Write for Texas Overview Video
This resource links to the Write for Texas online resources and includes a short video overview.
Write an Expository and/or Procedural Text (English 6 Writing)
You will learn how to write an expository/procedural text with a variety of sentence structures, rhetorical devices, transitions, appropriate facts, and details.
Analyze (Describe) Point of View in Literary Texts/Fiction
You will learn how to analyze different points of view, including first-person, third-person omniscient, and third-person limited.
Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes (English 6 Reading)
You will learn how to determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Understand New Vocabulary Within Context (English 6 Reading)
You will learn how to use context (e.g., cause and effect or compare and contrast organizational text structures) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple-meaning words.
Themes in Literary Texts (English 6 Reading)
You will learn how to infer the implicit theme in a work of fiction, distinguish theme from topic, and make complex inferences using textual evidence.
Imagery and Figurative Language
Using textual evidence, you will be able to explain how authors create meaning through stylistic elements and figurative language emphasizing the use of personification, hyperbole, and refrains in prose and poetry.
Understanding Drama
You will learn how to explain a playwright’s use of dialogue and stage directions.
Explain the Influence of Setting on Plot Development in Literary Text/Fiction
You will learn how the setting in a story can influence the development of the plot.
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day | StoryBlocks
The presenters model a song or rhyme, and explain how each song or rhyme helps children build important pre-reading skills.
Samantha Harris: Reporter | Sesame Street
Teach language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips!
H Is For Home | Sesame Street
Take a trip through this home and discover the different words that begin with the letter "H," like "home" and "hose." This video focuses on letter recognition and vocabulary.
Jesse Williams: Furious | Sesame Street
Teach language, vocabulary, and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips!
Letter M in Motion | Sesame Street
Letter recognition takes center stage as we find many letter "M" words.
O Is for Ocean | Sesame Street
Expand vocabulary by taking an underwater journey to discover all of the different words that start with the letter "O."
P Is for Princess | Sesame Street
The letter "P" is for Princess! The Princess wears a purple dress while she has a picnic with her poodle. This video focuses on letter recognition and letter "P" vocabulary.
Song: Letter of the Day: Q | Sesame Street
Make learning the letters of the alphabet fun with this catchy "Letter of the Day" song featuring everyone's favorite Muppet friends!
R-Run | Sesame Street
Gym is in session! Today's activity: running. Running starts with the letter "R." This resource focuses on letter recognition.
Song: Letter of the Day: S | Sesame Street
Make learning the letters of the alphabet fun with this catchy "Letter of the Day" song featuring everyone's favorite Muppet friends!
Hand Painted: T Is for Turkey | Sesame Street
An artist is painting something that starts with the letter "T" on his hand. Use this video to encourage children to guess what he's painting using context clues. It can also be used to review other words that start with "T."