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Reading Oral Communication Written Communication Mathematics

Reading
	Grade	Title
	K	We Write! We Read!
	K	Oral Rhymes
	1	Word Maps
	1	The Retell Dance
	2	Sensory/Visual Imaging
	3	Inferring Meaning to Deepen Text Experiences
	3	Readers Theatre***
	3	Investigating Word Meaning***
	4	Activating Schema Using "One Minute Book Look" and KWL Strategies
	5	Engaging Students in a Collaborative Exploration of the Gettysburg Address ***
	5	Using an Anticipation Guide
	5	Vocabulary Instruction
	5	Text Mapping
	5	Global Warming***
	6	You Can't Spell the Word Prefix Without a Prefix***
	6	Making A Theory about Informational Text
	7	Profundity- Reading Informational Text in Depth
	7	A Taste of the World
	7	Poe's "The Bells"
	8	The Reading Performance: Understanding Fluency through Oral Interpretation***
	8	Sequential Vocabulary Lesson I***
	8	Introduction to Metaphors
	8	Introduction to Problem/Solution Text Structure
	9-10	White House Scandals***
	9-10	Vocabulary Development Using A Tale of Two Cities***
	9-10	Think Aloud Using A Tale of Two Cities***
	11-12	What Did They Say: Dialect in The Color Purple ***
	11-12	Connotation, Character, and Color Imagery in The Great Gatsby: Lesson 1***
	11-12	Connotation, Character, and Color Imagery in The Great Gatsby: Lesson 2***
	11-12	To Understand, or Not to Understand: That is the Question
	11-12	Determining an Author's Purpose and Strategies through Analyzing P.A.P.A. (Purpose, Audience, Persona, Argument)

Oral Communication
	Grade	Title
	K	Building Oral Language***
	9-10	Audio Broadcasts and Podcasts: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization***

Written Communication
	Grade	Title
	K	Using Initial and Final Consonants in Writing
	1	Details! Details! Details!
	1	Making Analytical Judgments About Text
	1	"Nice" and "Fun" Aren't Good Enough
	1	Creating a Beginning, Middle, and End
	1	Ghost Talk
	2	How to Use Beginning Capitalization
	2	Research for Dinosaur Reports
	3	Including a Variety of Sentences in Writing
	3	How is My Sandwich Like a Story?
	3	Transition Words***
	4	Letters from a Japanese-American Internment Camp
	5	Using Important Events to Summarize Literary Text
	5	Clarifying Your Message***
	5	Summarizing Informational Text***
	6	Using Thoughtshots
	6	Character Clash: A Mini-lesson on Paragraphing and Dialogue***
	7	A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: From Image to Detailed Narrative***
	7	Cut and Paste Paragraphs: Editing Paragraphs on the Computer***
	7	Every Punctuation Mark Matters: A Mini-Lesson on Semicolons***
	7	Independence or Loyalty: The American Revolution – Writing a Persuasive Speech
	9-10	Practicing Elaboration in a Problem/Solution Essay***
	9-10	Persuading an Audience: Writing Effective Letters to the Editor***
	9-10	What's My Subject? A Subject–Verb Agreement Mini-lesson***
	9-10	Writing a Procedure: Lego Activity
	9-10	Generative Paragraphing in Revision of Writing
	9-10	Utilizing a Writer’s Notebook
	11-12	A Significant Influence: Describing an Important Teacher in Your Life***
	11-12	Guided Imagery
	11-12	Connotation, Character, and Color Imagery in The Great Gatsby: Lesson 3***

Mathematics
	Grade	Title
	K	Measurable Attributes (Heavy/Light)
	4	Mystery Functions
	5	Understanding Linear Patterns
	5	Fractional Parts of Candy Bar
	6	Around and Across
	7	Proportional Reasoning
	8	Graphing Energy Use During Phase Change
	8	Equivalent Expressions Using The Distributive Property