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Techniques and lesson plans for teaching the 6th, 7th, 8th grade
SOL Language Arts Learning Objectives


Oral Language
            1.  stating opinions
            2.  understanding differing viewpoints
            3.  distinguishing between fact and opinion
            4.  analyzing the effectiveness of group communication
            5.  awareness of the effects of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in oral communication
            6.  applying interview techniques
            7.  applying grammatical conventions in speaking
            8.  critical listening
            9.  analyzing mass media messages
            10.  analyzing and applying persuasive techniques in oral communication

Goal for the Day Adaptable for teaching any objectives related to SOLs

Interactive Notebooks A comprehensive method for teaching students to take responsibility for their class work. Applicable to all subjects and learning objectives.

Jeopardy Template Use this MS PowerPoint template to play Jeopardy to prepare for tests. Applicable to all subjects and learning objectives. Here is a sample Jeopardy review in PowerPoint format

Learners as Teachers Adaptable for teaching any objectives related to SOLs

Television Sweeps Month: If It Bleeds, It Leads Reinforces sixth grade Oral Language, Reading and Writing SOLs (6.4 through 6.7); TNCC ENG 195 objectives 3, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

"Two-of-a-Kind" SOL Preparation: Pairing Students to Compete for SOL Review Answers Useful for preparing students for SOLs in almost any area.

Using Radio Techniques to Teach Persuasion The strategy can work at a variety of grade levels to teach SOL oral language learning objectives #1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10

Vocabulary Builder Board Game Applicable for teching many of the SOL objectives in each of the areas: #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 25, 26


Reading
            11.  developing vocabulary through study of roots and affixes
            12.  developing vocabulary through understanding of figurative language and connotation
            13.  reading for appreciation
            14.  reading fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including classic works, for comprehension
            15   identifying themes, main ideas and rhetorical structures in various genres
            16.  drawing conclusions from literary and informative readings
            17.  knowledge of appropriate reference materials

Goal for the Day Adaptable for teaching any objectives related to SOLs

Interactive Notebooks A comprehensive method for teaching students to take responsibility for their class work. Applicable to all subjects and learning objectives.

Jeopardy Template Use this MS PowerPoint template to play Jeopardy to prepare for tests. Applicable to all subjects and learning objectives. Here is a sample Jeopardy review in PowerPoint format

Learners as Teachers Adaptable for teaching any objectives related to SOLs

Television Sweeps Month: If It Bleeds, It Leads Reinforces sixth grade Oral Language, Reading and Writing SOLs (6.4 through 6.7); TNCC ENG 195 objectives 3, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

To Kill a Mockingbird: The Student Survival Guide. Vocabulary, allusions, and idioms: a chapter-by chapter guide. Use to teach SOL reading objectives 12, 13, 14

"Two-of-a-Kind" SOL Preparation: Pairing Students to Compete for SOL Review Answers Useful for preparing students for SOLs in almost any area.

Using Forced Analogies to Teach Critical Thinking. Use to teach SOL reading objective 12

Vocabulary Builder Board Game Applicable for teching many of the SOL objectives in each of the areas: #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 25, 26


Writing
            18.  prewriting and planning techniques
            19.  developing writings through a variety of rhetorical structures and techniques,
                   including narrative, expository, persuasive and informational forms
            20.  stating, developing, and supporting a thesis or main idea
            21.  responding critically to literature
            22.  revision strategies and techniques
            23.  proofreading strategies and techniques
            24.  recognizing and applying punctuation conventions
            25.  recognizing and using conventional sentence structures and sentence boundaries
            26.  recognizing and using conventional grammar, including verb use and word choice
            27.  recognizing and applying conventional mechanics, including capitalization and paragraphing
            28.  using available technology to assist in producing texts
            29.  using available technology to assist in publishing texts

Establishing consulting teams in composition class. Make students the experts on identifying and fixing their own editing problems, and the workshop consultants who can help classmates with these errors. Teaches SOL writing objectives #18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Goal for the Day Adaptable for teaching any objectives related to SOLs

Interactive Notebooks A comprehensive method for teaching students to take responsibility for their class work. Applicable to all subjects and learning objectives.

Jeopardy Template Use this MS PowerPoint template to play Jeopardy to prepare for tests. Applicable to all subjects and learning objectives. Here is a sample Jeopardy review in PowerPoint format

Learners as Teachers Adaptable for teaching any objectives related to SOLs

Publishing student projects on the Internet: an alternativve to the "paper" paper, a strategy for teaching SOL writing objectives #28 and 29

Teaching Grammar and Sentence Construction Using the Sentence Cube Game: A very fun way to teach SOL writing objectives #24, 25, 26, 27 and 28

Television Sweeps Month: If It Bleeds, It Leads Reinforces sixth grade Oral Language, Reading and Writing SOLs (6.4 through 6.7); TNCC ENG 195 objectives 3, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

"Two-of-a-Kind" SOL Preparation: Pairing Students to Compete for SOL Review Answers Useful for preparing students for SOLs in almost any area.

Vocabulary Builder Board Game Applicable for teching many of the SOL objectives in each of the areas: #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 25, 26


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