Thinking, Reading, Writing, Speaking A Synthesis Approach

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Description:

The unit sparks written and oral student responses through high-interest reading selections. Students work independently and in small groups to brainstorm and present reactions to novels, poems, biographies, and news articles. Four high-interest themes are used for activities—relationships, choices, journeys, and visions. Works studied include Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl; The Cay, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; When the Legends Die; The Hobbit; Where the Red Fern Grows, and poems by Sara Teasdale, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Carl Sandburg.

Activities:

Academic activities integrate key critical thinking skills such as drawing inferences, comparing, distinguishing fact from opinion, and predicting outcomes. Students write sentences, paragraphs, and essays/articles and use prewriting, conferencing, rewriting, and publishing strategies.