Sample Unit of Study Calendars: Readers' and Writers' Workshop Grades 3–5

Time Frame	Readers' Workshop	Writers' Workshop
September	Launching the Readers’ Workshop​	Launching the Writers’ Workshop​
October	Talking, Thinking, and Writing About Books – Focus on Characters	Memoir Genre Study: Learning from Mentor Authors
November	Series Book Clubs: Retelling and Activating Schema	The Personal Essay
December	Non-Fiction Reading: Determining Importance	Punctuation Inquiry: Learning About and Using the Conventions
January	Reading Projects: Building an Independent Reading Life	Informational Writing
February	Building Comprehension and Fluency: Close Reading of Short Texts	Realistic Fiction
March	Social Issue Book Clubs: Inferring Theme and Synthesizing	The Literary Essay and Test Prep
April	Informational Reading in the Content Areas	Information Writing in the Content Areas: Research Reports
May	Open Genre Book Clubs (Mystery, Fantasy, Historical Fiction)	Independent Author Study: Choosing a Mentor for a Craft Study
June	Readers Make Plans: Independent Reading Projects	Open Genre: Independent Writing Projects and Reflection

See Appendix for a blank Unit of Study Calendar template.