Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 6, Reading and Language Arts Standard #: 14 Identify ways the power of language evokes emotion; expands thinking; and influences problem solving, decision-making, and action.

Lesson Plans: Propaganda Techniques Creating self-made propaganda ads Appreciation of Literature Through Knowledge of Newbery Books Creating a project based on a Newbery Award Winning Novel "Decisions, Decisions" Problem Solving and Decision Making Boosting Rap's Rep Examining the positive side of rap and hip-hop music through original CD compilations

Resources: Online Stories Free stories online Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B, I, T) Students listen to a historical speech. See The History Channel - Great Speeches for resources. Intermediate and transitional students list the ways the speech affected them, then discuss ways language can make them feel. (B, I, T) Students listen to, read, or role-play a drama in the classroom, noting and discussing the changes in language as the characters express varying emotions.
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