English language arts for 6th grade (page 11)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- What is the difference between a single-point rubric and an analytic rubric?Page
An analytic rubric describes every level of every criterion; a single-point rubric describes only what meeting the goal looks like. When to use each.
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- How do I turn a rubric score into a percentage grade?Page
Dividing rubric points by the total can turn "approaching" into a failing grade. What the arithmetic does, and a fairer way to convert.
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- Can I make one part of a rubric count more than the others?Page
Weighting a rubric criterion so content counts more than neatness: how it works, and how to show students which parts count double.
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- Should a kindergarten rubric have points?Page
Why rubrics for kindergarten to 2nd grade often work better without points, and what to use instead: three short levels and an "I can" checklist.
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- How do I get a rubric into Google Docs or Word?Page
Copy a rubric as a real table, with borders, and paste it into Google Docs, Word or a spreadsheet to edit it there.
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- How many answer choices should a multiple-choice question have?Page
Three choices, one right and two believable wrong ones, usually work as well as four or five. What the research found, and how to write good wrong answers.
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- What do I do with exit tickets once I collect them?Page
Sort exit tickets into three piles in two minutes, and use the piles to plan tomorrow's warm-up and small groups.
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- How do I make a fill-in-the-blank worksheet from my own text?Page
Turn any text into a cloze worksheet: blank every Nth word, only the longer words, or the words you choose, with a word bank and an answer key.
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- What should I talk about at a parent-teacher conference?Page
A simple order for a short conference: strengths, what you are working on, work to show, one goal, and how school and home can each help.
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- Trouble on Apollo 13: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Trouble on Apollo 13 aloud on the projector: 12 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 1064 words (about 8 minutes), level 11, grade 6, and 5 questions to talk about.
- Why Guitar Frets Crowd Together Near the Body: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about guitar fret spacing for 6th grade, 224 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Hurdy-Gurdy: A Violin Played with a Crank: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about hurdy-gurdy instrument for 6th grade, 214 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Chiaroscuro: Painting with a Spotlight: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about light and dark in painting for 6th grade, 225 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Batik: Drawing with Wax Before the Dye: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about batik wax resist cloth for 6th grade, 246 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Beatboxing: A Drum Kit Made from a Mouth: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about beatboxing with the mouth for 6th grade, 220 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Gamelan: An Orchestra Tuned as One Set: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about gamelan orchestra for 6th grade, 216 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Cyanotype: Pictures Printed by the Sun: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about cyanotype sun prints for 6th grade, 225 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Same Note, Different Voice: What Timbre Is: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about timbre and overtones for 6th grade, 217 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Commedia: Masks and Make-Believe in the Square: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about commedia dell'arte theater for 6th grade, 208 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Cochineal: A Red Dye from Tiny Dried Insects: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about cochineal red dye for 6th grade, 222 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Your Recorded Voice Sounds Like a Stranger: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about hearing your own voice for 6th grade, 217 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Your Nose Stops Noticing the Smell: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about smell and getting used to it for 6th grade, 254 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Your Sixth Sense Is Hiding in Your Muscles: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about body position sense for 6th grade, 261 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Little Tube Behind Your Ear Pops: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about why ears pop for 6th grade, 273 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.