Standard ELA.AOR.5

In celebration of the September nominee of the 2024 SC African American History Calendar, students will learn about the life, contributions, and impact of Mac Arthur Goodwin. Students will also...

This lesson integrates English Language Arts and Social Studies using the award winning text, Going Down Home with Daddy. Students will extend their exploration of the text through development of a...

During this lesson, students will identify and explore non fiction text features through a variety of text.

The students will learn how to read informational texts by asking themselves, 'What is this part saying? What kind of feeling is occurring, and how should I voice it?' Students should demonstrate...

The students will be able to chat about the pages they are reading by looking closely at the pages. They will study not only the words but the pictures. They will ask themselves what happened before...

The students will be able to ask themselves after reading a book, 'What have I learned about this topic? Am I smarter about the topic now?' They will also learn strategies to help them do this...

The students will be able to make predictions using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations, title, and information about the author and illustrator.

Students will use non-fiction books to identify and explain how text features help them as individual readers.