6th Grade Reading

The Emperor's New Clothes

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSWVXNtI0SU

Story http://www.online-literature.com/hans_christian_andersen/967/

Introduction to Reading Skills: Identify main idea and supporting details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42SJTk2XSi4

How to Find the Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cB2SOv42uQ

Brain Pop Main Idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqlDnGk6kgg

Inferences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ4K-TZXt7E#action=share

What did the dog do?

How do you know the dog killed the cat?

Why did the dog give the man a bag of chips?

https://youtu.be/Us0a93bPPDQ

What does the graduate think his gift is?

What is his actual gift?

A great way to get kids thinking ~ show a picture and ask students to write about what they think happened.

What can we infer about this picture?

Introduction to Reading: Making Inferences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZzllpIYz4

Making Inferences: Making Inferences - Partly Cloudy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCmTlK_rb0U

Plot Structure Using Monsters Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRX0tXX2U18

Suspense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07l6HgPDJn0&index=3&list=PLeatyCoTL_G5i5IUOce1Z_5FK64flExJb

Elements of Suspense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwxHVv6cxSw&t=2s

Kathy Bates Scary Dependents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwLpWqKjxyM

Suspense in Literature Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTtQCw8qE-I

Language Arts Lesson Video: Suspense! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1cyKm3a8Wg

Foreshadowing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdkY8FRSkGg&list=PL0clbOdS95tkj3RCOGVWsdLFDDKuzQ6ee

Flashbacks in Literature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yOIrQ6ncDI

Flashback in Big Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WIwlJP6XhU&list=PL43564808A4E8B91C&index=92

Flash forward - Sherlock Holmes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNvXpbr7K9c

A flash forward is a device that shows a scene from later in the story, then jumps back in time to show how the characters ended up in that situation. On TV shows, it’s the “twenty-four hours earlier” text that shows up after the opening scene where we see the hero in dire straits.

Flash forward Revenge clip; http://www.criticalcommons.org/Members/jmittell/clips/revenge-pilot-opening

Parallel Episodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olo923T2HQ4&list=PLeatyCoTL_G5i5IUOce1Z_5FK64flExJb&index=5

Dream Sequence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWawiL6SWHQ&index=4&list=PLeatyCoTL_G5i5IUOce1Z_5FK64flExJb

Five Elements of Drama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGG4jxvc_ps

Elements of Drama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGmgLVHfaY4

Character Traits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRizsCUbxvs

Characterization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZnD0AGqQ7I

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Characterization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9km8ks1pXE

Direct and Indirect Characterization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRW6yVOHCQc