Grade 6 Overall Expectations:
Listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes; In relation to this expectation, students should be able to listen to an audio clip and then use a graphic organizer to summarize the main ideas
- Pax (book)
- Island of the Blue Dolphin (book)
- Hatchet (book)
- A Long Walk to Water (playaway audiobook)
- In the red (Cloud Library Ebook)
- The goldfish boy (Cloud Library Ebook)
- Graphic Organizer (website)
Use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;
- The Salmon Bears (book)
- The Secret Garden (book)
- Out of My Mind (book)
- Speaking Up, Speaking Out (book)
- 96 miles (Cloud Library Ebook)
- Blubber (Cloud Library Ebook).
- Great Speech Collection (website)
- Tips to Calm Public Speaking Jitters (website)
- Listening Comprehension Strategies (website)
- A Failure to Communicate (YouTube)
Reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
- Student’s Toolbox (Hoopla Ebook)
- 10 Steps to Effective Listening (website)
- The Difference Between Hearing and Listening (website)