Character Traits Read Aloud Unit | Use With Sunrise Summer | 4th & 5th

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.4.1Refer 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.4.3Describe 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.4.10By 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.ARead grade-level text with purpose and understanding. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.   FIFTH GRADE CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2Determine 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.   ***************************************************************************