Daily Paragraph Editing, Grade 6

9,This sixth grade teacher's resource includes 36 weeks of targeted lessons that will immediately become your favorite supplement to your language arts curriculum. The 176 focused language arts activities provide the practice students need to produce error-free writing assignments and include easy-to-use teacher support to deliver the lessons. Lessons include 36 weeks of daily practice that cover these skills and concepts: Capitalization: Quotations, salutations, titles of books, magazines, movies, and songs, incorrect use of capitals and more Language Usage: Singular and plural forms, verb tenses, correct use of pronouns and adjectival and adverbial forms Punctuation: Appostrophes, commas, periods, colons, semi-colons and more. Spelling: identifying errors in spelling and in multiple-meaning words Additional resources include: scope and sequence chart annotated answer key assessment rubric reproducible language handbook page of reproducible proofreading marks editing checklist for students How it Works: Students apply grade 6 language skills to correct a paragraph on Monday through Thursday; when read together, the four paragraphs form a cohesive composition. A writing prompt on Friday relates to the week's four-paragraph composition and provides an opportunity for students to apply the targeted language conventions they practiced.The weekly passages cover a broad range of expository and narrative writing forms, including: nonfiction texts on grade-level social studies and science topics biographies, book reviews, instructions, interviews, journal entries, and letters fables, fantasy and science fiction, historical fiction, personal narratives, and realistic fiction About Evan-Moor Educational PublishersIgniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed! Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.