Quarter 4
Fifth Grade Focus: Reading for Literary Experience-Memoirs
What question do we ask ourselves?
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How does using before, during and after reading strategies help
me understand what I read?
How does knowing the characteristics of memoirs help me
understand what I read?
How does an author’s experience influence his or her writing?
What words do we need to know to master the objectives?
memoir
autobiography
author’s craft
reflect
biography
epilogue
influence
emotion
What do we need to know and be able to do?
 We need to be able to understand the
characteristics of memoirs.
 We need to be able to identify how an
author’s experiences influence their
writing.
 We need to be able to comprehend
nonfiction texts.
What resources will we use?
26 Fairmont Avenue by Tomie Paola
How will we master the objectives?
 By evaluating characteristics of memoirs.
 By analyzing author’s craft in memoirs.
How I came to Be a Writer by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green