ELAR 6.9
Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances. The student is expected to:
(A) explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
(B) analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose;
(C) analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes;
(D) describe how the author's use of figurative language such as metaphor and personification achieves specific purposes;
(E) identify the use of literary devices, including omniscient and limited point of view, to achieve a specific purpose;
(F) analyze how the author's use of language contributes to mood and voice; and
(G) explain the differences between rhetorical devices and logical fallacies.
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Analyzing Sound Devices in Literature Worksheets
Teach sound devices in literature with three engaging passages and accompanying worksheets that help students identify, analyze and explain the effect of key sound devices in meaningful reading contexts.
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Making Art and Craft – Procedure Writing Project
Get your students to create a high-quality procedural text that teaches others how to make an art or craft creation using this fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Deceptive Advertising Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Download these deceptive advertising examples and accompanying worksheets to help your students identify deceptive techniques, analyze persuasive language, and become more informed consumers.
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Expository Text Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Use these expository text examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of expository writing.
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What Is Narrative Voice? Teaching Slides
Answer the question “What is narrative voice?” with this engaging slide deck that helps students understand first person, third person limited and third person omniscient narration.
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Comparing Narrator’s Voice Worksheets
Teach how narrator’s voice shapes the reader's experience of texts with this set of worksheets where students compare passages written from different points of view.
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Narrative Voice Writing Prompts
Explore narrative voice with this set of engaging worksheets that require students to write literary passages in different points of view.
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Types of Point of View in Literature Poster
Teach the types of point of view in literature with this classroom poster that explains first person, third person limited, and third person omniscient narration.
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Style of an Author Inquiry Project
Explore the style of an author with this engaging classroom project that helps students analyse, understand and present what makes an author’s writing unique.
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Elements of Writing Style Graphic Organizer
Get your class exploring elements of writing style with this two-page graphic organizer, which enables students to track an author’s choices throughout a text.
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Author's Writing Style Teaching Slides
Teach your students about an author’s writing style with this engaging slide deck that helps students understand the elements that make up an author’s unique voice.
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Mood Anchor Chart- Literary Element Poster
Introduce your students to mood, the atmosphere-creating literary element, with a printable Mood Anchor Chart.
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Persuasive Letter Example Pack
Download this persuasive letter example set featuring five model letters with labeled and unlabeled versions, perfect for teaching students the structure of a persuasive letter.
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Color By Code Comma Splice Worksheet
Use a Color By Code Comma Splice Worksheet to practice identifying and correcting comma splices.
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Persuasive Letter Assignment
Use this persuasive letter assignment to guide your students through the process of writing a persuasive letter to their school principal.
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Persuasive Letter Topics Task Cards
Use these persuasive letter topics to get your students writing convincing persuasive letters based on a variety of scenarios.
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Expository Writing – Natural Disaster Project
Get your students producing high-quality writing with this fully scaffolded natural disasters project, where students research, organize and publish an expository text about a natural disaster.
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Elements of Poetry Teaching Slides
Explore the key elements of poetry with your students using this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck perfect for your poetry writing unit.
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Onomatopoeia Words - Vocabulary Display
Display a fun onomatopoeia word wall in your classroom with printable cards containing onomatopoeia examples.
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Roll and Find – Figurative Language Worksheet
Explore, identify and interpret figurative language with this engaging roll and find activity.
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Figurative Language Flip Book
Practice identify examples of figurative language with this flip book template for kids.
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World Geography – Country Research Project Inquiry Task
Help your students discover new countries with our printable country research project template.
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Contributions of Cultures Around the World – Research Project
Research the cultural contributions from countries around the world with this research activity.
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Schools Around the World – Brochure and Writing Template
Research and write a report on the school system from a different country with this brochure template.
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Literary Devices Posters
Explore the various literary devices used by authors with the set of colorful classroom posters.
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Life Without Tacos – Comprehension Passage Task
A reading passage about cultural diffusion paired with a comprehension worksheet.
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Figurative Language Telephone Game
Play this figurative language game with a group to practice recognizing and inventing metaphors, similes, and personification.
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Sydney Harbour Bridge – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet paired with an informational text about the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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History of Halloween – Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the history of Halloween with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 70-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Go Figure! - Figurative Language Game
Practice working with different types of figurative language with this hands-on board game.
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Innovative Inventors - Comprehension Worksheet
Meet famous Black History Month figures with this informational text and comprehension questions activity.