6th Grade

Informational Writing

Start with Databases


Lesson with Mrs. Marcello

(January 2024)

Using Google

(a search engine)

Use strategies to narrow down Google results:


Sample search:

Evaluate Google Results 

(to decide if worthy) 


Use RAY & Lateral Reading

Works Cited


Works Cited Videos 


These videos will help explain the process of completing works cited templates.  You will have to be flexible as you work through completing your own templates.



Scholastic News Online website article


For more works cited videos, visit the "works cited" page or click here.] 

Note Making

 Articles for Modeling


Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill


Note Organizer


  Gulf Oil Spill Example


Blank copy of Clean Water Note Organizer