6th+Grade+Language+Arts+TEKS

Exploring Our TEKS


 * Grade Level: 6th Grade**
 * Subject: Language Arts**
 * Strand**: Understanding and Analysis Across Genres (6.2E)

Understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing || Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (electronic or printed) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words || determine, chose || determine word meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, alternate word choices and parts of speech ||
 * = **Knowledge & Skills**
 * Statement** ||= **Student Expectation** ||= **Cognitive Expectation**
 * (verbs)** ||= **Content Expectation**
 * (demonstration)** ||
 * Reading/Vocabulary Development:

The main purpose of this lesson is for students to master the skills required to successfully use dicitonaries and thesauruses.This is an important life skill which will be useful throughout the students' lives. Bonus: dictionaries/thesauruses are allowed during the STAAR Reading and Writing tests. || with related activity/skill; ||  ||   ||
 * Possible Activity Types**:
 * **Title** || Online Dictionary/Thesauraus ||
 * **Description** || Students will create personal/individualize dictionaries/thesauruses which include word meanings, syllabication, pronunciations and alternate word choices.
 * **Resources Needed** || Examples of dicitonaries and thesauruses of various types; Rubric Example for Personal Dictionaries ||
 * **Example** || T he use of Edmodo to create folders in their libraries, mindmapping tool to determine various meanings of words, use of dictionary


 * **Notes** ||  ||