Reading+Workshop

Genre Resources

Endangered Animals and Top-Down Web from Kristen

I think I'm going to start working more in depth with details during my reading workshop time. I plan on having 2 groups - the students who are not in intervention, but still need a lot of fluency/comprehension practice, and the students who read fluently and comprehend well. Feel free to use them or add to this if you'd like! - EM

Here are some resources I'll use:

__Resources:__

Important vs. Unimportant details organizer:
 * ORGANIZERS:**

Website about Details (can be used independently): http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/importantunimptl3.cfm
 * WEBSITES:**

Relevant Information Quiz: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/relevantinformationp2.cfm

Extra Information Quiz: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/extrainfop2.cfm

TONS OF READING WEBSITES: http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-read.html


 * ROUGH OUTLINE**


 * Day 1:** Details in Our Lives: Students will think about important and unimportant details in their own lives.

Think about how you would answer the following questions - what details are necessary, and what details are not necessary?


 * Who are you?
 * What did you do in school today?
 * What should your teacher know about you?
 * What happened on your last vacation?

Day 2 - 4: **Sorting Details:** Students will sort details into important vs. unimportant.

Lower Level: Higher Level (no heading - Determine which detail is LEAST important):

Day 5-8: **Details in a Paragraph:** Students will extract details from a paragraph. They will categorize the details as important or unimportant to the main idea.







Day 9-11: **Finding the Main Idea AND Details in a Paragraph**: Students will determine the main idea and find supporting details. They will record their thoughts in an organizer.

Organizer: