Module 1 Week 1
First Grade and Me
Module 1
Module One: Becoming a Close Reader and Writing to Learn
Students learn how to determine the explicit meaning of a text. They ask and answer questions to determine the central message. They identify an informative topic and write pieces that include two or more facts and a sense of closure. They use narrative writing to describe an experience with thoughts and feelings.
STANDARDS/READING STRATEGIES:
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Chrysanthemum
Me and My School
No David
Sight Words
I, a, my, the, go, to, like, he, come, here, this, me, for, where, do, you, look, one, see (Kindergarten Review)
Writing and illustrating a story about things they like .
Mentor Text: Chrysanthemum Self Portrait (I like me…)
Name activities(name chart, graph # of letters, name puzzle)
I like my name because...
Introduce Small Moments
Read Mentor Text: The Kissing Hand (first day school, new teacher, new student)
Teach students to use events from their lives, things they like to do or have happened.
WRITING/GRAMMAR
Generating and writing ideas for stories about things they like.
Mentor Text: Things I Like Anthony Browne