The Common Core Companion: Booster Lessons, Grades K-2: Elevating Instruction Day by Day / Edition 1

by Janiel M. Gunther

Overview

Skill-building through potent instruction, day by day

In these much-anticipated sequels to The Common Core Companion, Janiel Wagstaff and Leslie Blauman provide a collection of connected lessons and formative writing assessments that bring Monday-to-Friday clarity to the task of integrating reading and writing with ELA standards. In each volume, the 50+ lessons are divided into fi ve, week-long learning sequences addressing key literacygoals. A best-practice glossary, If/Then charts, unit-planning calendars, and other tools round out these essential references, both in book and online. Follow each sequence and week by week, you’ll build the instructional potency to help students achieve a year’s worth of growth as you integrate:

• Writing Narratives with Identifying Sensory Words in Text
• Research with Identifying Topic and Details
• Opinion Writing with Close Reading for Text Evidence
• Comparing and Contrasting with Publishing Using Digital Tools
• Informative Writing with Use of Text Features

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506311272
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/20/2015
Series:	Corwin Literacy
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

JANIEL WAGSTAFF is a popular national literacy consultant and K-6 English Language Arts Coordinator/Literacy Coach for her school district. She’s been an educator for 26 years and relishes her everyday work with teachers and students. Along the way, she’s written numerous instructional books for teachers and the picture book series Stella Writes. You can connect with Janiel on Facebook at “Janiel's Literacy Wall,” follow her blog at www.janielwagstaff.blogspot.com, or join her on Twitter: @janielwagstaff.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Lesson Sequence 1: Integrating Writing Personal Narratives With Identifying Sensory Words in Text
What Teachers Guide Across the Week
What Students Do Across the Week
Booster Reading Lesson 1: Narrative Reading
Companion Writing Lesson 1: Quick Sketch Retelling
Booster Reading Lesson 2: Narrative Reading, Brainstorm Topics, Tell Stories
Companion Writing Lesson 2: Story Planning
Booster Reading Lesson 3: Narrative Reading
Companion Writing Lesson 3: Review Story Plan, Add Onomatopoetic Element(s), Begin Drafting
Booster Reading Lesson 4: Compare Narrative Readings
Companion Writing Lesson 4: Continue Drafting, Connect Anchor Chart to Our Own Writing
Booster Reading Lesson 5: Poetry Reading
Companion Writing Lesson 5: Quick Write Noisy Poems, Finish Stories, Share, Celebrate
A Snapshot of the Talk-It-Out Strategy
Kindergarten Adaptation
Second-Grade Adaptation
NEXT INSTRUCTIONAL STEPS
What Do I See? A Student Sample of Story Planning
What Do I See? A Student Sample of Personal Narrative
Authentic Assessment: Ideas for Evaluating Students’ Learning
Peer Power: Using Student Work as Mentor Texts
If/Then Chart
Mentor Texts
Extending the Work
Lesson Sequence 2: Integrating Research to Build and Present Knowledge With Identifying Topic and Details
What Teachers Guide Across the Week
What Students Do Across the Week
Booster Reading Lesson 1: Viewing Media to Begin Information Gathering and Discussion
Companion Writing Lesson 1: Jot Topic and Details Using Interactive Writing
Booster Reading Lesson 2: Narrative Reading, Comparing Sources
Companion Writing Lesson 2: Informal Opinion Drawing and Writing
Booster Reading Lesson 3: Narrative Reading to Increase Background Knowledge
Companion Writing Lesson 3: Interviewing and Opinion Writing
Booster Reading Lesson 4: Reading and Discussing Our Fourth-Grade Partners’ Opinions
Companion Writing Lesson 4: Interactive Writing to Record Data
Booster Reading Lesson 5: Reading Mentor Texts for Parts of a Letter
Companion Writing Lesson 5: Interactive Writing to Inform About and Present Knowledge
A Snapshot of the Varied Writing Modes
First-Grade Adaptation
Second-Grade Adaptation
NEXT INSTRUCTIONAL STEPS
What Do I See? A Kindergarten Opinion Sample
What Do I See? Another Kindergarten Opinion Sample
Authentic Assessment: Ideas for Evaluating Students’ Learning
Peer Power: Using Student Work as Mentor Texts
If/Then Chart
Mentor Texts
Extending the Work
Lesson Sequence 3: Integrating Opinion Writing With Close Reading for Text Evidence
What Teachers Guide Across the Week
What Students Do Across the Week
Booster Writing Lesson 1: What Is an Opinion?
Companion Reading Lesson 1: Re-Identify Elements of the Text Type Using a Mentor Text
Booster Reading Lesson 2: Deeply Understanding a Text to Stimulate Opinion Writing
Companion Writing Lesson 2: Revisiting the Text to Quick Jot Opinion Notes, Followed by Collaborative Conversation
Booster Reading Lesson 3: Charting Character Development and Character Traits
Companion Writing Lesson 3: Organizing Our Opinions With Thinking Boxes
Booster Reading Lesson 4: Studying Mentor Texts: Concluding Opinions
Companion Writing Lesson 4: Completing Thinking Boxes and Drafting Opinions
Booster Reading Lesson 5: Exploring Multiple Forms and Purposes for Opinion Writing
Companion Writing Lesson 5: Completing and Reviewing Drafts, Sharing, Celebration and Delivering Opinions to the School Librarian OR Finish Writing and Celebrate!
A Snapshot of Moving From Opinions About Texts to Opinions About Topics
Kindergarten Adaptation
First-Grade Adaptation
NEXT INSTRUCTIONAL STEPS
What Do I See? A Student Sample of Opinion Writing
What Do I See? A Student Sample of Thinking Boxes
Authentic Assessment: Ideas for Evaluating Students’ Learning
Peer Power: Using Student Work as Mentor Texts
If/Then Chart
Mentor Texts
Extending the Work
Lesson Sequence 4: Integrating Comparing and Contrasting With Publishing Using Digital Tools
What Teachers Guide Across the Week
What Students Do Across the Week
Booster Reading Lesson 1: Reading Narrative Text
Companion Writing Lesson 1: Jot Sticky Note Details
Booster Reading Lesson 2: Reading Informational Text
Companion Writing Lesson 2: Jot Sticky Note Details Then Compare and Contrast
Booster Reading Lesson 3: View Short Video Clips to Build Knowledge
Companion Writing Lesson 3: Jot Sticky Note Details Then Compare and Contrast
Booster Reading Lesson 4: Which Ideas Are Most Important? Sort and Categorize
Companion Writing Lesson 4: Organizing Ideas With Thinking Boxes
Booster Writing Lesson 5: Compose Shared Text, Celebrate With Photo Story
Companion Reading Lesson 5: Mentor Text: Picture Glossaries
A Snapshot of Comparing and Contrasting With Narrative Text
Kindergarten Adaptation
Second-Grade Adaptation
NEXT INSTRUCTIONAL STEPS
What Do I See? A Sample of Shared Writing
What Do I See? A Student Sample of Thinking Boxes
Authentic Assessment: Ideas for Evaluating Students’ Learning
Peer Power: Using Student Work as Mentor Texts
If/Then Chart
Mentor Texts
Extending the Work
Lesson Sequence 5: Integrating Informative Writing With Use of Text Features
What Teachers Guide Across the Week
What Students Do Across the Week
Booster Reading Lesson 1: Reading With Purpose and an Eye for Evidence
Companion Writing Lesson 1: Two-Column Notes
Booster Reading Lesson 2: Close Reading of Media: Caine’s Arcade Video 1
Companion Writing Lesson 2: Revisit Media and Add to Two-Column Notes
Booster Reading Lesson 3: Close Reading of Media: Sections of Caine’s Arcade Video 2
Companion Writing Lesson 3: Two-Column Note Additions, Organizing Notes, Talking Out Caine’s Story
Booster Reading Lesson 4: Study Mentor Texts: Newsela Newspaper Articles
Companion Writing Lesson 4: Compose Headlines, Headings, and Begin to Draft
Booster Reading Lesson 5: Exploring Deeper Meanings: Caine’s Arcade Updates and Conversation
Companion Writing Lesson 5: Finish Draft, Peer Check, Teacher Conference, Publish! (will require several writing periods)
A Snapshot of Using Volunteers to Help Students Prepare to Publish
Kindergarten Adaptation
First-Grade Adaptation
NEXT INSTRUCTIONAL STEPS
What Do I See? A Student Sample of Informative Writing
What Do I See? A Student Sample of Two-Column Notes
Authentic Assessment: Ideas for Evaluating Students’ Learning
Peer Power: Using Student Work as Mentor Texts
If/Then Chart
Mentor Texts
Extending the Work
Integrating Foundational and Language Standards
References

Editorial Reviews

"I almost love this book as much as Janiel Wagstaff herself. What a treasure trove of daily lessons! Wagstaff provides a blueprint for teachers that will definitely make their lives easier. Any reading teacher interested in inspiring students to become more passionate and adamant readers needs this book. "

Dr. Danny Brassell

"This book makes me particularly hopeful. It is grounded in sound research and theory, but is wholly practical and accessible. It lays out a clear mandate (too long lost) to have students communicate as much as possible like experts in a discipline. It encourages teachers to join students in probing the capacity of each discipline, in its own way, to help students think, inquire, solve problems, collaborate—and answer the question, “What is life, and who am I in it?” This is Disciplinary Literacy encourages us as teachers to rediscover the complexities teaching and learning and to reinvent our classrooms, ourselves, and our students. "

CAROL ANN TOMLINSON

With personal insights and energy, Janiel Wagstaff provides effective and powerful demonstrations for how to link reading and writing instruction. She discusses ways to make writing more personal, and provides clear minilessons that work. Whether you are an experienced educator or new to the profession, you will appreciate these daily lessons that are certain to boost your students’ reading and writing abilities.”

Maria Walther

"Like an amazing orchestra conductor, Janiel Wagstaff makes reading and writing instruction symphonic. She shows teachers how to lead their young learners each day, with teaching strategies and routines that develop students’ oral language, comprehension, and writing skills. Teachers and coaches in the primary grades have been waiting for a big book of lessons like this, and whew, here it is. Proof that K-2 literacy instruction can be developmentally appropriate and potent at the same time. "

Sharon Taberski

Janiel thinks of everything! The reading and writing lessons are classroom-tested, engaging, and you can practically see and hear the young learners 'getting it'. The 'goods' that make it workable in any classroom include mentor texts, student writing samples, master teacher tips, IF/THEN support for a range of learning outcomes, lesson extensions, and suggestions for differentiation. A welcome resource, providing step-by-step method for introducing the Common Core standards to primary grade students.”

Wiley Blevins

With personal insights and energy, Janiel Wagstaff provides effective and powerful demonstrations for how to link reading and writing instruction. She discusses ways to make writing more personal, and provides clear minilessons that work. Whether you are an experienced educator or new to the profession, you will appreciate these daily lessons that are certain to boost your students’ reading and writing abilities.”

Jan Richardson

Janiel thinks of everything! The reading and writing lessons are classroom-tested, engaging, and you can practically see and hear the young learners "getting it ". The “goods” that make it workable in any classroom include mentor texts, student writing samples, master teacher tips, IF/THEN support for a range of learning outcomes, lesson extensions, and suggestions for differentiation. A welcome resource, providing step-by-step method for introducing the Common Core standards to primary grade students.”

WILEY BLEVINS

If you’re a K-2 teacher looking for a professional book to guide you in seamlessly integrating reading and writing instruction, this is the one! Janiel has packed this resource with ready-to-teach literacy lessons that target the Common Core Standards and support young learners as they read, write, think, and talk about mentor texts. My copy is already filled with post-it notes!”

MARIA WALTHER

With personal insights and energy, Janiel Wagstaff provides effective and powerful demonstrations for how to link reading and writing instruction. She discusses ways to make writing more personal, and provides clear minilessons that work. Whether you are an experienced educator or new to the profession, you will appreciate these daily lessons that are certain to boost your students’ reading and writing abilities.”

JAN RICHARDSON

"I almost love this book as much as Janiel Wagstaff herself. What a treasure trove of daily lessons! Wagstaff provides a blueprint for teachers that will definitely make their lives easier. Any reading

teacher interested in inspiring students to become more passionate and adamant readers needs this book. "

DR. DANNY BRASSELL

"Like an amazing orchestra conductor, Janiel Wagstaff makes reading and writing instruction symphonic. She shows teachers how to lead their young learners each day, with teaching strategies and routines that develop students’ oral language, comprehension, and writing skills. Teachers and coaches in the primary grades have been waiting for a big book of lessons like this, and whew, here it is. Proof that K-2 literacy instruction can be developmentally appropriate and potent at the same time. "

SHARON TABERSKI