Ah, the dreaded college application essay. Here's a unique approach to crafting a powerful personal essay. Class members read The Autobiography of Malcom X and Leslie Marmon Silko's Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit, analyze the structure, style and content of these personal narratives, and then produce their own. Three writing samples with rationales that illustrate and explain how the scoring criteria fit each writing sample. Grade 6 Self-Assessment Checklist (for students to use) 3. Grade 6 Narrative Writing Scoring Guide (for teachers to use) Steps for Effective Use 1. Teachers familiarize themselves with each of the three components.
Distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.1.B Persuasive Writing Unit - MRS. PARKER'S 6TH GRADE L.A. CLASS Thematic Unit: Life, Love, and Learning: Final Assessments. Writing Roundup. Introduction and Novel- Bridge to Terabithia. Students are expected to study outside of class for all assessments. Math 6- Quarterly exams are given at the end of each quarter. Quarter 1 & 2 will make up the Semester 1 Exam grade. Quarters 3 & 4 will make up the Semester 2 Exam grade. Pre-Algebra will have two semester final exams. Semester exams make up only 14% of the semester grade.
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Ah, the dreaded college application essay. Here's a unique approach to crafting a powerful personal essay. Class members read The Autobiography of Malcom X and Leslie Marmon Silko's Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit, analyze the structure, style and content of these personal narratives, and then produce their own.
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Instructional Ideas
- Because most college essays are due by the middle of October, schedule the units for the beginning of the school year for seniors and at the end of the school year for juniors
Classroom Considerations
- The units using The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit as anchor texts presume a protocol is in place for the safe, respectful discussion of emotionally charged language and controversial issues
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- The massive packet includes the three separate units, lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, activities, and links to related materials
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