A Season for Chapters

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A Season for Chapters

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Students read chapter books by Cynthia Rylant, informational texts, and poetry that all relate to the four seasons. Focusing on the beauty of language in poetry and a well-written fictional story, students learn poetry terms and the beginnings and endings of stories. In preparation for writing informational text, students complete a research project on a seasonal activity from a contrasting region of the U.S., such as snow skiing or sailing. Enjoying the music of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, students write seasonal poetry. Students review the roles of authors and illustrators. They also read about specific authors/poets. This unit could become a weather unit or a solar system unit by adding topic-specific titles to the informational texts.

Education Levels:

2

Subject:

Writing (composition), Reading, Process Skills, Literature

Resource Type:

Unit of instruction

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

Read Tennessee

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Keywords:

Seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Read Tennessee

Is Part Of:

http://www.readtennessee.org/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

See resource for list of suggested texts

Learning Time:

6 weeks

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Craft and Structure

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Speaking and Listening Standards

Comprehension and Collaboration

1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Craft and Structure

Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Speaking and Listening Standards

Comprehension and Collaboration

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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