In this unit, students will choose topics that they already know about and will write an "All -About Book".

This unit teaches students the goals of narrative writing, which are to recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. Students will revise, edit, and publish a Small Moment.

Students will recall information from experiences to write ideas about an event or several loosely linked events in the order in which they occurred by using pictures and words to express ideas.

In this unit, students will learn how to stretch out moments in their life to write a story. Students will learn how to brainstorm ideas, plan their story, use sequence words, add details, work with partners, edit, and so much more to make a "Small Moment" story.

This extensive unit plan centered around Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Eqsuivel explores Magical Realism and different critical viewpoints. It includes an overview of the subject matter, strategies for teaching, detailed daily lesson plans with assignments and activities for each day, assessment and discussion questions for each method of criticism, notes on the cultural and historical background, and suggestions for further reading.

This unit plan centered around "Like Water for Chocolate" by explores Magical Realism and different critical viewpoints. It includes an overview of the subject matter, strategies for teaching, detailed daily lesson plans with assignments and activities for each day, assessment and discussion questions for each method of criticism, notes on the cultural and historical background, and suggestions for further reading.