Common Core RL.6.1 resources for SMART Notebook

NO PREP! Inferencing Author's Message Unit, Diversity, Smartboard & PDF

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UPDATED: *Clarity has been fixed on this unit!* I also added name/date headers to handouts and links to each handout on SB lesson page for easy access* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THE UNIT: Teach and challenge your students to use inferencing skills! This is a reading for meaning unit where students learn the basics of inferencing and are challenged to infer the author’s message of a variety of high interest texts. The commo

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.1

, RL.5.4

...

Social Justice S.L.A.M. Reading Response Unit, Smartboard & PDF

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Launching Learning

A BEST seller! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently updated to include BOTH SMARTboard presentation and PDF unit handouts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ About the Unit: As teachers we have many jobs! One is to teach and prepare our students, and the other is to inspire! Too often the second is put aside, as we get our students ready for standardized testing. I design

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.9

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

...

Ground Zero - By Alan Gratz - Novel Guide

Created by

Team Tech Productions

This file is a Novel study for the book, Ground Zero by Alan Gratz. The SmartNotebook file includes thought-provoking questions for students. The file is set up in a way that has links to navigate from page to page, as well as, links to Virtual Tours of "Ground Zero" and much more. I like to print the file for my students to answer questions while I present the file on my interactive whiteboard.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.3

, RL.7.2

How To Do A Close Reading

Created by

Tina Leonard

This SmartBoard lesson will help students learn how to do a "close reading". Steps are detailed out with each slide. A link to a YouTube video is also provided.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RI.6.1

Comprehensive and Ongoing review for Roald Dahl's The Witches

Created by

Mr Lynn

*****MUST DOWNLOAD THE ACCOMPANYING STUDENT PACKET WITH THIS FILE***** This is a complete and comprehensive review for the novel. Includes: Vocabulary practice Mapping skills Math Analogy practice Visualization Fluency practice Characterization and more... For effective use, please also download the FREE accompanying student packet.

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.5

...

Notice and Note: Tough Questions

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Adventures in Sixth

Introductory lesson for the Notice and Note signpost, Tough Questions. Includes linked Powtoon video to introduce the concept, plus linked videos to relate to the students' own experience using movie clips. Also included is a slide reviewing how we use sticky notes to record annotations that answer the anchor question, using additional guiding questions as a means to make students think more deeply about the text.

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.10