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Grade 6, Reading and Language Arts Standard #: 6 Compose writing samples using recognized literature as models.

Lesson Plans: How to Activity Writing a how to paragraph and following written directions Beach Umbrella Essay Writing Essay writing about dreadful chores using a beach umbrella Living the Dream? Expressing an Immigrant's Story Using an immigrant's story to write

Resources: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill TIME Improving Your Writing Tips and advice on improving your writing The Writer's Block Links to various sites to help with writing Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B, I, T) Students generate a list of nouns and adjectives from viewing a picture or photograph. Students then use these words to produce haiku. The teacher will need to provide haiku examples. See Haiku Master Poet Matsuo Basho for examples. Students may translate the haiku into their own language. (I, T) Students compose a simple nature fable with a moral. Sample fables should be provided such as Aesop’s Fables or La Fontaine. Students should be encouraged to accompany their fable with posters and drawings. Students may want to borrow ideas from classic tales from their culture. Students should be encouraged to share stories with the class. (T) Students read a familiar fairy tale, then rewrite it for younger students.
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