This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade English Language Arts.
This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade ELA.
In this lesson, students read the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry" and participate in an Oprah Winfrey-style show to review the events in the novel and gain a more in-depth understanding of them.
In this lesson, students participate in a cooperative group activity to prepare to read the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry".
The selection is about Ghana, an ancient culture that was one of Africa’s great trading empires in the third century A.D. Gold mines, extensive trading, and advanced farming villages all contributed to the rise and success of Ghana. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this history through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments. Includes printable copies of text.
In this lesson, students explore the importance of detailed instruction and clear communication by working in pairs to draw what the other is viewing with only verbal communication.
In this lesson, students gather and record information with adults discovering their first, best, and worst school memories. Students transfer this information to a memory page containing the interview information, and present one part of their memory page.
This teachers guide for Searching for Silverheels by Jeannie Mobley includes a prereading activity, discussion questions, and writing and research activities for after reading.
A Seed Discussion is a two-part strategy used to teach students how to engage in discussions about assigned readings. In the first part, students read selected text and identify "seeds" or key concepts of a passage which may need additional explanation. In the second part, students work in small groups to present their "seeds" to one another. Each "seed" should be thoroughly discussed before moving on to the next.
In this lesson, students will read and listen to "The Thank You Letter" from "Technically, It's Not my Fault." After reading the poem, they listen to its audio version and compare the two experiences.
In this lesson, students use commercials to discover emotional benefits and challenges associated with communications about finances.
In this comprehensive lesson, students will work collaboratively to research and make an informed decision as to whether Man should explore space as they share the pros and cons of their assigned space exploration topics. This lesson employs the Jigsaw method of instruction.
Students ask appropriate, challenging questions and gain information from an interview with each other in order to write a script for a video segment.
This activity supports English language development for English language learners. This activity introduces students to opinions and debate. Students work in groups to prepare arguments for a topic. Students present their arguments and comment on the arguments of the opposition group. Students use the language of opinion to express agreement and disagreement. Students listen, speak, read, and write in this lesson.
Students will particiate in a Socratice Seminar to discuss the idea of non-conformity as a relative theme in the novel Stargirl. Students will refer to text annotations and class discussions (option: complete TPFASTT) to make contributions to the student led discussion.
Students use a Socratic seminar to analyze and argue about a recent news topic on which they"™re sure to have strong opinions: the SAT.
This teachers guide for Somewhere There is Still a Sun by Michael Gruenbaum with Todd Hasak-Lowy includes discussion questions and prompts for interpretation for each part of the book, assignments and worksheets, ideas to integrate visual media, and writing assignment ideas.
Mr. and Mrs. Lacey and their daughter, Doris, are stranded at home following a severe winter storm. Doris notices an abandoned puppy on the snowy road and brings it indoors. Doris forms a bond with the puppy and is heartbroken when the time comes for her father to take it away. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.
Students will receive a choice board of different activities and will have to choose one. After choosing their activity, students can be placed into small groups to work collaboratively or can work independently. Each team/student will be presenting to either the whole class or their small group.
Summary: Students will receive a choice board of different activities and will have to choose one. After choosing their activity, students can be placed into small groups to work collaboratively or can work independently. Each team/student will be presenting to either the whole class or their small group.