Students apply their understanding of the text in order to retell the plot sequence.
 

Students will follow the Daily Three structure to engage in mini-lessons regarding author’s purpose, text features, guided reading, work on writing, read to self, and word work. The students will also infer the author’s purpose for writing a book using a book order form.

Students will actively read as a critical component; they will infer in expository text.

After students watch a brief video introducing thesis statements, they will create a class thesis statement checklist, use a prompt to write a personal thesis, compare theirs to others in their group while working to craft and revise a group thesis to present to the class after participating in a Gallery Walk where they provide and incorporate revision suggestions.

Students retell or re-enact events in sequence from "The Gingerbread Man" using pictures.