Classroom Resource

Highlighting Out-of-School Language Expertise With Pop Culture Dictionaries

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

6

Overview

Validate students' out-of-school language use by asking them to share details on the use of words and phrases from movies, television shows, books, and other texts. In this activity, students compose dictionary entries for words and phrases from pop culture texts, connecting the definitions to their personal use of the terms. Their work is published individually, or if desired, collectively in a class dictionary.

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.

Unpacked Content

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.

Unpacked Content

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

    ELA21.6.11

    Utilize written, visual, digital, and interactive texts to generate and answer literal, interpretive, and applied questions.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.6.11

    Vocabulary

    • Written text
    • Visual text
    • Digital text
    • Interactive text
    • Literal questions
    • Interpretive questions
    • Applied questions

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • There are a variety of text sources, including written text, visual text, digital text, and interactive text.
    • Text sources can be used to create and answer questions.
    • Literal questions are those that can be answered using information directly from the text.
    • Interpretive questions are those that can be answered by inferring information from the text.
    • Applied questions are those that can be answered using information inferred from the text and a reader's background knowledge and experience.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Use written, visual, digital, and interactive texts to create and answer questions.
    • Create and answer literal, interpretive, and applied questions.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There are three levels of questions that can be generated: literal, interpretive, and applied.
    • They can use written, visual, digital, and interactive texts to create and answer all three levels of questions.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

    ELA21.6.13

    Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject and purpose for a particular audience or occasion.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.6.13

    Vocabulary

    • Digital products
    • Subject
    • Purpose
    • Audience
    • Occasion

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products, such as social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, and infographics.
    • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Create digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.
    • Edit digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
    • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

    ELA21.6.14

    Enhance oral presentations by introducing ideas in digital formats with specific attention to subject, occasion, audience, and purpose.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.6.14

    Vocabulary

    • Oral presentation
    • Subject
    • Occasion
    • Audience
    • Purpose

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Oral presentation skills.
    • Strategies to introduce ideas in digital formats, such as speaking to defend or explain a digital poster, multimedia presentation, or video.
    • Methods to determine the subject, occasion, audience, and purpose of an oral presentation.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Introduce ideas in digital formats to enhance oral presentations.
    • Identify the subject, occasion, audience, and purpose of an oral presentation.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Digital formats can enhance their oral presentation.
    • Prior to an oral presentation, they should identify the subject of the presentation, the occasion for the presentation, the intended audience, and the purpose of the presentation.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

    ELA21.6.19

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

    Unpacked Content

    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.

    Unpacked Content

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

    ELA21.6.28

    Discover word meanings through active listening in various contexts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.6.28

    Vocabulary

    • Active listening

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Active listening skills.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Learn the meanings of unfamiliar words through active listening in contexts such as classroom discussions, oral presentations, and digital formats.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • They can learn the meaning of unfamiliar or unknown spoken words by using active listening skills.
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