6th Grade Writing
Unit 1: How Can I Participate in Group Discussions?
Unit 2: Can I Write an Effective Paragraph?
Unit 3: How Can Descriptive Details and Sequential Order Improve My Narrative Writing?
Unit 4: Am I Basing My Research on Factual Information?
Unit 5: How Can I Use Research to Develop a Writing Topic?
Unit 6: How Can I Influence Others Through My Writing?
Unit 2: Can I Write an Effective Paragraph?
Unit 3: How Can Descriptive Details and Sequential Order Improve My Narrative Writing?
Unit 4: Am I Basing My Research on Factual Information?
Unit 5: How Can I Use Research to Develop a Writing Topic?
Unit 6: How Can I Influence Others Through My Writing?
Unit 4: Am I Basing My Research on Factual Information?
In Unit 4, the students will be able to determine the reliability of sources, as well as be able to distinguish fact vs. opinion.
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In class, students will read the following and identify facts and opinions in each.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/1999/10/school-uniforms/
http://www.fortheteachers.org/Reading_Resources/School_Uniforms_2.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophia-armenakas-/plaid-kilt-or-mini-skirt-_b_8018034.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/1999/10/school-uniforms/
http://www.fortheteachers.org/Reading_Resources/School_Uniforms_2.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophia-armenakas-/plaid-kilt-or-mini-skirt-_b_8018034.html
DGP: Daily Grammar Practice
In all three grades, students are learning grammar every day. Both Mrs. Talbot and myself use DGP, or Daily Grammar Practice. Students are assigned a sentence on Monday. Each day of the week, students identify different aspects of that sentence, from part of speech to clauses to punctuation. Below are samples of what the students are doing.
Extra Credit Letter
Each unit you have the opportunity to complete an extra credit letter, for up to 10 extra credit points.
Requirements:
Requirements:
- The letter must be written to or from a character in a book you are currently reading.
- The letter must demonstrate your knowledge of the book (include references to other characters or events in the book).
- You must place the letter in the extra credit mailbox no later than the day of the unit test.
- You must answer the 5 W's: Who is writing the letter and to whom is it being sent; where is the letter being written and to where is it being sent; when is the letter being written; what is going on at the time of the letter; and why is the letter being written.