EDLC 632
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R A C T I C EI T E R A T U R E O C U SN I T E M P L A T E
Step 4:
Differentiation
Steps
Step 1:
Book Selection
Step 2:
Standards
TEACHER
CANDIDATE
Eddylie Hodge
Step 3:
Activities
(use activities
that would be
appropriate for
at least one of the
six Language
Arts)
LANGUAGE ART(S)
Reading, writing,
listening, speaking,
viewing
G
3
L
U
Fiction
Teacher Guide – Unit Plan Instructions and Information
I Talk Like A River written by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith
Virginia Reading Standard 3.5 The student will read and demonstrate
comprehension of fictional text and poetry.
c)Make, confirm, or revise predictions
f) Ask and answer questions about what is being read
h) Identify the problem and solution
i) Identify the main idea
j) Identify supporting details
Students will
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Make and write predictions about the book from the title and front
cover
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Read and follow along as the teacher reads the story out loud
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Listen and respond to read out loud questions
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Participate in class discussion
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Discuss the problem and solution within the group
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Participate in a group activity in which students refer and find
supporting details to support the claim of the problem and solution
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Students make a story board in small group
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Log story into reading log, along with details of main idea of the
story
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Small group discussion activity grouping higher leveled student with
struggling student
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ELL students will be provided with vocabulary references and
translation of story being read
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Small group guided reading for ELL and struggling readers
RADE ITERATURE FOR
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Step 7:
Schedule
Overview
Steps
Step 5:
Digital
Resources/
Technology
Step 6:
Assessment
NOTES
Activities:
1.Make predictions about the book based on the title and book
cover
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Students will make predictions on the character, and plot
of the story and write it in their reading notebooks
2.Read and follow along as the teacher reads the story out loud
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Students will be provided with a copy of the book
3.Students will listen and respond to leading questions while the
story is being read out loud
4.Students will participate in class discussions in which they make
real-world connections to the text
5.Students will be grouped to help support each other. Students
will participate in two group activities. Group activities include
referring back to the text and marking with a post-it where they
Teacher Guide – Unit Plan Instructions and Information
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Animated Read Outloud Online Version of “ I Talk Like the River”
Students keep all work, reading logs, reading materials, and related
material and reading folder that is periodically checked
Students participate in an exit ticket assessment in which they answer 5
multiple choice questions, and one written response question
The class will participate in reading comprehension questions all themed
around an award-winning book
Each week students will participate in activities to further comprehend
the texts and log into reading logs
Students will participate in small group projects every week themed on
the book
6.
7.
believe the problem and the solution in the story arises
The second group activity includes drawing a labeling a
storyboard based on the beginning, middle, and end of story
Students log the story into the reading log including, the title,
author, genre, and main idea of the story
References
Tompkins, Gail. (2016). Language arts: Patterns of practice (9th ed.). Pearson.
Scott, J., & Smith, S. (2021). I talk like a river. Walker Books Ltd.
Standards of Learning for English | Virginia Department of Education. (n.d.).
Www.doe.virginia.gov. https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/k-
12-standards-instruction/english-reading-literacy/standards-of-learning
