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
- In the red (audiobook, Cloud Library)
- A long walk to water (audiobook, Hoopla)
- Pax (audiobook, Cloud Library)
- The goldfish boy (audiobook, Cloud Library)
- Bill the boy wonder (graphic novel, Tumble Books)
- Graphic Organizer (research tools, website)
Use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;
- Salmon bears (nonfiction, Tumble Books)
- The secret garden (read-along, Tumble Books)
- 96 miles (audiobook, Cloud Library)
- Blubber (audiobook, Cloud Library)
- A Failure to Communicate (video,YouTube)
- Great Speech Collection (article, website)
- Tips to Calm Public Speaking Jitters (article,website)
- Listening Comprehension Strategies (article, website)
Reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.