Full Description
Common Core State Standards for Grade 6: Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities is designed to help teachers address Common Core standards using effective, research-based instructional strategies in combination with ready-to-use activities. These strategies include identifying similarities and differences, writing summaries and taking notes, creating non-linguistic representations, and suggestions for homework and practice. There are a variety of suggested texts as well as identified text exemplars that can easily be used with the strategies and activities.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Instructional Strategies and Activities: An Overview
Chapter 2: Grade 7 Common Core State Standards
Chapter 3: Grades 6-8 Common Core State Standards Text Exemplars
Chapter 4: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Reading Literature
Chapter 5: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Reading Informational Text
Chapter 6: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Writing
Chapter 7: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Speaking and Listening
Chapter 8: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Language
Chapter 9: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Reading Literacy in History/Social Studies
Chapter 10: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Reading Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Chapter 11: Grade 7 Strategies and Activities for Writing Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Appendix A: Summary Frames
Appendix B: Position Paper Format
Appendix C: Stem Questions
Appendix D: Hypothesis Worksheet
Appendix E: Primary Source Analysis
Appendix F: SMART Goals
Appendix G: Sample Grade 7 Advance Organizers
Appendix H: Sample Parent Letter
Appendix I: Products and Performances List
Appendix J: Verbs to Question
References
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