Grade 6 Overall Expectations:
Generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;
- Extraordinary Short Story Writing (book)
- Writing to Inform (book)
- Writing Magic (book)
- Been There, Done That (book)
- The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen (book)
- Poetry Matters (Hoopla Ebook)
- Write This Way Ebook Series (Hoopla Ebook)
- Analyze and Define the Assignment (Hoopla Ebook)
- Story organizer (website)
- Grade 6 vocabulary sight words (YouTube)
- Persuasive Writing for Kids (YouTube)
- Informational Writing – What Is It? (YouTube)
- Brainstorming & Choosing a Topic (YouTube)
Draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
- No map, great trip (Cloud Library Ebook)
- Guide to Grammar and Spelling (website)
- English Language “Smart” Words List (website)
- Graphic Organizers (website)
- How to revise and edit (website)
- Rhyming Dictionary (website)
- Paragraph writing (YouTube)
- Mind Mapping (YouTube)
Use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively;
- In Print! (book)
- Josephine Nobisso’s Show Don’t Tell (book)
- The Writing Process (YouTube)
- Word Hippo (website)
- Four ways to identify a theme (YouTube)
- Short Story Elements (YouTube)
Reflect on and identify their strengths as writers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful at different stages in the writing process.
- Complete EnglishSmart (book)
- Student’s Toolbox (Hoopla Ebook)
- Dance Mat Typing (website)
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary (website)
- Writing a Personal Narrative (YouTube)
- What Are Databases and Why You Need Them (YouTube)
- What’s Copyright? (YouTube)