyzing Reading Widely Refresher Course My Life as a Summer Reader What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer?

Summarizing

June

Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a writing portfolio.

Baseline on the map, please place the writing piece in the students

OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Department of Literacy and ESL Eighth Grade Reading Throughout the Year What have I learned about reading and myself as a Getting Ready for reader? High School Launch Readers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (DRAs); Conferring Reading Widely with a Concentration on nonfiction Read aloud Word Study with a concentration on context clues and grammar Revising and editing Reading Widely with a Concentration on nonFiction Social issues Response to literature Writing to a prompt Discussion groups Read Widely with concentration in fiction January-March Research Technology Read Widely with a concentration on test sophistication and poetry Cornell Note-taking Summarizing March Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Persuasive
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Essential Questions: What can we learn and communicate about our world and ourselves by reading/writing multiple non-fiction and fiction texts? How are we preparing ourselves for High School?

Writing What have I learned about writing and myself as a writer? Launch Writers Workshop- goal setting Informing ourselves (Portfolio); Conferring Baseline
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September

OctoberDecember

Informational Narrative Persuasive

Nov. Portfolio Piece: Select one of the above Informational Narrative Persuasive

Socratic Seminar

April-May

June

Reading Widely for High School My Life as a Summer Reader

Analyzing Synthesizing

Writing Widely for High School

Baseline Portfolio Pieces: Each time there is a writing portfolio. on the map, please place the writing piece in the students
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