Grade+6+ELA

=Grade 6 English Language Arts - Learning Experiences=

**TUSC - Totally Unusual Speaking Club**
> **TUSC is a highly structured activity that allows all students in a class to learn and practise communication skills. At a chosen time in each school cycle, all students gather to talk and listen. Each student has a special role. Over a period of weeks, students rotate through all of the essential roles and participate in many of the optional roles.** >
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 * [[file:6ELA_TuscLE.doc]] ||  ||   ||   ||

**//Silverwing// in Review (novel)**
> **Students (in groups of 4-6) collaborate to build a digital story summarizing the novel entitled, Silverwing. They create artistic sketches pertaining to the novel and prepare summary narratives to guide the story along with pictures.** >
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 * [[file:6ELA_LitReviewLE.doc]] ||  ||   ||   ||

**Remembrance Day Photo Story**
> **Students created posters based on what Remembrance Day means to them and provide a short audio clip of what Remembrance Day means to them.** >
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 * [[file:6ELA_RememDayLE.doc]] ||  ||   ||   ||

**Online Journals using Blogs**
> **Students keep an online journal of important learning experiences, extracurricular activities and personal experiences in order to develop ELA writing and reflection skills and typing skills.** >
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 * [[file:6ELA_BloggingLE.doc]] ||  ||   ||   ||