BCS 6th Grade ELA Unit Guide Unit 5 – Know the Facts (5-9 Weeks) Suggested Text (Examples of text) contains lessons using these and other texts Online Textbook Access Textbook Select 8, Know the http://my.hrw.com/index.jsp?isVerified=true&message=logout – “Unit Facts” Informational Text (Article-Textbook *) by Renee Skelton “Hurricane Hunters” by Peter Winkler (Magazine Article-Textbook *) “Super Croc” by Gareth Huw Davies (Online Article-Textbook *) “Bird Brains” Up the Past: Discovery and Excavation of by Helen Wieman Bledsoe (Article-Textbk*) “Digging Shi Huangdi’s Tomb” First from by Daniel Cohen (Textbook * +) The Tomb Robbers “The Emperor” Teach by Emily Sohn (Magazine Article-Textbook *) “What Video Games Can Us” Violent Side of Video (Magazine Article Textbook *) “The Games” – as by The Humane Society (Persuasive Essay-Textbook *) “Should Wild Animals Be Kept Pets?” Other Media News Reports/Clips (Textbook *) of by Mawi Asgedom (Speech Textbook *) “No Thought Reward” – the Textbook*) “Start Day Right!” (Public Service Announcement Script – Hair Repair That Really (Advertisement Textbook *) “Shine-n-Grow: Works!” – (Advertisement Textbook *) “Brain Breeze” – BCS 6th Grade ELA Unit Guide
BCS 6th Grade ELA Unit Guide Unit 5 – Know the Facts (5-9 Weeks) Suggested Text (Examples of text) contains lessons using these and other texts Online Textbook Access Textbook – Select “Unit 8, Know the Facts” http://my.hrw.com/index.jsp?isVerified=true&message=logout Informational Text “Hurricane Hunters” by Renee Skelton (Article-Textbook *) “Super Croc” by Peter Winkler (Magazine Article-Textbook *) “Bird Brains” by Gareth Huw Davies (Online Article-Textbook *) “Digging Up the Past: Discovery and Excavation of Shi Huangdi’s Tomb” by Helen Wieman Bledsoe (Article-Textbk*) “The First Emperor” from The Tomb Robbers by Daniel Cohen (Textbook * +) “What Video Games Can Teach Us” by Emily Sohn (Magazine Article-Textbook *) “The Violent Side of Video Games” (Magazine Article – Textbook *) “Should Wild Animals Be Kept as Pets?” by The Humane Society (Persuasive Essay-Textbook *) Other Media News Reports/Clips (Textbook *) “No Thought of Reward” by Mawi Asgedom (Speech – Textbook *) “Start the Day Right!” (Public Service Announcement Script – Textbook*) “Shine-n-Grow: Hair Repair That Really Works!” (Advertisement – Textbook *) “Brain Breeze” (Advertisement – Textbook *) BCS 6th Grade ELA Unit Guide
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