In this 6th grade thematic literature Smartboard unit, the Big Idea is "Acceptance". All text selections (both fiction and nonfiction) will connect back to the theme and the Essential Questions. The unit will end with a culminating writing performance demonstration. The writing type is informative/explanatory. The student will compare and contrast the Lin and the Gleason families from the Close Read selection "The All-American Slurp". The paper should include evidence of acceptance of the other's culture by both families. The text selections (which all relate to the big idea - Acceptance) and related skills are as follows: 1. The Watsons Go to Birmingham - by Christopher Paul Curtis (this Smarboard page links to another Smartboard page which has great opening activities for the novel study...also included is a link to audio reading of chapters.) 2. "By Popular Demand" - a nonfiction article - www.readworks.org Related Skill - Cause/Effect and/or Compare/Contrast 3. "The Jacket" - essay by Gary Soto (McDougal Littell) Related Skills - Similes, Tone, Mood 4. "Tuesday of the Other June" - short story by Norma Fox Mazer (McDougal Littell) Related Skills - Plot, Characterization 5. Close Read: "The All-American Slurp" - short story by Lensey Namioka (McDougal Littell) Related Skills - Mood/Tone/Style, Summarizing, Compare/Contrast, Onomatopoeia The unit ends with the Culminating Unit Performance Demonstration which is informative/explanatory writing related to the close read "The All-American Slurp". Units 7-8 coming soon!! Fonts used on this unit were downloaded (for personal or commercial use) from fellow TpT seller Krys Bosland. Her fonts are adorable so follow the link to use these fonts: KBstriped pajamas, KBspacingout, KBjukebox, KBjellybean, and KBfancyme. Her store: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krys-Bosland
Speaking Speakers and Facilitators Our amazing speakers and facilitators are passionate about The FISH! Philosophy. They awaken the wholeheartedness your team needs to excel. Click an image below to learn more about each speaker!
Welcome to Lit. Term Tuesday – an easy way to start your class each Tuesday (or whatever day you want) with a high-interest bell-ringer lecture featuring classic literary devices paired with modern examples with which your students are certain to identify. (These literary device lectures also work great as flipped content for weekly homework assignments on in-class stations.) Sure, everyone knows protagonist and antagonist, but have your students learned about anti-heroes (think: Walter White from Breaking Bad, and Dexter) or foils (Jude Law's Watson to Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes)? Freshen up their literary term knowledge with these once-a-week-lectures, ranging from five-to-15 minutes each. From Will Ferrell to Ferris Bueller, there are plenty of examples included in these lectures to help your students relate to the literary techniques used in our greatest classic tales. This package includes 50 slides covering more than 45 writers' tools, neatly stacked into 19 mini-lectures. Formats include uneditable PowerPoint, Google Slides, and SMARTBoard options. UPDATE: I've also included links to 19 video presentations (one per weekly lesson) to serve as lecturer notes/prep materials or flipped lesson materials. Feel free to use the videos to prep yourself for the bell-ringer lectures or share them directly with your students and I'll be your weekly virtual guest lecturer. Most semesters run for 18 weeks, but I included an extra lesson in case you have a bonus Tuesday in your calendar. Have students record notes on each term and then, if desired, test them at the end of the semester as part of your usual semester final exam. Literary terms/devices covered include: theme, storytelling arc, exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, protagonist, antagonist, anti-hero, foil, point of view, first person, third person limited, third person omniscient, third person objective, rhetoric, ethos, pathos, logos, tone, mood, archetypes, diction, dialect, dialogue, figures of speech, figurative language, idiom, characterization, direct/indirect, static/dynamic, satire, parody, internal monologue, soliloquy, aside, simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, mixed metaphor, symbolism, denotation, connotation, verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony, personification, pathetic fallacy, foreshadow, foreshadowing, flashback, hyperbole, paradox. Click the "Preview" button at the top of the page to take a closer look. If you like these lessons, be sure to check out my companion weekly grammar lessons, featuring the most common errors committed by middle- and high-school writers: Click here for a set of 19 weekly grammar mini-lessons Complete the weekly procedures package with Words on Wednesday, an effective way to build high-level vocabulary in your students. Check it out here: Click here for a set of 19 weekly vocabulary lessons This product is also included in the budget-priced full-year vol. 1 bundle of bell-ringer lessons. Click HERE for FULL YEAR grammar, lit. term, and vocab. materials This item is also included in my English 9-10 full-year curriculum. If you already own the full-year download, please do not purchase this item here individually. If you’d like to receive this item plus everything else needed to teach 180 days of English 9 or English 10 at a deeply discounted price, click here to learn more about the full-year curriculum download. Thanks for stopping by!
Happy end of 2019! Next year I'm looking forward to the release of a new book that includes this comic and all my others on reading, writing, and literature. You can pre-order I WILL JUDGE YOU BY YOUR BOOKSHELF now! This comic also appears in the Sunday NY Times Book Review.
Use this 9 week unit of Do Nows (Bell Ringers) in your middle school or high school English Class (I use it with my high school special ed students). Do Nows are a great behavior management tool as they set the task and expectation immediately in the classroom. This 9 week unit will cover one marking period in most districts - this unit was designed to cover marking period 4 but can be used at any time. Each day of the week has a different theme: Mood Board Mondays - students will view 9 photos of the same person/animal and be asked to identify and explain their mood going into the week Tell About It Tuesday - students are asked to respond to a question that will help the teacher get to know the student better Word Wednesday - students are given a new vocabulary word and are expected to define it and use it in a sentence Think About It Thursday - students are given a famous quote and are asked to respond to it Fix-It Friday - students are asked to edit/revise a sentence for grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, etc. Do Nows are such an important part of my classroom and my students enjoy getting a different type of question each day! Please feel free to contact me with any questions - I would love to connect! And please also take a moment to leave me feedback after downloading this product. Remember - when you rate and comment on an item, you earn TPT credit, which can be used on future purchases. Happy teaching!
A 25 pieces jigsaw puzzle from Jigidi
Super Clean Funny Memes (20 Pics)
