Elementary Library

Unit 6

Share Your Story

PACING 6 weeks NOTE TO INSTRUCTOR

At this point in the school year, students have mastered many library and literacy skills. This unit puts those knowledge and skills into practice–exploring students’ own stories and creativity while revisiting important standards in the library media core. Students move from being consumers of texts and literature to creators. This unit is banded into lessons designed for grades K-2 and 3-6. Lessons are not ordered linearly, rather Instructional Technicians may choose the lessons they think will be most beneficial and engaging for their students. As the year closes, the library should have a strong sense of community, overflowing joy, and many celebrations of reading and learning. KEY STANDARD(S) Standard 1.1a: Establish reading behaviors for lifelong learning and growth. a. Select texts from a variety of formats and genres to read for enjoyment, acquire knowledge, and answer questions. Standard 1.1b: b. Gain understanding and make connections while reading and interacting with text. Standard 1.1d: Establish reading behaviors for lifelong learning and growth. Listen to, view, read, and integrate information to build a knowledge base. Standard 2.1: Demonstrate knowledge of the physical features (e.g., cover, spine, title page, cursor, scroll bar) of reading materials, both electronic and print. „ Standard 2.2: Read, view, and listen for information presented in a variety of formats (e.g., textual, visual, media). „ Standard 2.3: Identify the elements of story. „ Standard 2.4: Identify the roles, tools, and purposes of authors, illustrators, and other contributors to a text. Standard 3.3: Exhibit library etiquette. Standard 3.3: Contribute to a reading and learning community, including recommending reading materials to peers and respecting others' reading choices. Standard 7.2: Select, extract and record information that addresses the information problem, answers guiding questions, and meets evaluation criteria. END OF UNIT COMPETENCY Students will demonstrate proper library etiquette. Students will create autobiographical poetry. Students will define autobiography and metaphor. Students will write narrative poetry. Students will write concrete poetry. Students will use figurative language in writing. Students will recognize and evaluate the use of metaphors in poetry and other texts. Students will reflect on their reading experiences from the past school year. Students will use visual thinking strategies to understand wordless narratives. Students will explain the role and purpose of an illustrator. Students will create narratives using visual strategies. Students will explain how reading supports multiple fields of study. Students will research and analyze evidence to form opinions. Students will read for evidence to use in persuasive opinion writing. Students will identify the elements of story in fables. Students will write 134