Writing Strategies for Sixth Grade
1. Sequels:
Description: Used in conjunction with the ending of a story.
Purpose: Help a student predict what might happen to a book's characters after the end of the story.
Directions: After completing a story, invite your students to create a sequel to the story. For example, an older student may be able to write a sequel to Demi's The Empty Pot (1990) by explaining what happens when Ping becomes the new emperor.
Description: Used in conjunction with the ending of a story.
Purpose: Help a student predict what might happen to a book's characters after the end of the story.
Directions: After completing a story, invite your students to create a sequel to the story. For example, an older student may be able to write a sequel to Demi's The Empty Pot (1990) by explaining what happens when Ping becomes the new emperor.
Sequel Ideas
Demi's The Empty Pot (1990)
2. Creating Brochures:
Description: This strategy can be used with specific content(s), such as, science.
Purpose: Groups of students can create brochures about a science experiment.
Directions: The brochure should list the materials needed and the steps required to perform the experiment. The students can illustrate the steps to make them easier to follow and conclude with an explanation of the experiment's results.
Description: This strategy can be used with specific content(s), such as, science.
Purpose: Groups of students can create brochures about a science experiment.
Directions: The brochure should list the materials needed and the steps required to perform the experiment. The students can illustrate the steps to make them easier to follow and conclude with an explanation of the experiment's results.