W.6

W.6.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

31 Lesson(s)

The Layers of the Atmosphere

6th Grade Science » Unit: Earth's Atmosphere and Weather

Drewe Warndorff

Brooklyn, NY

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

By analyzing text and video, students will create a model of the layers of the atmosphere.

Standards:

W.6.2 W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.10 5-ESS2-1 MS-ESS2-4 SP2

Favorites (47)

Resources (18)

Reflections (1)

The Atmosphere

6th Grade Science » Unit: Earth's Atmosphere and Weather

Drewe Warndorff

Brooklyn, NY

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

By pondering what Earth would be like without an atmosphere, students gain a better perspective of its purpose and function.

Standards:

W.6.1 W.6.2 W.6.10 5-ESS2-1 MS-ESS2-4

Favorites (39)

Resources (14)

Reflections (1)

Writing an Expository Essay

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Exposition and Expository Writing

Hillary Boles

Louisville, KY

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

As the Embedded Assessment for the unit, students write an Expository Essay around the theme of change.

Standards:

W.6.1 W.6.1d W.6.2 W.6.3 W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.10 L.6.5

Favorites (31)

Resources (11)

Reflections (1)

Journey Through the Water Cycle

6th Grade Science » Unit: Earth's Atmosphere and Weather

Drewe Warndorff

Brooklyn, NY

Environment: Urban

Big Idea:

Writing from a first person point of view helps students to understand the water cycle on a deeper level.

Standards:

W.6.2 W.6.3 W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.10 SL.6.5 RH.6-8.2 MS-ESS2-1 MS-ESS2-4 SP2

Favorites (35)

Resources (10)

Reflections (1)

First Draft Argument

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Pick a Side! Prove Your Point!

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Lets draft! Students type their first drafts. At the end, volunteers share highlights of their writing with the class.

Standards:

W.6.1 W.6.1a W.6.1b W.6.1c W.6.10

Favorites (8)

Resources (12)

Reflections (1)

Lift a Line

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Reader's & Writer's Workshop: The Launch

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Students choose one line from their text. It can be funny, sad, serious, or just have powerful word choice. Students write creatively, adding on to that line in a narrative format.

Standards:

RI.6.10 W.6.4 W.6.10

Favorites (10)

Resources (18)

Reflections (1)

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Expository V. Narrative (And a Gorilla)

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Exposition and Expository Writing

Hillary Boles

Louisville, KY

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

By giving students a narrative article, they will write a brief expository essay.

Standards:

RL.6.2 RL.6.6 RI.6.10 W.6.1 W.6.10

Favorites (19)

Resources (14)

Reflections (1)

Continuing to Find Traits, Plus 6 Word Memoirs

6th Grade ELA » Unit: My story, my memory, Memoir

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Students will build on their understanding of memoir by finding more memoir traits in their independent texts, as well as creating their own six word memoir.

Standards:

RL.6.1 RL.6.6 RI.6.6 W.6.10

Favorites (13)

Resources (12)

Reflections (1)

Expository Essay Writing Reflection

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Exposition and Expository Writing

Hillary Boles

Louisville, KY

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Sometimes a deep reflection of a student's body of writing is enough to teach both of us something!

Standards:

W.6.10

Favorites (3)

Resources (7)

Reflections (1)

So, This Is Middle School

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Reader's & Writer's Workshop: The Launch

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

How did you receive your name? Do you have a prized nickname? Students think about how names play into their own identity.

Standards:

W.6.3 W.6.10 SL.6.1

Favorites (34)

Resources (11)

Reflections (1)

Exposition and a Field Trip

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Exposition and Expository Writing

Hillary Boles

Louisville, KY

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

A great reflection to a field trip out of my content area--if I'm going to lose a day of instruction on a Science field trip, I'm going to have them "Expose" it!

Standards:

W.6.2 W.6.2b W.6.4 W.6.10

Favorites (9)

Resources (15)

Reflections (1)

We Read to Write

6th Grade ELA » Unit: My story, my memory, Memoir

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Students are introduced to the writing portion of this unit. They will be developing a memoir or narrative, told from their point of view. This narrative can be embellished or exaggerated, or students can choose to write a traditional memoir.

Standards:

RI.6.10 W.6.3 W.6.4 W.6.10

Favorites (7)

Resources (12)

Reflections (1)

Happy Halloween!

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Special Days (Holidays & In Between Formal Units)

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

How is the experience of listening to a story different than watching a scary movie?

Standards:

RL.6.7 RI.6.10 W.6.3 W.6.4 W.6.10

Favorites (8)

Resources (15)

Reflections (1)

Language Frame-It

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Pick a Side! Prove Your Point!

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

Feeling stumped on how to format your essay? Use this helpful language frame to shape your ideas.

Standards:

RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.10 W.6.1 W.6.1a W.6.1b W.6.1c W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.7 W.6.10

Favorites (10)

Resources (12)

Reflections (1)

Write it Out

6th Grade ELA » Unit: Pick a Side! Prove Your Point!

Simone Larson

Evanston, IL

Environment: Suburban

Big Idea:

What makes a strong argument? Students begin to craft an argument using "Can Video Games Lead to Murder?"

Standards:

W.6.1 W.6.1a W.6.1b W.6.4 W.6.10

Favorites (10)

Resources (11)

Reflections (1)

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First Grade

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Measurement and Data

Geometry

Second Grade

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Measurement and Data

Geometry

Third Grade

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Numbers & Operations-Fractions

Measurement and Data

Geometry

Fourth Grade

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Number & Operations—Fractions

Measurement and Data

Geometry

Fifth Grade

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Number & Operations in Base Ten

Number & Operations—Fractions

Measurement & Data

Geometry

Sixth Grade

Ratios & Proportional Relationships

The Number System

Expressions & Equations

Geometry

Statistics & Probability

Seventh Grade

Ratios & Proportional Relationships

The Number System

Expressions & Equations

Geometry

Statistics & Probability

Eighth Grade

The Number System

Expressions & Equations

Functions

Geometry

Statistics & Probability

HS Number & Quantity

The Real Number System

Quantities

The Complex Number System

Vector & Matrix Quantities

HS Algebra

Seeing Structure in Expressions

Arithmetic with Polynomials & Rational Expressions

Creating Equations*

Reasoning with Equations & Inequalities

HS Functions

Interpreting Functions

Building Functions

Linear, Quadratic, & Exponential Models*

Trigonometric Functions

HS Geometry

Congruence

Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trigonometry

Circles

Expressing Geometric Properties with Equations

Geometric Measurement & Dimension

Modeling with Geometry

HS Statistics & Probability

Interpreting Categorical & Quantitative Data

Making Inferences & Justifying Conclusions

Conditional Probability & the Rules of Probability

Using Probability to Make Decisions

Kindergarten

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Reading: Foundational Skills

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

First Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Reading: Foundational Skills

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Second Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Reading: Foundational Skills

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Third Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Reading: Foundational Skills

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Fourth Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Reading: Foundational Skills

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Fifth Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Reading: Foundational Skills

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Sixth Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Reading: History/Social Studies

Reading: Science & Technical Subjects

Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects

Seventh Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Reading: History/Social Studies

Reading: Science & Technical Subjects

Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects

Eighth Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Reading: History/Social Studies

Reading: Science & Technical Subjects

Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects

Ninth and Tenth Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Reading: History/Social Studies

Reading: Science & Technical Subjects

Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects

Eleventh and Twelfth Grade

Reading: Literature

Reading: Informational Text

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Reading: History/Social Studies

Reading: Science & Technical Subjects

Writing: History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects

Kindergarten

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

First grade

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Second grade

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Third Grade

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Fourth grade

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Fifth grade

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Middle School

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

High School

Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Sciences

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

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W.6

W.6.10

Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

The Layers of the Atmosphere

By analyzing text and video, students will create a model of the layers of the atmosphere.

The Atmosphere

By pondering what Earth would be like without an atmosphere, students gain a better perspective of its purpose and function.

Writing an Expository Essay

As the Embedded Assessment for the unit, students write an Expository Essay around the theme of change.

Journey Through the Water Cycle

Writing from a first person point of view helps students to understand the water cycle on a deeper level.

First Draft Argument

Lets draft! Students type their first drafts. At the end, volunteers share highlights of their writing with the class.

Lift a Line

Students choose one line from their text. It can be funny, sad, serious, or just have powerful word choice. Students write creatively, adding on to that line in a narrative format.

Expository V. Narrative (And a Gorilla)

By giving students a narrative article, they will write a brief expository essay.

Continuing to Find Traits, Plus 6 Word Memoirs

Students will build on their understanding of memoir by finding more memoir traits in their independent texts, as well as creating their own six word memoir.

Expository Essay Writing Reflection

Sometimes a deep reflection of a student's body of writing is enough to teach both of us something!

So, This Is Middle School

How did you receive your name? Do you have a prized nickname? Students think about how names play into their own identity.

Exposition and a Field Trip

A great reflection to a field trip out of my content area--if I'm going to lose a day of instruction on a Science field trip, I'm going to have them "Expose" it!

We Read to Write

Students are introduced to the writing portion of this unit. They will be developing a memoir or narrative, told from their point of view. This narrative can be embellished or exaggerated, or students can choose to write a traditional memoir.

Happy Halloween!

How is the experience of listening to a story different than watching a scary movie?

Language Frame-It

Feeling stumped on how to format your essay? Use this helpful language frame to shape your ideas.

Write it Out

What makes a strong argument? Students begin to craft an argument using "Can Video Games Lead to Murder?"

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade

HS Number & Quantity

HS Algebra

HS Functions

HS Geometry

HS Statistics & Probability

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade

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Eleventh and Twelfth Grade

Kindergarten

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