Helpful Study Tools

Hello parents and students! Here are a few helpful videos and websites that will help you make the most of your 6th grade ELA class! Please feel free to email me any questions you may have.

Here are some videos to help you focus on skills learned so far:

Using Context to Determine Word Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6spWj7Ol3x0

Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RecVd-6g-IY

Writing Theme Statements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKjw-bQdBY8

Figurative Language Review (Movies): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMSLgxj2dxk

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9kIACViG60

Text Structure of Informational Texts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWGQ-_ipBY&list=PLTZq_JypPO9u6SxnrIca19NAXrBj3GVbG&index=3&t=0s

Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSwTlQNLqPA&list=PLTZq_JypPO9u6SxnrIca19NAXrBj3GVbG&index=3

Setting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30CPmgVQNks&list=PLTZq_JypPO9u6SxnrIca19NAXrBj3GVbG&index=4

Connotation and Denotation (Word Choice): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx0nra6R-eE

Identifying Point of View (Types): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjmFL7T104Y

Making Inferences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZzllpIYz4

Mood and Tone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frbX7IRrZtM

Students are also always encouraged to work on the recommended skills listed in IXL! Students may use their full student ID number to login to Clever.com (See student links) to gain access to IXL at home.