Bly LA 6

The students are finishing up their scripts for their podcast projects.  This week they provided feedback for each other using the following rubric and are now in the recording phase of the project. Rubric – podcast script 6C2 & 6C1 4 3 2 Organization Thoughtfully structured sequence of events that smoothly transitions Ideas are purposefully and logically categorized Introduction outlines the topic, middle content is connected and conclusion is clearly related Events are structured in a logical order with transition Ideas are organized into categories An introduction, middle content and conclusion is present Attempt at having a ordered structure Ideas are somewhat organized May be missing elements of an introduction, middle content and conclusion or they are present but unclear Content Variety of specific vocabu...

We have been working on a listening unit focusing on Podcasts.  As a class we have listened to several interesting ones together and answered questions and had discussions. A great thing about Podcasts is there is so much variety and they are usually free online! Next the students will be creating their own podcasts which will work on their creative writing, reading and speaking skills. Here are some links to great podcasts for kids Podcasts for kids Podcasts continued More podcasts

Reading responses for 6C1 and 6C2 are due on Friday November 9.  There is a post below with all the information for writing one.