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Reading Workshop
• Readers brainstorm a list of social issues that authors write about
• Readers question the stereotypes of characters in their books by creating a character web
• Readers examine their characters, behaviors to learn more about them
• Readers make text to self connections with their books
• Readers carry their thoughts and theories from one book to the next
• Readers work on helping a character solve his/her problem |
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Writing w/Independence: Preparing for the ELA Exam
• Writers reflect on the expectations of the ELA responses by examining the NYS writing rubric
• Writers improve their inferencing skills by using prompts & summaries to support their thinking
• Writers learn to quickly outline their extended responses by using a planning page
• Writers self assess their essays by comparing them against the NYS rubric & making revisions
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