Tell and Show: Writing With Words and Video

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Arts Education
English Language Arts

Grade(s)

6

Overview

Students will enhance their multimedia literacy and expand their understanding of text in this hands-on unit. First, students watch and study digital videos and their transcripts to explore the differences between written and spoken text. As they think critically about the videos, students will discover how text and images can work together to convey information. Once students are comfortable with the ways in which images and words can support and enhance each other, they will apply what they've learned by writing essays and turning those essays into captions for a teacher-created video. At the end of the unit, students will have a documentary film that they have written and designed.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.R4

Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

UP:ELA21.6.R4

Vocabulary

  • Writing process
  • Plan
  • Draft
  • Revise
  • Edit
  • Publish
  • Genres

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The writing process steps are to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish.
  • Various genres of writing.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Plan writings in various genres.
  • Draft writings in various genres.
  • Revise writings in various genres.
  • Edit writings in various genres.
  • Publish writings in various genres.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The writing process is a set of steps that make writing easier.
  • There are different categories, or genres, of writing that can be used for different purposes.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.7

Produce clear, coherent narrative, argument, and informative/explanatory writing in which the development, organization, style, and tone are relevant to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.

UP:ELA21.6.7

Vocabulary

  • Narrative writing
  • Argument writing
  • Informative/explanatory writing
  • Writing development
  • Writing organization
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Task
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Command of language

Knowledge

Students know:
  • A narrative is a piece of writing that tells a story.
  • Informative or explanatory text is a piece of writing that provides factual information that was gathered from multiple research sources.
  • The purpose of argumentative writing is to convince the reader to take action or adopt a particular position.
  • The development, organization, style, and tone of writing will change depending on the writing task, the purpose of the writing, and the intended audience.
  • Formal academic writing should demonstrate an appropriate command of language.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Produce clear, coherent narrative, argument, and informative/explanatory writings.
    • Identify the writing task, the purpose of writing, and the intended audience in order to appropriately adapt the development, organization, style, and tone of the writing.
    • Demonstrate command of the written language.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are different genres of writing that serve various purposes.
    • The writing task, purpose, and audience should be considered in the development, organization, style, and tone of the writing.
    • Formal academic writing should display their command of the English language.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

    ELA21.6.19

    Demonstrate command of standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics when writing.

    UP:ELA21.6.19

    Vocabulary

    • Standard English grammar
    • Standard English usage
    • Standard English mechanics

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • The conventions of standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Demonstrate written command of standard English, grammar, usage, and mechanics.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • To clearly communicate in writing, they. must use standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

    ELA21.6.24

    Write about research findings independently over short and/or extended periods of time.

    UP:ELA21.6.24

    Vocabulary

    • Research findings

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Research strategies.
    • Independent writing skills.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Write about their research findings.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can demonstrate their thorough understanding of a topic by writing about their research findings.
    • Some research projects will be shorter, while others will be longer.
    AE17.MED.6.2
    AE17.MED.6.4
    AE17.MED.6.11

    CR Resource Type

    Lesson/Unit Plan

    Resource Provider

    ReadWriteThink

    License Type

    Custom
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    raulstoncg
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