Dogs Don't Tell Jokes 5th Grade Unit
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Concepts Taught
- Cause and Effect, Character, Genre, Plot, Predicting, Theme
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Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
- Fountas and Pinnell
- O
- Lexile
- 560L
Lessons
Genre Lesson: Realistic Fiction Identify the realistic elements of realistic fiction by making personal connections.
Textual Analysis: Comedy Q & A Use the Textual Analysis process to answer comprehension questions about a text.
Lesson 1: Analyzing Relationships Analyze character relationships.
Lesson 2: Predicting Events in Realistic Fiction Make a prediction about what will happen in a work of realistic fiction using text evidence and prior knowledge.
Lesson 3: Identifying Plot Conflicts Identify two plot conflicts in the text (Character vs. Character and Character vs. Self).
Lesson 4: Theme Matters Use recurring events in order to identify and examine a theme in a work of realistic fiction.
Lesson 5: Character and Relationship Changes Explain what drives a change in characters and their relationships.

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