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Book Club Journal for a Lucy Calkins Reading Unit

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Cover of the Book Club Reading Journal in bold block letters, with a name line for the student who keeps the journal
Hand out on day one so each reader labels their own journal
Session 1, goal setting: students list goals they have as readers, then list the steps they can take to reach those goals
Opening reflection to revisit at the end of the unit
Session 2, writing about reading: students write a powerful, thoughtful entry on the first Home of the Brave excerpt
Extended response after reading the opening excerpt aloud
Gallery walk reflection: students jot what they noticed on the walk, then list qualities of strong writing
Fill in while circulating during a gallery walk
Session 3: students note what stands out in a Home of the Brave section, then new details heard on a second listen
Pair with a second read-aloud of the same section
Generating ideas: students list their most important ideas, then pick one and write to develop more ideas on that topic
Follow-up page for growing one idea into a longer entry
Session 4, developing thinking: students add new insights to an idea about Kek missing Africa and a cow-and-goat quote
Model text for showing how a quote can push an idea further
Session 5, perspective: students name the narrator of Home of the Brave's opening and how Dave's view would change it
Point-of-view discussion starter for book club groups
Session 6, thinking analytically: students rank parts of reader's workshop and compare it with writer's workshop
Practice part-and-rank and comparing with a familiar topic first
Analyzing Home of the Brave: students plan to part and rank or compare, pick a strategy and note gallery walk ideas
Book club planning sheet for applying an analysis strategy
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Writing

Grades

Grade 5

Types
File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Brook Creaser
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About This Product

This is a Lucy Calkins Book Club Reading Journal.

With 20 sessions included, it takes students from setting reading goals to studying author's work.

This is a great way for your 5th grade students to engage in reading and writing.

What's Included

32-page PDF

Resource Tags

Lucy Calkins writing curriculum book club reading journal goal setting

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