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Language Arts is a large umbrella term for reading, writing, comprehending and communicating. In grade six we have adopted the Balanced Literacy approach to language learning.
Here is an overview of what we focus on:
- Independant & Shared Reading
- Reading Comprehension
- Reading Strategies
- Guided Reading
- Narrative Writing-Story Writing
- Informational Writing-News Stories
- Persuasive Writing-From the perspective of the student
- Journal Writing
- Poetry
- Comics
- Working With Words-Spelling Programs
- Conventions & Grammar
Bellow please find a detailed outline for story writing.
Reading Strategies:
On the Road to being a GREAT Reader
Introduction to Reading Strategies
As students progress through school, they are asked to read increasingly complex informational and graphical texts in their courses. The ability to understand and use the information in these texts is key to a student’s success in learning. Successful students have a repertoire of strategies to draw upon, and know how to use them in different contexts.
How to be an effective reader:
Before reading, they:
• use prior knowledge to think about the topic.
• make predictions about the probable meaning of the text.
• preview the text by skimming and scanning to get a sense of the overall meaning.
During reading, they:
• monitor understanding by questioning, thinking about, and reflecting on the ideas and information
in the text.
After reading, they:
• reflect upon the ideas and information in the text.
• relate what they have read to their own experiences and knowledge.
• clarify their understanding of the text.
• extend their understanding in critical and creative ways.
**Click below for Reading Strategy Visuals
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LA Sites:
Cinderella: Elements of a Story
Grammar
Mad Libs: http://www.itsamadlibsworld.com/index.php?edition=0
Proper Nouns: Noun Dunk
Verb/Noun: Grammar Ninja
Synonyms: Synonyms Walk the Plank
WWW: Dobble Word Search
Antonyms: Antonyms Battleship
Word Confusions: There, Their and They're
Word Confusion: There, Their and They're 2
Hang Man: Hang Mau
Word Search: Word Search 2000
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