Heather Fleming

Includes three products:Product 1: Google Slides to display and guide students through a summative Socratic Seminar that focuses on the Essential Question of the Grade 6 Wit & Wisdom Module 3 over the novel "Blood on the River" and informational text "Written in Bone".Product 2: Handout to be used after reading the historical novel "Blood on the River" before a brief Socratic Seminar.Product 3: Handout to be used to help support students' reading of informational text "Written in Bone." Focuses

This slideshow was designed to lead students through a Socratic Seminar discussion after reading the texts "Blood on the River" and "Written in Bone" as part of the Grade 6 Wit & Wisdom curriculum.

After watching "The Lorax" and "Wall-E", use these graphic organizers to discuss similarities between the movies' plots and themes. Your students will be amazed at all of the parallels they can draw between the two!

Once you have compared plots of these two movies, have students pick their own tasks from the project board to demonstrate their understanding.

Four easy steps to developing a strong statement of theme for any fiction piece. Walk through the practice by using a simple, well-known story as a class, and then complete the back for practice on a different text.