Jefferson Parish Public Schools


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English Language Arts
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Comprehensive Curriculum Resources for Grade 6 English Language Arts

JPPSS QUARTER 1 [approximately 7 weeks]

Unit 1 Nonfiction - Newspapers and Magazines

Links:

Jot Dot Notetaking Strategy

    http://www.tki.org.nz/r/esol/esolonline/classroom/teach_strats/dotjot_e.php

    http://www.hpedsb.on.ca/sg/quinte/pdfs/web_search_organizer.pdf

Online Newspapers & Periodicals from Around the World

    http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

    http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

    http://newslink.org/mgen.html

    http://lii.org/search/file/magazines

Research Center Periodical Room

    http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us/system/library/Center/Periodical/PGenres.html/

Rules for Outlining

    http://www.wsalem.k12.wi.us/WSHShome/SrExitProject/OUTLINE.pdf

    http://www.wdms.kenton.k12.ky.us/Woodland/basicoutlining.htm

 

ONLINE STUDENT PUBLISHING

    http://crayon.net/

    http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=.

 

 

Downloadable Document Files:

5Ws News Story Guide

Character Map Graphic Organizer

Comparison of Newspapers, Magazines, & Journals Handout

Editing-Proofreading Checklist

How to Read Nonfiction Text Handout

Interview Introduction Script

Learning to Distinguish Nonfiction Text Structures Handout

Letter to the Editor Rubric

News Story Writing Rubric

News Writing Handout

Parts of a Newspaper Handout

Periodical Formats

Periodicals

Persuasive Letter Rubric

Praise-Question-Polish Evaluation Form

Presentation Rubric

Reporting Tips Handout

Rubric for a Print Advertisement

Rubric for an Interview

Sections and Parts of a Newspaper

Semantic Feature Analysis Chart

Showing, not Telling in Writing Handout

What's the Difference-Magazines versus Journals Handout

 

Unit 2 Fiction: Realistic Fiction

Editing-Proofreading Checklist

Realistic Fiction Story Rubric

Showing, not Telling in Writing Handout

 

Unit 3 Historical Fiction

 

Unit 4 Myths

 

Unit 5 Poetry

 

Unit 6 Drama

 

     
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