Writing Teaching Resources for 6th Grade
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Research and Note Taking - Exciting Expeditions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research and take notes about an exciting expedition in history.
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Elements of Poetry
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the common elements found in poetry.
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Historical Recounts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of historical recounts.
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The Poet's Lament
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their preconceived ideas and attitudes towards poetry.
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Historical Recounts - Literary vs Factual
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the difference between a literary historical recount and a factual historical recount.
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Poetry Defined
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.
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Opinion Speeches - Constructing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct an opinion speech using appropriate text structure, language features and devices.
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Opinion Speech - Researching
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research evidence to include in an opinion speech about a topical issue.
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Shared Writing - Opinion Letters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will write an opinion letter using appropriate text structure, language features and devices.
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Modeled Writing - Improving an Opinion Piece
A 60 minute lesson in which students will improve an opinion piece by applying knowledge of appropriate language features and devices.
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Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
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Constructing an Opinion Paragraph
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use correct paragraph structure.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Using Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore persuasive devices.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Opinion Pieces - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of an opinion piece.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Opinion Pieces - Organizational Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the organizational structure of an opinion piece.
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Using A Fact File - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.
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Constructing a Paragraph - Modeled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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Convince Me, If You Can!
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Informative Paragraph Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct paragraph structure for informative writing.
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Let's Get Factual!
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Active Voice and Passive Voice
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use active voice and passive voice in sentences.
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Opinion Speeches - Presenting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present an opinion speech to the class using appropriate oral presentation skills.
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Storytelling for Kids: Creative Ideas Teachers Can Use to Get Kids Writing
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