Lucy Calkins Books

Guide fifth-grade book clubs through reading goals, interpretation and theme discussion. The slides organize teaching and student engagement across twenty sessions.
Grades
Grade 5
Pages
219
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Use
Digital activity

Updated Sep 09, 2022

Subject
ELA
Topic
Theme analysis, Book-club discussion
Resource types
Novel Studies, Lesson Plans, Presentations
Use
Digital activity
Standards
RL.5.2

Product description

From the author

Support Grade 5 Interpretation Book Clubs with 219 PowerPoint slides covering 20 sessions. The slides provide connections, teaching points, teaching prompts, active engagement, mid-workshop sharing and homework.

Use the slides alongside the corresponding reading curriculum and separately selected books. Preview each session and prepare its reading materials before class. The existing slide wording is embedded in pictures; you can reorder slides or add your own text boxes, but cannot directly edit that lettering.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Set and monitor goals as a reader

  • Develop interpretations during book-club discussion

  • Analyze themes using evidence from reading

Teaching tips

  • Have the reading selections ready before each session.

  • Establish discussion roles so evidence is shared by all book-club members.

Skills covered

  • Book clubs — readers develop ideas collaboratively.

  • Theme analysis — patterns support interpretation.

  • Reading goals — goals guide independent growth.

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What should I prepare alongside the slides?

Select appropriate reading books and review the session’s teaching and engagement prompts before class.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RL.5.2

Core concepts

  • Grade 5 book clubs

  • Theme interpretation

  • Reading workshop

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