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Building Vocabulary
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Track #59054
Format: Worksheet
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The Building Vocabulary unit was designed to help 6th graders who have difficulty in reading comprehension because of limited vocabulary. This unit will focus on helping them improve in that area by providing several challenging and fun activities centered around learning new words and how to use them. The TN Curriculum Standard for Language Arts Reading 6-8 states: The student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text. This unit meets that standard by helping students with word recognition. The unit also addresses the Teacher Profiler Survey items #6 My students find ways to use what they learn and #24 My students use Internet to answer questions or practice skills online. Students will be using their new words in classroom conversation and writing and they will be given time to work on vocabulary games and drills online.
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Did Rome Fall, or Was It Pushed?
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Track #23015
Format: Resource list
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Students will be studying factors which led to the fall of Ancient Rome. Working in teams, they will research answers to specific questions to help them decide the answer to the question in the unit title. This unit addresses TN Curriculum Standard for social studies 6-8 grade cluster which states: "Students will exhibit a knowledge of history, identifying and describing major events, people, and trends. " Because students will be learning all they can about this topic, they will be growing in pre-survey #5 which states that they learn as completely as they can.
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Tuck Everlasting
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Track #23016
Format: Resource list
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Many middle school students lose the desire to read as they get deeper involved in social life. They need encouragement and classroom opportunities to read interesting and challenging material to keep the reading desire alive. This unit focusing on the novel Tuck Everlasting will fill that need. The deeper issues involving aging will make this a hit in classroom discussion since many of these children are observing the decline of beloved grandparents even as they themselves are immersed in the culture of youth. The unit meets TN Curriculum Standard for Language Arts/Reading grades 6-8 which states: "The student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text." The unit also addresses Survey item #22 (My students use Internet in my classroom to research topics) because the students will be doing research in related activities using the Web.
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Stone Fox
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Track #23018
Format: Resource list
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Middle school students need a lot of encouragement and incentive to keep them reading. They are especially fond of action stories and stories involving pets. Stone Fox is such a story and is short enough for a good classroom read, but intense enough to be exciting and also have food for thought. This unit study on Stone Fox will satisfy TN Curriculum Standard for Language Arts Reading 6-8 which states: The student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text. The unit also addresses #22 on the Survey (My students use Internet in my classroom to research topics) since students will be doing enrichment activities involving Internet research.
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Track #23017
Format: Resource list
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Middle School students, according to Terra Nova scores, still have problems with basic reading comprehension and need all the encouragement and practice they can get to keep them reading at a time when they begin to become more socially involved. This unit will fill that need by allowing them to read what is almost a modern classic in children's literature: Where the Red Fern Grows. Students will gain additional reading practice and practice skills in analyzing as they work on the enrichment activities. The unit addresses TN Curriculum Standard for Language Arts Reading Grades 6-8 which states: "The student will develop the reading skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of the written text." Survey item #22 (My students use Internet in my class to research topics) is also applicable since most of the enrichment activities are conducted on the Internet.
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