Resources to help 6th grade students prepare for and evaluate oral presentations, focusing on delivery, research, and visual media.
A comprehensive 6-week curriculum that merges collaborative book clubs with audio production. Students read and analyze self-selected texts through literary device workshops before producing, scripting, and recording a professional-grade podcast episode.
A comprehensive Middle School (Grades 6-8) ELA unit focusing on analyzing original Grimm fairy tales, exploring character archetypes and dark motifs, and composing fractured fairy tale adaptations. Includes instructional slides, reading guides, archetype worksheets, and a creative writing project planner.
Week 6, Worksheet 3: A student-facing group reflection worksheet to debrief the podcasting production process, evaluate individual contributions, and identify lessons learned.
A comprehensive unit teaching middle schoolers how to write professional and polished emails by mastering each structural component: subject lines, greetings, body text, and signatures.
Week 6 of the PodClub Chronicles unit. Students record, edit, and broadcast their podcast episodes, followed by a collaborative listening gallery and rigorous self/peer assessment.
Week 6, Worksheet 1: A student-facing group planning worksheet to execute microphone level tests, document raw technical recordings, and track sound engineering notes during the recording session.
A retrieval practice sequence for the Roald Dahl narrative unit in Amplify ELA Grade 6, focusing on 'Boy: Tales of Childhood'. It features lesson-by-lesson quick check exit tickets and corresponding teacher guides with answer keys to reinforce reading comprehension, vocabulary, and narrative craft.
Weeks 4-5 of the PodClub Chronicles unit. Students pivot from readers to broadcasters as they pitch their podcast formats, design their visual/audio identity, and draft scripts with cue sheets.
Week 5, Worksheet 3: A role-split student-facing sheet to draft the closing sequence, final ratings, crew credits, and outro music fade-out directions.
Séquence interdisciplinaire (Français et Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information) de 10 heures pour des élèves de 6ème. Les élèves explorent des mots rares et mélodieux à travers une approche mixte (papier, numérique, littéraire et musicale), rédigent des articles lexicographiques et créent des affiches de cabinet de curiosités lexicales pour le collège.
Weeks 1-3 of the PodClub Chronicles unit. Students establish their book clubs, set reading schedules, and dive deep into text analysis focusing on character perspective, motif development, and symbolic imagery.
Week 5, Worksheet 2: A role-split student-facing sheet to draft the core discussion, analytical arguments, and speaker lines for the main segment of the podcast.
