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Prepared by:Curriculum and E-Learning BranchMinistry of Education2008

English Language Arts: Core Learning Resources • Grade 6


| English Language Arts: Core Learning Resources • Grade 6

English language arts: core learning resources 6 ISBN 978-1-897211-37-3 1. Language arts (Middle school) – Saskatchewan – Bibliography. 2. Middle school students – Saskatchewan – Books and reading – Bibliography. 3. Young adult literature – Bibliography. I. Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. Curriculum and E-Learning. Humanities Unit.011.625016.3726028.5All rights for images of books or other publications are reserved by the original copyright owners.


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Table of Contents

Foreword............................................................................................................... ...v

Major.Integrated.Resources.............................................................................. ...1

Language.Resources........................................................................................... ...5

Professional.Resources....................................................................................... 11

Digital.Resources................................................................................................. 27

Grade.6.Context.and.Unit.Grid.......................................................................... 29


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Foreword

This list of learning resources identifies high quality resources that have been recommended by the Ministry of Education to support English Language Arts 6. This list will be updated as new resources are recommended and older ones are no longer available. A list of additional

resources can be found on the Ministry of Education website.

There is no single resource that provides support for all the outcomes in a grade-specific English language arts curriculum. When purchasing resources from this list, it is advisable to select a variety of resources so all three goals of the curriculum will be supported. Other resources beyond those recommended in this list may effectively support English Language Arts 6. It remains the responsibility of educators to preview and select materials that best meet the needs of their school or community. These resources should be chosen in accordance with the school division’s learning resources selection policy.

Pricing of the learning resources contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

(CAN) indicates that a Canadian contributed to the development of the resource and/or that it includes Canadian content. (SK) indicates that a Saskatchewan person contributed to the development of the resource and/or that it includes Saskatchewan content. (WNCP) indicates that the resource was selected through the evaluation processes of the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education.

The Ministry of Education expresses its appreciation to publishers, producers, and distributors who have provided learning resources for evaluation, and gratefully acknowledges the contributions made by educators who served as evaluators.

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Title ISBN PriceDiscovering Links 978-013-741588-5 $16.25 pbk.

Looking for Answers

978-013-620352-0 $16.25 pbk.

Off the 78-013-849639-5 $16.25 pbk.

Space, Stars, and Quasars

978-013-620535-7 $16.25 pbk.

Tales-Heroes, Deeds, and Wonders

978-013-620394-0 $16.25 pbk.

Teacher’s Resource File Cases

978-013-083317-4 $321.75

Suggested UseStudent Resource - Multigenre

Publisher/DistributorPearson Education Canada195 Harry Walker Parkway NorthNEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7(800) 361-6128Fax: (800) 563-9196E-mail: [email protected]: www.pearsoned.ca/

Copyright: 1998Year Recommended: 2006

Collections 6 (COL)Annotation(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This integrated resource package contains five magazine anthologies, 10 novels to accompany the anthologies, and 10 books of varied genres relating to the anthologies’ themes. The anthologies focus on relationships and identity, genre study, science investigation, language and communication, and social studies exploration.

The package is supported by approximately 60 laminated learning strategies cards, a teacher’s resource module for each anthology, and a handbook of ideas for teaching with novels, non-fiction, and poetry.

An assessment handbook provides general background understandings about assessment strategies as well as practical suggestions for authentic assessment and sample forms for peer, self, and teacher assessment.

The teacher’s resource modules give teaching and assessment suggestions for each selection and accompanying books, lists of further student reading choices, and lists of spelling words in the unit.

Major Integrated Resources

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Title ISBN PriceAnthology 6A 978-0-7715-1216-2 $32.95 pbk.

Anthology 6B 978-0-7715-1217-9 $32.95 pbk.

Teacher’s Guide 6 (Western Curriculum Edition)

978-0-7715-1220-9 $147.95 coil-bound

Suggested UseStudent Resource – Multigenre

PublisherGage Learning Corporation

Distributor Nelson Education Ltd.1120 Birchmount RoadTORONTO ON M1K 5G4(800) 668-2222Fax: (800) 430-4445E-mail: [email protected]: www.nelson.com/


Gage Cornerstones 6 Canadian Language Arts (CS) Annotation(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This set of resources provides a framework upon which to build flexible language arts programming. It consists of a teacher’s guide and two student anthologies, each containing four thematic units. The resources allow for extension and individualization, and provide support for differentiating instruction. The extension activities encourage critical and creative thinking, while allowing students to demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways, both independently and in groups.

The anthologies promote links to other texts and media, to other curriculum areas, to technology, and to the home. They feature abundant Canadian content, combined with a global focus, and they contain texts from a wide range of genres, including personal accounts, poetry, biographies, interviews, and folktales.

The teacher’s guide provides interdisciplinary linkages, a thematic framework, classroom management information, professional reading lists, and novel study activities. For each anthology selection, the guide includes author profiles, links to prior experience, activities for each of the language arts, and suggestions for differentiating instruction.

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From GAGE, Cornerstones 6A Student Anthology, 0E. © 1998 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions




Title ISBN PriceWriters Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners

978-0-17607-458-6 $42.95 pbk

Supplementary Readings: Going the Distance, Choosing Peace

978-0-17-607466-X $139.95 pbk.

Choosing Peace 978-0-17607447-0 $31.95 pbk.

Teacher’s Guide: Choosing Peace (Western Canada Edition

978-0-17-618617-3 $95.95 coil-bound

Going the Distance

978-0-17-607446-3 $31.95 pbk.

Teacher’s Guide: Going the Distance (Western Canada Edition)

978-0-17-618725-5 $95.95 coil-bound


Publisher/DistributorNelson Education Ltd.1120 Birchmount RoadTORONTO ON M1K 5G4(800) 668-2222Fax: (800) 430-4445E-mail: [email protected]: www.nelson.com/


Nelson Language Arts Grade 6 (NLA) Annotation(CORE, CAN, WNCP) These anthologies integrate the six strands – reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing – to support the achievement of English language arts learning outcomes. A variety of genres, media texts, and learning strategies are presented. The resource components consist of two student texts, each containing three units. The student texts are divided into six thematic units, each focusing on one context: personal, information, media, social, technical, or cultural.

Writers Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners supports the development of student reading, writing, and oral expression. It is divided into four parts: “The Process of Writing,” “The Tools of Learning,” “The Forms of Writing,” and “The Proofreader’s Guide.” The introduction to each unit in the teacher’s guide for Nelson Education Language Arts makes links to topics in this student handbook, including page references. Grade 6 students will require teacher support in using this resource.

The supplementary readings for the Nelson Education Language Arts Grade 6 program contain reading selections and follow-up activities. These resources provide opportunities to continue exploring genres and topics addressed in the corresponding student texts.

Each teacher’s guide contains an introduction, individual lesson plans, and instructional strategies for each selection in the student texts. Goals for each unit are well organized and make strong cross-curricular connections. Criterion-based assessment, both informal and formal, includes self-evaluation as well as peer and teacher evaluation.

From Going the Distance (softcover). © 1998 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions

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Title ISBN PriceNelson Literacy: Student Book 6a

978-0-17-62918-1 $15.95 pbk.

Nelson Literacy: Student Book 6b

978-0-17-62919-8 $15.95 pbk.

Nelson Literacy: Student Book 6c

978-0-17-629120-4 $15.95 pbk.

Nelson Literacy 6: Transparencies for Shared Reading and Modelling

978-0-17-629126-6 $274.95 binder

Nelson Literacy 6: Guided and Independent Reading Kit

978-0-17-629124-2 $494.95 kit

Nelson Literacy 6: Teacher's Resource Box (includes CD-ROM and Online)

978-0-17-624970-0 $249.95 pbk.

Nelson Literacy 6: Audio and Video Package

978-0-17-630552-9 $98.95


Publisher/DistributorNelson Education Ltd.1120 Birchmount RoadTORONTO ON M1K 5G4(800) 668-2222Fax: (800) 430-4445E-mail: [email protected]: www.nelson.com/


Nelson Literacy 6 (NL) Annotation(CORE, CAN) This major integrated resource (MIR) for English language arts provides support for the curriculum goals: comprehend and respond, compose and create, and assess and reflect on language abilities. The MIR also addresses the six stands: reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing. Instructional strategies are explained and differentiating instruction is included to assist teachers with the diversity within the classrooms. The “Release of Responsibility” model has students demonstrating and applying their knowledge in a variety of ways. Language cues and conventions are incorporated into the framework of the lesson plans. The teacher’s guide is detailed and comprehensive with formative and summative assessment tools. Teacher reflection is emphasized.

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From MACKENZIE. NELSON LITERACY 6 STUDENT TEXT A, 1E. © 2007 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions




Suggested UseLanguage

Publisher/Distributor Nelson Education Ltd.1120 Birchmount RoadTORONTO ON M1K 5G4(800) 668-2222Fax: (800) 430-4445E-mail: [email protected]: www.nelson.com/

Price: $42.45 hdc.Pagination: 1,439 p. ISBN: 978-0-17628-492-3


Collins Gage Canadian Intermediate DictionaryAnnotation(CORE, CAN) This new edition of the Canadian dictionary for intermediate students contains over 1,400 pages of entries. The entries are direct and concise, and supported by illustrative sentences and points of usage. Alternative pronunciations are included. Many words are illustrated with age-appropriate, small black-and-white drawings. The dictionary uses Canadian spelling and reflects the Canadian cultural mosaic through language usage, conventions, and definitions. This resource is sensitive to the diversity of cultures in Canada, particularly the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. Lexical items have been added to reflect technological, social, and political developments.

In addition, this resource provides a guide to using the dictionary, and offers materials to support language development. Appendices add maps, charts, and other information relevant to a Canadian student. This student friendly resource is functional and culturally appropriate for the classroom.

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From Collins Gage Canadian Intermediate Dictionary, 1E. © 2005 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions






Price: $17.95 pbk.Pagination: 543 p. ISBN: 978-0-00639-580-5


Collins Gage Canadian Intermediate Thesaurus Annotation(CORE, CAN) This new edition of a Canadian thesaurus for intermediate students contains over 30,000 entries. The entries are direct and concise, and supported by illustrative sentences and points of usage. Alternative pronunciations are included. Many words are illustrated with age-appropriate, small black-and-white drawings. The thesaurus uses Canadian spelling and reflects the Canadian cultural mosaic through language usage, conventions, and definitions. This resource is sensitive to the diversity of cultures in Canada, particularly the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. Lexical items have been added to reflect technological, social, and political developments.

Instruction, which could be based on the guide that is incorporated into the resource, will be required to support effective student use. Materials to support language development are included in the body of the thesaurus. This resource is functional and culturally appropriate for the classroom.

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From Collins Gage Canadian Intermediate Thesaurus, 1E. © 2006 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions




Nelson Spelling 6Authors: Kekewich, Deb and Kekewich, Jim

Annotation(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This resource encourages students to identify spelling patterns and to create and use personal spelling lists as supports in their writing. Each lesson contains a list of words related to the focus pattern, activities devoted to listing other words with the pattern, and sight-sound relationships. As well, sections include a focus on language and spelling strategies, a supporting writing process, and connections to vocabulary in subject areas. The book contains a table of contents listing the patterns and strategies, a word list, and a concluding chapter of additional activities.

The teacher’s resource provides suggestions for teaching and assessment, sample evaluation and activity templates, and suggestions for mini-lessons.

Note: This resource is listed as a source of mini-lessons rather than as a program of study.




Title ISBN PriceStudent Study Book

978-0-17-606559-1 $29.95 pbk.

Teacher’s Resource

978-0-17-606564-5 $85.95 coilbound

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From Nelson Spelling 6, 1E. © 1997 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions





Publisher/Distributor Oxford University Press Canada70 Wynford DriveDON MILLS ON M3C 1J9(800) 387-8020Fax: (800) 665-1771E-mail: [email protected]: www.oupcanada.com/index.php

Price: $24.95 hdc.Pagination: 1,286 p. ISBN: 978-0-19-542715-8


Student’s Oxford Canadian Dictionary. 2nd ed.Editors: Barber, Katherine, Fitzgerald, Heather, and Pontisso, Robert

Annotation(CORE) This user friendly dictionary contains over 2,000 uniquely Canadian words and meanings. The inside front cover has a chronology of the English language, and the back inside cover has definitions of literary terms. A guide at the beginning of the dictionary describes how to use the reference book and includes words borrowed from other languages that have not been fully integrated into English. Phrases in the entries help clarify the meanings. Examples are provided for words with confusing meanings. The appendices have a section on irregular verbs, punctuation, and capitalization.

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Write on Track: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and LearnersAuthors: Kemper, Dave, Nathan, Ruth, and Sebranek, Patrick

Annotation(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This student handbook enhances the development of student thinking, learning, reading, writing, and oral expression. It is divided into four parts: “The Process of Writing”, “The Forms of Writing”, “The Tools of Learning”, and “The Proofreader’s Guide”. Each part provides strategies, techniques, and student models. Topics are dealt with in a concise manner. The handbook contains a table of contents and an index.

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Suggested UseStudent Resource




From Write On Track © 1998 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions








Young Canada Thesaurus Authors: Hodgkinson, Dave and Aker, Don

Annotation(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This junior thesaurus features highlighted entries, both in the main text and in the index. Words are organized alphabetically and are followed by definitions, illustrative sentences, and related words. Fifteen appendices provide lists of words for categories that include collective nouns, musical instruments, and Canadian government. The thesaurus contains a table of contents and an index. This book is suitable for use by students requiring additional reading support.

From Young Canada Thesaurus, 2E. © 1996 Nelson Education Ltd. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions

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Suggested UseAssessment

Publisher/Distributor Pearson Education Canada195 Harry Walker Parkway NorthNEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7(800) 361-6128Fax: (800) 563-9196E-mail: [email protected]: www.pearsoned.ca/



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Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Standards-Based Instruction. 4th ed. Author: McMillan, James H.

Annotation(CORE) Assessment is an important aspect of education. This book provides teachers with the knowledge to incorporate effective assessment and evaluation into the classroom. This resource will help teachers to understand the purpose of classroom assessment and evaluation, the types of learning targets, and which type of assessment and evaluation is most appropriate for the various learning targets. The author presents the integration of assessment and evaluation with instruction before, during, and after a unit. Grading and reporting student performance are also covered. There is a chapter on assessing and evaluating students with special needs.




Suggested UseInstructional Strategies

Publisher/Distributor International Reading AssociationPO Box 8139, 800 Barksdale RdNEWARK DE 19714-8139(800) 336-7323Fax: (302) 731-1057E-mail: [email protected]: www.reading.org/

Price: $22.95 pbk. U.S.Pagination: 176 p. ISBN: 978-0-87207-284-8


Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning. 3rd ed.Author: Buehl, Doug

Annotation(CORE) Doug Buehl provides a variety of literacy development strategies that stress effective learning across the curriculum. There are 45 user friendly literacy skill-building strategies that may be unfamiliar to those outside the reading field. Each can be easily adapted to a variety of student ability levels. The strategies can be used at the Middle Level and at the Secondary Level.

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PublisherAllyn & Bacon

Distributor Pearson Education Canada195 Harry Walker Parkway NorthNEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7(800) 361-6128Fax: (800) 563-9196E-mail: [email protected]: www.pearsoned.ca/

Price: $161.45 hdc.Pagination: 496 p. ISBN: 978-0-13-610102-4


Content Area Reading and Literacy: Succeeding in Today’s Diverse Classrooms. 6th ed.Authors: Alvermann, Donna E., Phelps, Stephen F., and Gillis, Victoria Ridgeway

Annotation(CORE) Using a student-centred approach to teaching literacy, this resource explores methods of understanding and teaching content reading to Middle and Secondary Level students. Inclusive of students from diverse cultural and language backgrounds, the resource details effective reading strategies, assessment and evaluation techniques, the role of prior knowledge, literate thinking, and creating a favourable learning climate. It includes methods for integrating technology and writing strategies, and presents a holistic perspective regarding literacy instruction. This latest edition addresses the needs of English learners and a culturally diverse student population.

Note: Although this resource contains American content, it is a useful publication for Saskatchewan teachers.

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Suggested UseComprehension

PublisherStenhouse Publishers

Distributor Pembroke Publishers Ltd.538 Hood Road MARKHAM ON L3R 3K9 (800) 997-9807 Fax: (800) 339-5568E-mail: [email protected]: www.pembrokepublishers.com



Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12Author: Tovani, Cris

Annotation(CORE) This book is for teachers who want to improve their students’ reading comprehension in the content areas for Grades 6-12. Tovani demonstrates in detail several strategies that can effectively increase student comprehension. This resource provides support to teachers who do not feel comfortable teaching the reading strand. Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? is a useful book that gives examples of teaching reading in the content areas and offers advice on how to balance instruction and content. This book has the potential to help students become better readers and lifelong learners. Included are a table of contents and an appendix of sample activities.

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Suggested UseInquiry

Publisher/Distributor Scholastic Canada Ltd.175 Hillmount RoadMARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7(800) 268-3860Fax: (800) 387-4944E-mail: [email protected]: www.scholastic.ca/



Engaging Readers & Writers With Inquiry: Promoting Deep Understandings in Language Arts and Content Areas With Guiding QuestionsAuthor: Wilhelm, Jeffrey D.

Annotation(CORE) Through the use of research and classroom experience, Wilhelm demonstrates that inquiry is easy to teach. He shares practical ideas for turning goals and outcomes into engaging authentic questions that propel students toward deep understandings. Included in the book are examples of guiding questions for every content area, sample lessons, and activities that deepen thinking about topics and prepare students for more meaningful reading and writing experiences. Included are a table of contents and an index.

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From ENGAGING READERS AND WRITING WITH INQUIRY BY Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Scholastic Inc./Teaching Resources. Copyright © 2007 by Jeffrey

D. Wilhelm. Reprinted by permission.




Suggested UseTeaching

PublisherAddison-Wesley Educational Books


Price: $114.15 pbk.Pagination: 402 p.ISBN: 978-0-321-00215-0


Exploring and Teaching the English Language Arts. 4th ed.Authors: Tchudi, Stephen and Mitchell, Diana

Annotation(CORE) This resource recognizes the complexities of teaching all the components of English language arts. The book provides teachers with ideas, strategies, and an exploratory approach to improve their teaching. The resource includes the importance of an integrated curriculum, planning instructional units, and creating an environment for learning. Included are a table of contents and an index.

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Suggested UseLiteracy Strategies

PublisherPrentice-Hall Inc.




50 Literacy Strategies: Step by Step. 3rd ed.Author: Tompkins, Gail E.

Annotation(CORE) This publication provides research-based literacy strategies useful for Elementary and Middle Level educators. Each strategy indicates the instructional focus (oral language, phonemic awareness/phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, spelling, and content areas), the grade levels, reasons for using the strategy, step-by-step instructions on how to use the instructional strategy, and ideas for the best times to use the strategy. Scaffolding for English learners is described, and samples of students’ works are presented. The index allows the user to find specific literacy strategies and strategies for a particular grade.

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Suggested UseGrammar

PublisherHeinemann Educational Books




The Grammar Plan Book: A Guide to Smart Teaching Author: Weaver, Constance

Annotation(CORE) The best method of teaching language conventions is to integrate them into the writing process. This book explains how to teach language conventions this way. Through examples of innovative educators teaching language, teachers are presented with concepts to use in the classroom. Although this publication is not a language handbook, it includes most of the language concepts that students need to know. The book is useful in planning focused lessons and includes a sample scope-and-sequence chart. Included are a table of contents and an index.

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Suggested UseComprehension

Publisher/Distributor Scholastic Canada Ltd.175 Hillmount RoadMARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7(800) 268-3860Fax: (800) 387-4944E-mail: [email protected]: www.scholastic.ca/



Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud StrategiesAuthor: Wilhelm, Jeffrey D.

Annotation(CORE) Researcher and teacher Jeffrey Wilhelm demonstrates strategies that enable students to make meaning of newly acquired information and difficult text. Think-aloud strategies provide an active social experience that captures what sense students have made of text. Models of think-aloud strategies such as inferring, visualizing, and summarizing in the contexts of meaningful tasks and ways to assist students in the use of these strategies are presented throughout the resource.

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From IMPROVING COMPREHENSION WITH THINK-ALOUD STRATEGIES by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Scholastic Inc./Teaching Resources. Copyright ©

2001 by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Reprinted by permission.




Suggested UsesListeningComprehension

Publisher Heinemann Educational Books




Listen Hear!: 25 Effective Listening Comprehension StrategiesAuthors: Opitz, Michael F. and Zbaracki, Matthew D.

Annotation(CORE) Students are expected to spend 50 percent or more of their day engaged in listening comprehension activities, but too often they “hear” rather than “listen”. This resource provides strategies to incorporate multidimensional listening comprehension into the classroom. Using the latest research, the authors provide charts to show at a glance which skills each strategy enhances. Listen Hear! includes a table of contents, lists of contemporary texts to use in conjunction with the strategies, practical tips for assessment, and reproducible forms.

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Suggested UseInquiry

Publisher/Distributor The National Council of Teachers of English 1111 W Kenyon RoadURBANA IL 61801-1096(217) 328-3870Fax: (217) 328-9645E-mail: [email protected]: www.ncte.org/

Price: $30.95 U.S. pbk.Pagination: 107 p. ISBN: 978-0-8141-3560-0 pbk.


Planning for Inquiry: It’s Not an Oxymoron!Author: Parker, Diane

Annotation(CORE) Diane Parker provides an up-close look at the underlying structure of an inquiry-based approach, what such an approach might look like in practice, and how it can happen in the classroom.

Supported by her stories and examples, Parker shares a practical yet nonprescriptive framework for developing curriculum from learners’ questions and authentic classroom events. The strategies can be adapted for both short- and long-term planning with students.

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Suggested UseSpelling





The Science of Spelling: The Explicit Specifics that Make Great Readers and Writers (and Spellers)Author: Gentry, J. Richard

Annotation(CORE) Through current research, the author reveals that spelling instruction is crucial for teaching every aspect of literacy and offers techniques for the following:

• making appropriate use of instructional devices such as scaffolding, hand and finger spelling, and letter boxes

• managing word lists and word sorts• differentiating spelling instruction and

assessment and evaluation• evaluating spelling resources.

Included are rubrics, research-based forms, a table of contents, a bibliography, and an index.

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PublisherAllyn & Bacon Canada




Strategies to Enhance Literacy and Learning in Middle School Content Area Classrooms. 3rd ed.Authors: Irvin, Judith, Buehl, Douglas R., and Radcliffe, Barbara J.

Annotation(CORE) This edition focuses on Middle Level students and literacy instruction. The book is based on current research and includes teaching strategies for teachers in all content areas. Included are a table of contents and an index.

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Suggested UseWriting

Publisher/Distributor Pearson Education Canada195 Harry Walker Parkway NorthNEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7(800) 361-6128Fax: (800) 563-9196E-mail: [email protected]: www.pearsoned.ca/



Teaching Writing: Balancing Process and Product. 5th ed.Author: Tompkins, Gail E.

Annotation(CORE) Knowing that teachers must balance their focus in the classroom on the process that students use as they write and the quality of their compositions, Teaching Writing provides a comprehensive look at both the processes and products of writing. This edition provides practical strategies for teaching and assessing and evaluating writing, with a focus on individual student needs and teacher accountability. Additional features address the concerns of struggling writers, the needs of English learners, and the strategies that can be used to improve student test taking. Included are a table of contents, an author index, and a subject index.

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Suggested UseAssessment





Windows Into Literacy: Assessing Learners K-8Authors: Rhodes, Lynn K. and Shanklin, Nancy L.

Annotation(CORE, WNCP) This resource provides comprehensive coverage of authentic assessment and evaluation, in which teachers assess reading and writing done for a real purpose. Using classroom narratives and student examples to support the philosophy, the authors suggest ways to make assessment and evaluation manageable. They discuss portfolios and folders for collecting data, look at ongoing assessment in the writing workshop, and provide sample assessment and evaluation tools. This book includes information about language cues and conventions. It contains a detailed table of contents, an index, and chapter reference lists.

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Suggested UseWriting

PublisherCarnegie Corporation of New York

Distributor Alliance for Excellent Education 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 901WASHINGTON DC 20036(202) 828-0828Fax: (202) 828-0821E-mail: [email protected]: www.all4ed.org/

Price: $FreePagination: 66 p. onlineNo order number is required.


Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High SchoolsAuthors: Graham, Steve and Perin, Dolores

Annotation(CORE) Based on research, this report provides techniques on teaching writing to Middle and Secondary students. Since writing is an important form of communication, students must have proficiency in all aspects of writing. Eleven elements of effective writing instruction are presented and explained: writing strategies, summarization, collaborative writing, specific product goals, word processing, sentence combining, prewriting, inquiry activities, process writing approach, study of models, and writing for content learning. The document is available for downloading at www.carnegie.org/literacy/pdf/writingnext.pdf.

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Digital ResourcesThe Saskatchewan Ministry of Education provides a forum through the Digital Resources page for teachers to access and share educationally appropriate Internet sites. The URL Database of websites can be found at www.education.gov.sk.ca/digital-resources.

Information on sites that are recommended and linked to curriculum outcomes can be found by accessing this database. Teachers are encouraged to share Internet sites with others in the province by registering in the URL database. Once an account is created, teachers are able to suggest new Internet sites as well as access and review sites submitted by other teachers. The reviews are used to decide upon a recommendation and links to curricula. Registration can be done online on the Ministry of Education’s website.

The General Reference Centre (GRC) provides access to general Internet sites that relate to curricula. The GRC can be found on the Ministry of Education’s website.

Current Internet sites that provide information for English language arts teachers follow:

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) - www.ascd.org(CORE) ASCD is ‘dedicated to quality teaching, learning, and leadership’. The organization publishes resources on all aspects of education including English language arts. The Language, Literacy, and Literature Network provides teachers with a forum to share information. The periodical, Educational Leadership, includes articles for English language arts teachers.

Canadian Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (CCTELA) - www.cctela.ca/(CORE, CAN) This national organization of affiliates from across Canada is dedicated to the teaching and learning of English language arts in Canada. It publishes English Quarterly and the CCTELA News Update.

InfoTrac Literature Resource Center Database - www.education.gov.sk.ca/Databases-for-schools(CORE, SK) This database contains full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on over 130,000 writers from all disciplines and time periods.

International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE) - www.ifte.net/(CORE) IFTE’s mission is to promote the work and voices of English and literacy teachers through its member associations and in the world of English teaching generally. It works through conferences, links with associations with similar aims, electronic and other forms of publication, and both formal and informal networks of English and literary professionals.

International Reading Association (IRA) - www.reading.org/(CORE) IRA is an association of professionals who are committed to literacy. It publishes the journals, The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, and Reading Research Quarterly.

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) - www.ncte.org/(CORE) NCTE promotes teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts. It publishes the journals Language Arts and English Journal.

NoveList and NoveList K-8 Databases - www.education.gov.sk.ca/Databases-for-schools.(CORE) These databases are fiction guides for all ages and level of readers. They include titles in series, subject access to fiction, full-text book reviews, recommended lists, annotations, and summaries.




Saskatchewan Teachers of English Language Arts (STELA) - www.stela.ca/(CORE, SK) STELA is a special subject council of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) for English language arts educators. The aim of the association is to provide a community for English language arts educators through professional development, in-service training, and pre-service teacher education. The organization publishes On the Horizon and the Inter.STELA Newsletter.

Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG) - www.skwriter.com/(CORE, SK) SWG is an organization that promotes Saskatchewan writers. The Guild’s mission is to improve the status of the writer in Saskatchewan. The Guild offers conferences and writers’ retreats, and publishes the members’ newsletter, entitled freeLance, and a publication of literature written by Saskatchewan high school students, entitled windScript.



Grade 6 Context and Unit Grid

The titles in this section are examples of learning resources to support particular English language arts units for Grade 6. Please note that the following abbreviations are used for the Major Integrated Resources: Collections 6 (COL), Gage Cornerstones 6 (CS), Nelson Education Language Arts Grade 6 (NLA), and Nelson Education Literacy 6 (NL).

Unit Titles Growing Up(Personal and Philosophical; multigenre thematic)

Messages(Communicative; multigenre thematic)

Tales-Heroes, Deeds, and Wonders(Imaginative and Literary; author/genre study)

Short Stories Boy’s Own: An Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young ReadersGirl’s Own: An Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young ReadersThe New Moon and the Rain Horn (CS)Water Spirit (CS)Why Do Things Have to Change? (CS)

Anti-Snore Machine (COL)Dancing the Cotton-Eyed Joe (COL)Fax Facts (COL)How Music was Fetched Out of Heaven (COL)Log On (COL)

Gawain and the Lady Ragnel (COL)How Thunder and Lightning Got Up in the Sky (COL)It’s All Over (COL)Nothing at All (COL)The People Could Fly (COL)The River That Went to the Sky (COL)Savitri and Satyavan (COL)Sponsored (NL)Why the Grasshoppers Sing (COL)

Essays The Babysitter’s Start-up Guide (NL)Food Allergies (NL)Kids Speak Out! (CS)Operation Brainwash (NL)Rachel and Nathan (CS)Safe and Smiling in the Great Outdoors (NL)The “What” and “Why” of Self-Esteem (NL)Too Young for This; Too Old for That (CS)

Be a Smart Viewer from Zillions magazine (NLA)Carving a Totem Pole (COL)Conflict Resolution (COL)Elections and Advertising (NLA)Get Set for the Net! (COL)Let’s Talk Advertising (NLA)Listen with Your Eyes (COL)Meet Emily of New Moon (COL)Painting (COL)Selling Your Sole: How Advertising Works (NLA)Sign Language (COL)Too Young For This; Too Old For That (CS)World Shrinkers (COL)

Heroic StoriesThe Legend of Vinland (COL)Little Green Men (NL)The Lore of the Unicorn (COL)Message in Myths (COL)Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya

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Novels Aram’s ChoiceBridge to Terabithia Catching SpringDragon in the CloudsFloodA Hole in the WorldIce DriftIsland TrilogyJeannie & the Gentle Giants Moonpie and IvyThe Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick Shadows of Disaster That Fine Summer Wings to Fly

Also see Teacher’s Guide, CS, p. 3; Student Text, CS, p. 47

The BoggartCougar Cove

After Hamelin Broken CircleDragon RiderEast The End of the Beginning:Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant)The Goose GirlJeremy Thatcher, Dragon HatcherThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe A Nose for Adventure Space TrapTale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

Also see Teacher’s Guide, COL

Full-length Non-fiction

Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer’s Life

Stories Moshum and Kokum Told meThree Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak

Hearts of Gold: Stories of Courage, Dedication, and Triumph from Canadian OlympiansHeroic Stories

Lyrics The Drum (CS)Spinning Through the Universe: A Novel in Poems from Room 214When I Grow Up (CS)Yesterday (CS)

Blues JourneyCreators (COL)Fax Facts (COL)Joyful Noises and I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two VoicesThe Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom (NLA)The Smile (COL)Speak Your Dreams (COL)Spinning Through the Universe: A Novel in Poems from Room 214Stories Moshum and Kokum Told MeWays to Communicate (COL)

The Beasts of Never (CS)The Creation: An Iroquois Myth (CS)Wings to the Sun (CS)

Narratives My Diary (NL)Sidney Crosby: “The Next One?” (NL)

The Doughnuts (NLA)A Musical Note (COL)Music in My Life (COL)My Hobby (COL)

The Fun they Had (NL)Nellie McClung and the Fight for Women’s Rights (NL)The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Other (e.g., songs) The Water Traders’ Dream (NL)

One-act Plays Two Poems (CS)The Tiger’s Whisker (CS)A Pizza the Size of the Sun: Poems to Act Out

They’re Made out of Meat (NL)

Unit Titles Growing Up Messages Tales-Heroes, Deeds, and Wonders



Full-length Plays The Ugly Duckling

Other (e.g., TV or film script)

Nitro (CS)

Photographs and Other Visuals Including Picture Books

Choosing Health (NL) All the Places to Love (COL)Fast Forward Art (COL) In Your Face (COL)The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From IraqSeeing but Not Believing (NLA)TiktalaWildland Visions (COL)

Helpers of Humanity (CS)Who (CS)You be the Judge (NL)

Posters, Advertisements, Billboards

DVDs

Human Resources (e.g., guest speaker)

Internet

Unit Titles Growing Up Messages Tales-Heroes, Deeds, and Wonders

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Unit Titles Taking Flight (MODEL UNIT)(Environmental and Technological; multigenre inquiry and interdisciplinary)

Going the Distance(Personal and Philosophical; Social, Cultural, and Historical; multigenre thematic)

Peace and Conflict (MODEL UNIT)(Social, Cultural, and Historical; Communicative; multigenre thematic or inquiry) Note: For more suggested learning resources, please refer to this model unit in the curriculum.

Short Stories Selections from the Pan-Canadian Science Place Series, Out of This World and The Sky’s the Limit

Cinder Edna (NLA)The Great Eagle (NLA)The Killick (NLA)The Night of the Pomegranate (NLA)The People Who Hugged the Trees (NLA)Trial by Ice (NL)

One Day a Stranger Came (NLA)Peacocks and Bandaids (NLA)

Essays An Eye in Space (NL)A Helping Hand (NL)Cycles in Space (NL)Exploring Mars (NL)Goodbye, Planet Pluto (NL)At Home on the International Space Station (NL)How to Build a Bird (NL)Space Travellers (NL)Suit Up for Space (NL)Taking Flight! (NL)Wright Flight (NL)

Dream Chasers (NLA)First Nations and First Contacts (NL)The First Peoples of Canada (NL)Fur Trading in Canada (NL)Mike Lazaridies and the BlackBerry (NL)Rick HansenRyan’s Well (NL)Solving the Puzzle of Global Warming (NL)Searching for the Northwest Passage (NL)Strangers on the Coast (NL)Taking Action (Hughes) (NL)Top of the World (NL)Wilderness Survival (NL)

Médecins Sans Frontières (NL) Nellie McClung and the Fight for Women’s Rights (NL)Peace Begins With You (NLA)



Novels Amelia Earhart: Free in the Skies Space Trap

Keeley: The Girl From Turtle MountainLast Days in AfricvilleLeaving the Log House Mina’s Spring of Colors Power Play in Washington A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy WeatherallPrairie Fire!Rachel BooksRosie in New York City: Gotcha! Prairie Fire!The Screech Owls’ Northern Adventure Underground to Canada

Also see Teacher’s Guide, NLA

Aram’s ChoiceBrundibarFinding SophieHiroshimaPeace Walker: The Legend of Hiawatha and TekanawitaThe Whirlwind

Also see Teacher’s Guide, NLA

Full-length Non-fiction

Into the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers’ First FlightReaching for the MoonSpectacular Women in SpaceThe Story of Flight SeriesThe Wright Brothers — A Flying Start

The Black Canadians: Their History and ContributionsDiscovering the Arctic: The Story of John RaeJ. K. RowlingThe Kids Book of Black Canadian HistoryThe Kids Book of Canadian HistoryThe Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat

Also see Teacher’s Guide, NLA6

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Lyrics Diving Board (NLA)It’s Easy to Dream (NLA)Lonnie Boo (NLA)The Spearthrower (NLA)When I Grow Up (NLA)

Blues JourneyThe Eloquent Young Elephant (NLA)In Flanders Fields (NLA)O Siem (NLA)Peace Is… (NLA)Road of Peace (NLA)

Narratives The Crazy Man

Other (e.g., songs)

One-act Plays

Full-length Plays

Other (e.g., TV or film script)

Unit Titles Taking Flight (MODEL UNIT)

Going the Distance Peace and Conflict (MODEL UNIT)

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Photographs and Other Visuals Including Picture Books

Blast off for Fun (NL)How Airplanes and Helicopters Fly (NL)Up, Up, and Away! (NL)

Animation: Made in Canada, Exported to the World (NL)

Blues Journey The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From IraqPeace Walker: The Legend of Hiawatha and TekanawitaRights of the Child (NLA)

Posters, Advertisements, Billboards

Videos/DVDs

Human Resources (e.g., guest speaker)

Digital

Unit Titles Taking Flight (MODEL UNIT)

Going the Distance Peace and Conflict (MODEL UNIT)

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