Common Core State Standards for Grade 6

Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities

By (author) Michelle Manville

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Publication date:

21 May 2014

Length of book:

146 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475810165

Common Core State Standards for Grade 6: Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities is designed to help teachers address Common Core standards using research-based, effective instructional strategies in combination with ready-to-use activities. These strategies include identifying similarities and differences, writing summaries and taking notes, creating non-linguistic representations, and suggestions for homework and practice. There are a variety of suggested texts as well as identified text exemplars that can easily be used with the strategies and activities.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Instructional Strategies and Activities: An Overview
Chapter 2: Grade 6 Common Core State Standards
Chapter 3: Grades 6-8 Common Core State Standards Text Exemplars
Chapter 4: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Reading Literature
Chapter 5: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Reading Informational Text
Chapter 6: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Writing
Chapter 7: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Speaking and Listening
Chapter 8: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Language
Chapter 9: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Reading Literacy in History/Social Studies
Chapter 10: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Reading Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Chapter 11: Grade 6 Strategies and Activities for Writing Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Appendix A: Summary Frames
Appendix B: Position Paper Format
Appendix C: Stem Questions
Appendix D: Sample Grade 6 Advance Organizers
Appendix E: Hypothesis Worksheet
Appendix F: Primary Source Analysis
Appendix G: Sample Parent Letter
Appendix H: Products and Performances List
Appendix I: Verbs to Question
References
About the Author

As a special education teacher, the search for strategies that engage students while meeting Common Core State Standards is never-ending. This book delivers as a toolbox of ready-to-use strategies. All teachers will find this book to be a treasure to have while lesson planning and providing modifications for students with special needs while providing access to the Common Core.