Get Ready! Grades 6–8 - PROGRAM SAMPLER

15 Grammar Languages Language Arts Math Science Social Studies Electives Writing A story about school Write a story about school. • Choose a class. • Write a story about the class. • Draw pictures. Science class, by Pedro Santiago WRITING STRATEGY Think about what you know What words and expressions do you know? What do you know about writing sentences? Gather information. Discuss ideas. Hi. I’m Pedro. What’s your name? Hi. I’m Haluk. How do you spell that? H-A-L-U-K. Hello, students! My name is Mrs. Green. I am your science teacher. Good-bye, class. See you later. Have fun! Work with a team. Investigate together. CONNECT TO Writing Why do we write? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 40 forty | Unit 1 Present your story to the class. Show the pictures. Speak clearly. Use gestures. Checklist  Is my story clear?  Do I use the correct words?  Do I need to add words?  Is the spelling correct?  Is the capitalization correct?  Is the punctuation correct? Storyboard Plan Look at your notes. Write a draft of your story. A draft is not perfect. Put your ideas in sentences. Review what you learned. Choose a class. Plan your story. Write notes in a storyboard. Reread your draft. Look at the Checklist. Do you need to make changes? Rewrite your story. Add pictures or photos. Draft Revise Present PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Unit 1 | forty-one 41 Txv WALK-THROUGH Connect to Writing • The process writing steps and a student model guide students in completing a writing assignment. • Students write with a variety of writing styles, such as stories, poems, informational texts, and biographies. Phonics Essentials is designed to help teachers pinpoint individual needs and provide comprehensive and explicit phonics instruction and practice to fill in gaps and build a strong foundation. Grounded in the Science of Reading, this workbook aligns to all phonics and foundational literacy standards to ensure all learners get the support they need. Students can write, edit, and submit their assignments online. Project • The unit project provides an experiential and authentic way to synthesize unit learning in concrete, creative, and engaging ways. • Students build on their funds of knowledge while promoting cultural learning within the classroom. Connect to Media Students watch an authentic video and learn to view media through a critical lens. The authentic video is available for viewing online. CONNECT TO Media HOME ABOUT ME GUEST POSTS SCHOOL EVENTS Introduction to school by Ana Vazquez An online post Project Why do people write online posts? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION How does media connect the world? ? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Back to School Song Read the questions. Watch the video. Then answer the questions. Share your answers with the class. 1. Who do you see? 2. Where are they? 3. What is the song about? 4. List words from the song that you know. VIEWING STRATEGY Visual thinking What do you see? What does that tell you? Create an online post. Use pictures and words to show: Project Media • hello and good-bye • your classes Share your post. Explain the pictures and words. PUT IT ALL TOGETHER 42 forty-two | Unit 1 Put It All Together Phonics Essentials Supplement

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