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Peer reviewedWorthy, M. Jo; Bloodgood, Janet W. – Reading Teacher, 1993
Outlines a literature unit consisting of variations of the Cinderella story for use in the upper elementary grades. Presents a rationale for studying fairy tales in general and Cinderella stories in particular. Describes the Cinderella stories and the activities developed to study and expand upon them. Discusses the effectiveness of the unit. (RS)
Descriptors: Fairy Tales, Folk Culture, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Download full textDepartment for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2002
This booklet contains examples of units of work for teaching children in Year 6 as part of the National Literacy Strategy. The seven units are drawn from all three terms in Year 6. Some of the units were written for the Year 6 Exemplification booklets in 2001-2002 and are reproduced in this publication with supplementary resources and/or guidance.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Drama, Educational Objectives, Grade 6
Peer reviewedPrentice, Linda; Cousin, Patricia Tefft – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article demonstrates how teachers can use integrated curricular experiences incorporating art, literature, and drama to help middle school students with learning disabilities acquire content area concepts and reading skills. The instructional model is explained and illustrated with a study unit on the desert. (DB)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Integrated Curriculum, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedHeller, Mary F. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1997
Describes the organization, design, and implementation of a two-week thematic unit for sixth-grade students, which was designed to stimulate critical and creative thinking about environmental issues through integrated reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the context of their reading-language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Environmental Education, Grade 6, Integrated Activities
Kenne, Linda – 1980
The document contains student materials and teacher's guides for two units in which students analyze clothing advertisements in newspapers. The units are appropriate for reading and mathematics classes in grades 4-6. Objectives for Unit I include identifying descriptive words used in clothing ads, categorizing words found in clothing ads, and…
Descriptors: Clothing, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Economics Education
Wolfe, Patricia – 1984
Combining a student workbook and a teacher's guide, this booklet is designed to help students reading at the sixth grade level develop their ability to (1) find facts quickly, (2) locate main ideas and supporting information, (3) remember what was read, (4) determine a word's meaning from context, and (5) decide when to use specialized reading…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Critical Reading, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
