Falling in Love with Authors and Illustrators

Explain how the family works together to build a kite by using details and illustrations to retell key details and events in a text.

Kite Flying

Standards

RL.K.2RL.K.6RL.K.7SL.K.1

Describe dim sum and how the family feels about dim sum using details and illustrations to retell key details and events in the text.

Dim Sum...

Standards

L.K.4RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.6RL.K.7

Explain the traits of a fortune cookie using details and illustrations to retell key details and events in a text.

Fortune Cookie

Standards

L.K.4RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.6RL.K.7

Language

Compose complete sentences orally and in writing.

Kite Flying
Editing Checklist (GK, U4)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.cL.K.2.dRI.K.1SL.K.1SL.K.6

Explain why the narrator changes her mind about the ugly vegetables.

Ugly Vegetables

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.4L.K.6RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.7

Students will state an opinion about which of Grace Lin's books is their favorite and why using a combination of drawing and writing.

Kite Flying
Dim Sum...
Ugly Vegetables
Fortune Cookie
Opinion Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Opinion Writing Rubric (GK, U4)
Letter-Writing Template (GK, U4, L6)
Exemplar Letter (GK, U4, L6)
Nonexemplar Letter (GK, U4, L6)
Opinion Writing Anchor Chart
Essential Understanding Anchor Chart

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.aSL.K.1W.K.1W.K.5W.K.7W.K.8

Explain what challenges Yuyi and her son face and how they overcome them.

Dreamers

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.4L.K.6RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.6RL.K.7

Describe Niño and what lesson he learns.

Niño Wrestles...

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.4L.K.6RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.6RL.K.7

Explain how Grandma Beetle tricks Señor Calavera.

Just a Minute

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fRL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.6RL.K.7

Explain Señor Calavera's problem and how he solves it.

Just In Case

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fRL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.6RL.K.7

Students will state an opinion about which of Yuyi Morales's books is their favorite and why using a combination of drawing and writing.

Dreamers
Niño Wrestles...
Just a Minute
Just In Case
Letter-Writing Template (GK, U4, L11)
Opinion Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Opinion Writing Rubric (GK, U4)
Exemplar Opinion Letter (GK, U4, L11)
Opinion Writing Anchor Chart
Essential Understanding Anchor Chart

Standards

L.K.1.bSL.K.1SL.K.3SL.K.5SL.K.6W.K.1W.K.5W.K.7W.K.8

Explain who Tito Puente is and why Tito Puente is famous.

Tito Puente
“Tito Puente - Oye Como Va (Video Oficial)”
Phase 2: Symbol and Letter Writing (GK, U4, L12)
Illustrated Sentence Cards (GK, U4, L12)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fRI.K.2RI.K.3RI.K.6RI.K.7SL.K.1

Explain why Celia Cruz is famous.

My Name is Celia
Phase 3: Transitional Writing (GK, U4, L13) — Distribute individual copies
Illustrated Sentence Cards (GK, U4, L13)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.4L.K.6RI.K.2RI.K.3RI.K.6RI.K.7SL.K.1

Explain who Gabriela Mistral is and why she was famous.

My Name is Gabriela
Editing Checklist (GK, U4)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fRI.K.2RI.K.3RI.K.6RI.K.7SL.K.1

Students will state an opinion about which of Monica Brown's books is their favorite and why using a combination of drawing and writing.

Tito Puente
My Name is Celia
My Name is Gabriela
Opinion Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Opinion Writing Rubric (GK, U4)
Exemplar and Nonexemplar Opinion Statements (GK, U4, L15)
Letter-Writing Template (GK, U4, L15)
Opinion Writing Anchor Chart
Essential Understandings Anchor Chart

Standards

L.K.1.bSL.K.1SL.K.3SL.K.5SL.K.6W.K.1W.K.5W.K.7W.K.8

Retell what happens in The Lion and the Mouse.

Lion and...
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Editing Checklist (GK, U4)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fRL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.7SL.K.1

Retell what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of The Tortoise & The Hare.

Tortoise and...
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Editing Checklist (GK, U4)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fRL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.7SL.K.1

Retell what happens in The Grasshopper and the Ants.

Grasshopper and...
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Editing Checklist (GK, U4)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fRL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.7SL.K.1

Students will state an opinion about which of Jerry Pinkney's books is their favorite and why using a combination of drawing and writing.

Lion and...
Tortoise and...
Grasshopper and...
Opinion Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Opinion Writing Rubric (GK, U4)
Exemplar and Nonexemplar Opinion Statements (GK, U4, L19)
Letter-Writing Template (GK, U4, L19)
Opinion Writing Anchor Chart
Essential Understandings Anchor Chart

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.aSL.K.1W.K.1W.K.5W.K.7W.K.8

Discussion

Explain how authors and illustrators get ideas for the books they write and illustrate.

Talking Chips — 2 per student
Author Anchor Charts

Standards

RL.K.6SL.K.1SL.K.3SL.K.5SL.K.6W.K.1W.K.7

Assessment

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

Overview

Write a narrative text to tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end.

Narrative Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (GK, U4, L22)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Mentor Text (GK, U4, L22)
Editing Checklist (GK, U4)

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a story with a beginning, middle, and end using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing.

Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (GK, U4, L22)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Mentor Text (GK, U4, L22)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.2.aL.K.2.bW.K.3W.K.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft a story with a beginning, middle, and end using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (GK, U4, L22)
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.2.aL.K.2.bW.K.3W.K.5

Revise a narrative story by adding words to tell more about the characters' feelings.