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Barb.b
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Posted: July 24 2014 at 4:37pm \| IP Logged

I have so many of these. So, I am wondering what a good "generic" study guide would be for ds (going into grade 6). What are so good literature and writing activities for these books?

Not sure myself what I am looking for. I just know I need to do more with him them read. He could use comprehension things (perhaps summary of chapters?) and also literary types things like: characterization, theme. . .

Well. . . thats a start. . . . I know you all have ideas so help!!

I am way too used pre made study guides so I have been lazy!!

Barb

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Posted: July 25 2014 at 12:04pm \| IP Logged

For a 6th grader, reading and narration. I'm having my rising 6th grader do written narrations daily -- I just pick a book or two from the day's list and include a very broad prompt in his written plans: "Tell everything you know about gravity," for a science reading, for example. Or, "Tell what happens to X in Chapter 5." This particular child has always been a VERY reluctant narrator, and my expectations for his written narrations this year are pretty modest -- we're still at the "squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze out one sentence" stage. But that's what I'm having him do.

I would save more abstract literary terms and concepts -- like theme, for example -- for late middle to high school. I tend to introduce that kind of thing in grade 9, no earlier.

You could arrange your library to correspond with the history you're studying -- that would give you a way to say, "This now, that later." The best thing I've done in years is to organize my largest bookshelf as a history shelf, with everything remotely pertaining to history (including things like Archimedes and the Door of Science, which can be science reading) shelved chronologically: textbooky-type books, nonfiction, fiction. Everything goes on the shelf by historical period. History is always the core of our year, so when I go to plan for a given year, I just go to the place on the shelf where that year's historical period is and choose my books. These always include lots of Bethlehem Books! We do do some literature for literature's sake, but much of the literature we read is incorporated into our history, geography, science, etc -- and I do have shelves for each of those subjects, though obviously there's always a lot of overlap.

I hope this is helpful!

Sally

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