This literary unit focuses on teaching character traits through the use of the picture book Sunrise Summer by Matthew Swanson.  You will need a copy of this book for use throughout the unit. You may be able to find a read aloud of the book on YouTube.
The student pages are designed to be used in interactive notebooks, but can also be used as printables.
Unit Includes:
- 5 days of daily lesson plans
- Interactive notebook pieces
- Written response
- Printable PDF and digital Google Slides
STANDARDS:
FOURTH GRADE
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.A
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
FIFTH GRADE
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
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