Units of Study
Unit of study is a term that refers to a comprehensive learning opportunity in either reading or writing. Lasting anywhere from two to six weeks, a unit of study invites students to explore any one of a number of topics in depth for the purpose of becoming more proficient readers and writers.
While there is some overlap in reading and writing units of study, some possible units of study for each are as follows:
Reading
- Building Good Reading Habits
- Book Choice
- Monitoring for Understanding
- Fluency
- Character Study
- Achieving Deeper Understandings
- Building Stamina
- Story Elements
- Reading in a Series
- Poetry
- Reading for the Test
- Mystery
- Biography
- Realistic Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Book Clubs
- Social Issues
Writing
- Launching the Writing Workshop
- Oral Storytelling—how writers spin stories
- Real Reasons for Writing
- Labeling
- Readability
- Author Study
- Author’s Craft
- Small Moments
- Personal Narrative/ Memoir
- How-To
- All About Books
- Poetry
- Letter Writing
- Persuasive Letter/Essay
- Information Books
- Literary Non-Fiction
- Research Paper
- Writing About Reading
- Feature Article
- Document Based Questions
