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English Language Arts: Core Learning Resources • Grade 6

English Language Arts:
Core Learning Resources 6

Prepared by:
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Ministry of Education
2008

English Language Arts: Core Learning Resources • Grade 6 |


English language arts: core learning resources 6
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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

T
his 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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Student Resource - Multigenre
Publisher/Distributor
Pearson Education Canada
195 Harry Walker Parkway North
Collections 6 (COL) NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
Annotation (800) 361-6128
(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This integrated resource Fax: (800) 563-9196
package contains five magazine anthologies, E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
10 novels to accompany the anthologies, Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
and 10 books of varied genres relating to the Copyright: 1998
anthologies’ themes. The anthologies focus on Year Recommended: 2006
relationships and identity, genre study, science
investigation, language and communication,
and social studies exploration. Title ISBN Price
The package is supported by approximately 60 Discovering Links 978-013-741588-5 $16.25 pbk.
laminated learning strategies cards, a teacher’s Looking for 978-013-620352-0 $16.25 pbk.
resource module for each anthology, and a Answers
handbook of ideas for teaching with novels, Off the Page 978-013-849639-5 $16.25 pbk.
non-fiction, and poetry. Space, Stars, and 978-013-620535-7 $16.25 pbk.
An assessment handbook provides general Quasars
background understandings about assessment Tales-Heroes, 978-013-620394-0 $16.25 pbk.
strategies as well as practical suggestions for Deeds, and
Wonders
authentic assessment and sample forms for
peer, self, and teacher assessment. Teacher’s 978-013-083317-4 $321.75
Resource File
The teacher’s resource modules give teaching Cases
and assessment suggestions for each selection
and accompanying books, lists of further
student reading choices, and lists of spelling
words in the unit.

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Student Resource – Multigenre
Publisher
Gage Learning Corporation
Gage Cornerstones 6 Canadian Distributor
Language Arts (CS) Nelson Education Ltd.
1120 Birchmount Road
Annotation TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This set of resources (800) 668-2222
provides a framework upon which to Fax: (800) 430-4445
build flexible language arts programming. E-mail: inquire@nelson.com
It consists of a teacher’s guide and two Website: www.nelson.com/
student anthologies, each containing four
thematic units. The resources allow for Copyright: 1999
extension and individualization, and provide Year Recommended: 1999
support for differentiating instruction. The
extension activities encourage critical and
creative thinking, while allowing students to Title ISBN Price
demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways, Anthology 6A 978-0-7715-1216-2 $32.95 pbk.
both independently and in groups. Anthology 6B 978-0-7715-1217-9 $32.95 pbk.
The anthologies promote links to other texts Teacher’s Guide 978-0-7715-1220-9 $147.95
and media, to other curriculum areas, to 6 (Western coil-bound
Curriculum
technology, and to the home. They feature Edition)
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.

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

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Nelson Education Ltd.
Nelson Language Arts Grade 6 (NLA) TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
(800) 668-2222
Annotation Fax: (800) 430-4445
(CORE, CAN, WNCP) These anthologies integrate E-mail: inquire@nelson.com
the six strands – reading, writing, listening,
Website: www.nelson.com/
speaking, viewing, and representing – to support
the achievement of English language arts learning Copyright: 1998
outcomes. A variety of genres, media texts, and Year Recommended: 2001
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 Title ISBN Price
one context: personal, information, media, social, Writers Express: 978-0-17607-458-6 $42.95 pbk
technical, or cultural. A Handbook for
Young Writers,
Writers Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and
Thinkers, and Learners supports the development of Learners
student reading, writing, and oral expression. It is
Supplementary 978-0-17-607466-X $139.95
divided into four parts: “The Process of Writing,” “The
Readings: Going pbk.
Tools of Learning,” “The Forms of Writing,” and “The the Distance,
Proofreader’s Guide.” The introduction to each unit Choosing Peace
in the teacher’s guide for Nelson Education Language
Choosing Peace 978-0-17607447-0 $31.95 pbk.
Arts makes links to topics in this student handbook,
including page references. Grade 6 students will Teacher’s Guide: 978-0-17-618617-3 $95.95 coil-
require teacher support in using this resource. Choosing bound
Peace (Western
The supplementary readings for the Nelson Canada Edition
Education Language Arts Grade 6 program contain Going the 978-0-17-607446-3 $31.95 pbk.
reading selections and follow-up activities. These Distance
resources provide opportunities to continue Teacher’s 978-0-17-618725-5 $95.95 coil-
exploring genres and topics addressed in the Guide: Going bound
corresponding student texts. the Distance
(Western
Each teacher’s guide contains an introduction, Canada Edition)
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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Nelson Literacy 6 (NL) 1120 Birchmount Road
TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
(CORE, CAN) This major integrated resource Fax: (800) 430-4445
(MIR) for English language arts provides E-mail: inquire@nelson.com
support for the curriculum goals: comprehend Website: www.nelson.com/
and respond, compose and create, and assess
and reflect on language abilities. The MIR also Copyright: 2007
addresses the six stands: reading, writing, Year Recommended: 2008
listening, speaking, viewing, and representing.
Instructional strategies are explained and
differentiating instruction is included to Title ISBN Price
assist teachers with the diversity within the Nelson Literacy: 978-0-17-62918-1 $15.95 pbk.
classrooms. The “Release of Responsibility” Student Book 6a
model has students demonstrating and Nelson Literacy: 978-0-17-62919-8 $15.95 pbk.
applying their knowledge in a variety of Student Book 6b
ways. Language cues and conventions are Nelson Literacy: 978-0-17-629120-4 $15.95 pbk.
incorporated into the framework of the lesson Student Book 6c
plans. The teacher’s guide is detailed and Nelson Literacy 6: 978-0-17-629126-6 $274.95
comprehensive with formative and summative Transparencies for binder
assessment tools. Teacher reflection is Shared Reading
and Modelling
emphasized.
Nelson Literacy 978-0-17-629124-2 $494.95 kit
6: Guided and
Independent
Reading Kit
Nelson Literacy 978-0-17-624970-0 $249.95
6: Teacher's pbk.
Resource Box
(includes CD-
ROM and Online)
Nelson Literacy 6: 978-0-17-630552-9 $98.95
Audio and Video
Package

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



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Language
TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
Collins Gage Canadian (800) 668-2222
Fax: (800) 430-4445
Intermediate Dictionary E-mail: inquire@nelson.com
Annotation Website: www.nelson.com/
(CORE, CAN) This new edition of the Canadian
Price: $42.45 hdc.
dictionary for intermediate students contains
Pagination: 1,439 p.
over 1,400 pages of entries. The entries
are direct and concise, and supported by ISBN: 978-0-17628-492-3
illustrative sentences and points of usage. Copyright: 2005
Alternative pronunciations are included. Many Year Recommended: 2006
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.

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



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Language
Collins Gage Canadian TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
Intermediate Thesaurus (800) 668-2222
Fax: (800) 430-4445
Annotation E-mail: inquire@nelson.com
(CORE, CAN) This new edition of a Canadian Website: www.nelson.com/
thesaurus for intermediate students contains
over 30,000 entries. The entries are direct Price: $17.95 pbk.
and concise, and supported by illustrative Pagination: 543 p.
sentences and points of usage. Alternative ISBN: 978-0-00639-580-5
pronunciations are included. Many words Copyright: 2006
are illustrated with age-appropriate, small Year Recommended: 2006
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.

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



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Language
TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
Nelson Spelling 6 (800) 668-2222
Authors: Kekewich, Deb and Kekewich, Jim Fax: (800) 430-4445
E-mail: inquire@nelson.com
Annotation Website: www.nelson.com/
(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This resource encourages
students to identify spelling patterns and Copyright: 1997
to create and use personal spelling lists as Year Recommended: 1997
supports in their writing. Each lesson contains
a list of words related to the focus pattern, Title ISBN Price
activities devoted to listing other words with Student Study 978-0-17-606559-1 $29.95 pbk.
the pattern, and sight-sound relationships. Book
As well, sections include a focus on language Teacher’s 978-0-17-606564-5 $85.95
and spelling strategies, a supporting writing Resource coilbound
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.

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



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Language
Oxford University Press Canada
70 Wynford Drive
Student’s Oxford Canadian DON MILLS ON M3C 1J9
Dictionary. 2nd ed. (800) 387-8020
Fax: (800) 665-1771
Editors: Barber, Katherine, Fitzgerald, Heather, E-mail: customer.service.ca@oup.com
and Pontisso, Robert Website: www.oupcanada.com/index.php
Annotation Price: $24.95 hdc.
(CORE) This user friendly dictionary contains Pagination: 1,286 p.
over 2,000 uniquely Canadian words and ISBN: 978-0-19-542715-8
meanings. The inside front cover has a
chronology of the English language, and the Copyright: 2007
back inside cover has definitions of literary Year Recommended: 2007
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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Student Resource
Write on Track: A Handbook for TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
Young Writers, Thinkers, and (800) 668-2222
Fax: (800) 430-4445
Learners
Authors: Kemper, Dave, Nathan, Ruth, and Website: www.nelson.com/
Sebranek, Patrick
Price: $37.45 pbk.
Annotation Pagination: 349 p.
(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This student handbook ISBN: 978-0-17606-608-6
enhances the development of student
thinking, learning, reading, writing, and oral Copyright: 1998
expression. It is divided into four parts: “The Year Recommended: 1998
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.

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



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Language
Young Canada Thesaurus TORONTO ON M1K 5G4
(800) 668-2222
Authors: Hodgkinson, Dave and Aker, Don Fax: (800) 430-4445
Annotation
Website: www.nelson.com/
(CORE, CAN, WNCP) This junior thesaurus
features highlighted entries, both in the Price: $37.45 pbk.
main text and in the index. Words are Pagination: 560 p.
organized alphabetically and are followed by ISBN: 978-0-17-604803-7
definitions, illustrative sentences, and related
words. Fifteen appendices provide lists of Copyright: 1996
words for categories that include collective Year Recommended: 1996
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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Assessment
NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
(800) 361-6128
Classroom Assessment: Principles Fax: (800) 563-9196
and Practice for Effective E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
Standards-Based Instruction. 4th Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
ed. Price: $83.60 pbk.
Author: McMillan, James H. Pagination: 448 p.
ISBN: 978-0-205-48584-0
Annotation
(CORE) Assessment is an important aspect Copyright: 2007
of education. This book provides teachers Year Recommended: 2008
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.



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Instructional Strategies
International Reading Association
PO Box 8139, 800 Barksdale Rd
Classroom Strategies for NEWARK DE 19714-8139
Interactive Learning. 3rd ed. (800) 336-7323
Fax: (302) 731-1057
Author: Buehl, Doug E-mail: customerservice@reading.org
Website: www.reading.org/
Annotation
(CORE) Doug Buehl provides a variety of Price: $22.95 pbk. U.S.
literacy development strategies that stress Pagination: 176 p.
effective learning across the curriculum. There ISBN: 978-0-87207-284-8
are 45 user friendly literacy skill-building
strategies that may be unfamiliar to those Copyright: 2001
outside the reading field. Each can be easily Year Recommended: 2008
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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Publisher
Allyn & Bacon
Content Area Reading and Distributor
Literacy: Succeeding in Today’s Pearson Education Canada
Diverse Classrooms. 6th ed.
NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
Authors: Alvermann, Donna E., Phelps, (800) 361-6128
Stephen F., and Gillis, Victoria Ridgeway Fax: (800) 563-9196
E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
Annotation
Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
(CORE) Using a student-centred approach
to teaching literacy, this resource explores Price: $161.45 hdc.
methods of understanding and teaching Pagination: 496 p.
content reading to Middle and Secondary Level ISBN: 978-0-13-610102-4
students. Inclusive of students from diverse
cultural and language backgrounds, the Copyright: 2009
resource details effective reading strategies, Year Recommended: 2010
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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Comprehension
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers

Do I Really Have to Distributor
Pembroke Publishers Ltd.
Teach Reading?: Content 538 Hood Road
Comprehension, Grades 6-12 MARKHAM ON L3R 3K9
Author: Tovani, Cris (800) 997-9807
Fax: (800) 339-5568
Annotation E-mail: mary@pembrokepublishers.com
(CORE) This book is for teachers who Website: www.pembrokepublishers.com
want to improve their students’ reading
comprehension in the content areas for Price: $24.95 pbk.
Grades 6-12. Tovani demonstrates in detail Pagination: 138 p.
several strategies that can effectively increase ISBN: 978-1-57110-376-5
student comprehension. This resource Copyright: 2004
provides support to teachers who do not feel Year Recommended: 2006
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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Inquiry
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
175 Hillmount Road
Engaging Readers & Writers MARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7
With Inquiry: Promoting Deep (800) 268-3860
Understandings in Language Arts Fax: (800) 387-4944
E-mail: custserve@scholastic.ca
and Content Areas With Guiding Website: www.scholastic.ca/
Questions
Price: $26.99 pbk.
Author: Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. Pagination: 176 p.
Annotation ISBN: 978-0-439-57413-6
(CORE) Through the use of research and Copyright: 2007
classroom experience, Wilhelm demonstrates Year Recommended: 2008
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.

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



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Teaching
Publisher
Addison-Wesley Educational Books
Distributor
Exploring and Teaching the Pearson Education Canada
English Language Arts. 4th ed. 195 Harry Walker Parkway North
Authors: Tchudi, Stephen and Mitchell, Diana NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
(800) 361-6128
Annotation Fax: (800) 563-9196
(CORE) This resource recognizes the E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
complexities of teaching all the components Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
of English language arts. The book
provides teachers with ideas, strategies, Price: $114.15 pbk.
and an exploratory approach to improve Pagination: 402 p.
their teaching. The resource includes the ISBN: 978-0-321-00215-0
importance of an integrated curriculum,
Copyright: 1999
planning instructional units, and creating an
Year Recommended: 2006
environment for learning. Included are a table
of contents and an index.



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Literacy Strategies
Publisher
Prentice-Hall Inc.
50 Literacy Strategies: Step by Distributor
Step. 3rd ed. Pearson Education Canada
Author: Tompkins, Gail E. NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
(CORE) This publication provides research- Fax: (800) 563-9196
based literacy strategies useful for Elementary E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
and Middle Level educators. Each strategy Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
indicates the instructional focus (oral language, Price: $29.85 pbk.
phonemic awareness/phonics, fluency, Pagination: 149 p.
vocabulary, comprehension, writing, spelling, ISBN: 978-0-13-515816-6
and content areas), the grade levels, reasons
for using the strategy, step-by-step instructions Copyright: 2009
on how to use the instructional strategy, and Year Recommended: 2008
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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Grammar
Publisher
Heinemann Educational Books
The Grammar Plan Book: A Guide Distributor
to Smart Teaching Pearson Education Canada
Author: Weaver, Constance NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
(CORE) The best method of teaching language Fax: (800) 563-9196
conventions is to integrate them into the E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
writing process. This book explains how to Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
teach language conventions this way. Through Price: $29.22 pbk.
examples of innovative educators teaching Pagination: 153 p.
language, teachers are presented with
ISBN: 978-0-325-01043-4
concepts to use in the classroom. Although
this publication is not a language handbook, Copyright: 2007
it includes most of the language concepts that Year Recommended: 2008
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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Comprehension
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
175 Hillmount Road
Improving Comprehension with MARKHAM ON L6C 1Z7
Think-Aloud Strategies (800) 268-3860
Fax: (800) 387-4944
Author: Wilhelm, Jeffrey D.
E-mail: custserve@scholastic.ca
Annotation Website: www.scholastic.ca/
(CORE) Researcher and teacher Jeffrey
Wilhelm demonstrates strategies that enable Price: $22.99 pbk.
students to make meaning of newly acquired Pagination: 176 p.
information and difficult text. Think-aloud ISBN: 978-0-439-21859-7
strategies provide an active social experience Copyright: 2001
that captures what sense students have made Year Recommended: 2006
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.

From IMPROVING COMPREHENSION WITH THINK-ALOUD STRATEGIES by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Scholastic Inc./Teaching Resources. Copyright ©
2001 by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Reprinted by permission.



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Listening
Comprehension
Publisher
Listen Hear!: 25 Effective Listening
Comprehension Strategies Distributor
Authors: Opitz, Michael F. and Zbaracki, 195 Harry Walker Parkway North
Matthew D. NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
(CORE) Students are expected to spend 50 Fax: (800) 563-9196
percent or more of their day engaged in E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
listening comprehension activities, but too Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
often they “hear” rather than “listen”. This Price: $27.89 pbk.
resource provides strategies to incorporate Pagination: 140 p.
multidimensional listening comprehension ISBN: 978-0-325-00344-3
into the classroom. Using the latest research,
the authors provide charts to show at a glance Copyright: 2004
which skills each strategy enhances. Listen Year Recommended: 2008
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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Inquiry
The National Council of Teachers of English
1111 W Kenyon Road
Planning for Inquiry: It’s Not an URBANA IL 61801-1096
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Author: Parker, Diane E-mail: customerservice@ncte.org
Annotation Website: www.ncte.org/
(CORE) Diane Parker provides an up-close look Price: $30.95 U.S. pbk.
at the underlying structure of an inquiry-based Pagination: 107 p.
approach, what such an approach might look
ISBN: 978-0-8141-3560-0 pbk.
like in practice, and how it can happen in the
classroom. Copyright: 2007
Supported by her stories and examples, Year Recommended: 2008
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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Spelling
Publisher
The Science of Spelling: The Distributor
Explicit Specifics that Make Great Pearson Education Canada
Readers and Writers (and Spellers) NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
Author: Gentry, J. Richard (800) 361-6128
Fax: (800) 563-9196
Annotation E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
(CORE) Through current research, the author
Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
reveals that spelling instruction is crucial for
teaching every aspect of literacy and offers Price: $29.22 pbk.
techniques for the following: Pagination: 176 p.
• making appropriate use of instructional ISBN: 978-0-325-00717-5
devices such as scaffolding, hand and Copyright: 2004
finger spelling, and letter boxes
• managing word lists and word sorts Year Recommended: 2006
• 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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Publisher
Allyn & Bacon Canada

Strategies to Enhance Literacy and Distributor
Learning in Middle School Content 195 Harry Walker Parkway North
Area Classrooms. 3rd ed. NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
Authors: Irvin, Judith, Buehl, Douglas R., and (800) 361-6128
Radcliffe, Barbara J. Fax: (800) 563-9196
Annotation Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
(CORE) This edition focuses on Middle Level
students and literacy instruction. The book Price: $68.10 pbk.
is based on current research and includes Pagination: 272 p.
teaching strategies for teachers in all content ISBN: 978-0-205-36061-1
areas. Included are a table of contents and an Copyright: 2007
index. Year Recommended: 2008



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Writing
Teaching Writing: Balancing NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
Process and Product. 5th ed. (800) 361-6128
Author: Tompkins, Gail E. Fax: (800) 563-9196
Annotation Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
(CORE) Knowing that teachers must balance
their focus in the classroom on the process Price: $59.50 pbk.
that students use as they write and the Pagination: 306 p.
quality of their compositions, Teaching Writing ISBN: 978-0-13-158416-7
provides a comprehensive look at both the Copyright: 2008
processes and products of writing. This edition
Year Recommended: 2008
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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Assessment
Publisher

Windows Into Literacy: Assessing Distributor
Learners K-8 195 Harry Walker Parkway North
Authors: Rhodes, Lynn K. and Shanklin, NEWMARKET ON L3Y 4X7
Nancy L. (800) 361-6128
Fax: (800) 563-9196
Annotation E-mail: school_inquiries@pearsoned.com
(CORE, WNCP) This resource provides Website: www.pearsoned.ca/
comprehensive coverage of authentic
assessment and evaluation, in which teachers Price: $55.79 pbk.
assess reading and writing done for a real Pagination: 491 p.
purpose. Using classroom narratives and ISBN: 978-0-435-08757-9
student examples to support the philosophy,
the authors suggest ways to make assessment Copyright: 1993
and evaluation manageable. They discuss Year Recommended: 2006
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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Writing
Publisher
Carnegie Corporation of New York

Writing Next: Effective Strategies Distributor
Alliance for Excellent Education
to Improve Writing of Adolescents 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 901
in Middle and High Schools WASHINGTON DC 20036
Authors: Graham, Steve and Perin, Dolores (202) 828-0828
Fax: (202) 828-0821
Annotation E-mail: bdavid@all4ed.org
(CORE) Based on research, this report provides Website: www.all4ed.org/
techniques on teaching writing to Middle
and Secondary students. Since writing is an Price: $Free
important form of communication, students Pagination: 66 p. online
must have proficiency in all aspects of writing. No order number is required.
Eleven elements of effective writing instruction Copyright: 2007
are presented and explained: writing strategies, Year Recommended: 2008
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.



Digital Resources
The 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 Messages Tales-Heroes, Deeds,
(Personal and Philosophical; (Communicative; and Wonders
multigenre thematic) multigenre thematic) (Imaginative and Literary;
author/genre study)
Short Stories Boy’s Own: An Anthology of Anti-Snore Machine (COL) Gawain and the Lady
Canadian Fiction for Young Dancing the Cotton-Eyed Ragnel (COL)
Readers Joe (COL) How Thunder and
Girl’s Own: An Anthology of Fax Facts (COL) Lightning Got Up in the Sky
Canadian Fiction for Young How Music was Fetched Out (COL)
Readers of Heaven (COL) It’s All Over (COL)
The New Moon and the Rain Log On (COL) Nothing at All (COL)
Horn (CS) The People Could Fly (COL)
Water Spirit (CS) The River That Went to the
Why Do Things Have to Sky (COL)
Change? (CS) Savitri and Satyavan (COL)
Sponsored (NL)
Why the Grasshoppers Sing
(COL)
Essays The Babysitter’s Start-up Be a Smart Viewer from Heroic Stories
Guide (NL) Zillions magazine (NLA) The Legend of Vinland
Food Allergies (NL) Carving a Totem Pole (COL) (COL)
Kids Speak Out! (CS) Conflict Resolution (COL) Little Green Men (NL)
Operation Brainwash (NL) Elections and Advertising The Lore of the Unicorn
Rachel and Nathan (CS) (NLA) (COL)
Safe and Smiling in the Great Get Set for the Net! (COL) Message in Myths (COL)
Outdoors (NL) Let’s Talk Advertising (NLA) Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book
The “What” and “Why” of Listen with Your Eyes (COL) of the Maya
Self-Esteem (NL) Meet Emily of New Moon
Too Young for This; Too Old (COL)
for That (CS) Painting (COL)
Selling Your Sole: How
Advertising Works (NLA)
Sign Language (COL)
Too Young For This; Too Old
For That (CS)
World Shrinkers (COL)



and Wonders
Novels Aram’s Choice The Boggart After Hamelin
Bridge to Terabithia Cougar Cove Broken Circle
Catching Spring Dragon Rider
Dragon in the Clouds East
Flood The End of the Beginning:
A Hole in the World Being the Adventures of a
Ice Drift Small Snail (and an Even
Island Trilogy Smaller Ant)
Jeannie & the Gentle Giants The Goose Girl
Moonpie and Ivy Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon
The Outside Chance of Hatcher
Maximilian Glick The Lion, the Witch, and the
Shadows of Disaster Wardrobe
That Fine Summer A Nose for Adventure
Wings to Fly Space Trap
Tale of Despereaux:
Being the Story of a Mouse,
a Princess, Some Soup, and
a Spool of Thread
Also see Teacher’s Guide, CS,
p. 3; Student Text, CS, p. 47 Also see Teacher’s Guide,
COL
Full-length Non- Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Stories Moshum and Kokum Hearts of Gold: Stories of
fiction Writer’s Life Told me Courage, Dedication, and
Three Wishes: Palestinian Triumph from Canadian
and Israeli Children Speak Olympians
Heroic Stories
Lyrics The Drum (CS) Blues Journey The Beasts of Never (CS)
Spinning Through the Creators (COL) The Creation: An Iroquois
Universe: A Novel in Poems Fax Facts (COL) Myth (CS)
from Room 214 Joyful Noises and I Am Wings to the Sun (CS)
When I Grow Up (CS) Phoenix: Poems for Two
Yesterday (CS) Voices
The 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 214
Stories Moshum and Kokum
Told Me
Ways to Communicate (COL)
Narratives My Diary (NL) The Doughnuts (NLA) The Fun they Had (NL)
Sidney Crosby: “The Next A Musical Note (COL) Nellie McClung and the
One?” (NL) Music in My Life (COL) Fight for Women’s Rights
My Hobby (COL) (NL)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Other (e.g., songs) The Water Traders’ Dream
(NL)
One-act Plays Two Poems (CS) They’re Made out of Meat
The Tiger’s Whisker (CS) (NL)
A Pizza the Size of the Sun:
Poems to Act Out



and Wonders
Full-length Plays The Ugly Duckling

Other (e.g., TV or film Nitro (CS)
script)
Photographs and Choosing Health (NL) All the Places to Love (COL) Helpers of Humanity (CS)
Other Visuals Fast Forward Art (COL) Who (CS)
Including Picture In Your Face (COL) You be the Judge (NL)
Books The Librarian of Basra: A
True Story From Iraq
Seeing but Not Believing
(NLA)
Tiktala
Wildland Visions (COL)
Posters,
Advertisements,
Billboards
DVDs

Human Resources
(e.g., guest speaker)
Internet



Unit Titles Taking Flight Going the Distance Peace and Conflict
(MODEL UNIT) (Personal and Philosophical; (MODEL UNIT)
(Environmental Social, Cultural, and (Social, Cultural, and
and Technological; Historical; multigenre Historical; Communicative;
multigenre inquiry and thematic) multigenre thematic or
interdisciplinary) inquiry)
Note: For more suggested
learning resources, please
refer to this model unit in
the curriculum.
Short Stories Selections from the Pan- Cinder Edna (NLA) One Day a Stranger Came
Canadian Science Place The Great Eagle (NLA) (NLA)
Series, Out of This World The Killick (NLA) Peacocks and Bandaids (NLA)
and The Sky’s the Limit The Night of the
Pomegranate (NLA)
The People Who Hugged
the Trees (NLA)
Trial by Ice (NL)
Essays An Eye in Space (NL) Dream Chasers (NLA) Médecins Sans Frontières
A Helping Hand (NL) First Nations and First (NL)
Cycles in Space (NL) Contacts (NL) Nellie McClung and the Fight
Exploring Mars (NL) The First Peoples of Canada for Women’s Rights (NL)
Goodbye, Planet Pluto (NL) Peace Begins With You (NLA)
(NL) Fur Trading in Canada (NL)
At Home on the Mike Lazaridies and the
International Space BlackBerry (NL)
Station (NL) Rick Hansen
How to Build a Bird (NL) Ryan’s Well (NL)
Space Travellers (NL) Solving the Puzzle of Global
Suit Up for Space (NL) Warming (NL)
Taking Flight! (NL) Searching for the Northwest
Wright Flight (NL) Passage (NL)
Strangers on the Coast (NL)
Taking Action (Hughes) (NL)
Top of the World (NL)
Wilderness Survival (NL)



(MODEL UNIT) (MODEL UNIT)
Novels Amelia Earhart: Free in the Keeley: The Girl From Turtle Aram’s Choice
Skies Mountain Brundibar
Space Trap Last Days in Africville Finding Sophie
Leaving the Log House Hiroshima
Mina’s Spring of Colors Peace Walker: The Legend of
Power Play in Washington Hiawatha and Tekanawita
A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Whirlwind
The Immigrant Diary of Ivy
Weatherall
Prairie Fire!
Rachel Books
Rosie in New York City:
Gotcha!
Prairie Fire!
The Screech Owls’ Northern
Adventure
Underground to Canada

Also see Teacher’s Guide,
NLA Also see Teacher’s Guide,
NLA
Full-length Non- Into the Air: The Story of The Black Canadians: Their Sadako and the Thousand
fiction the Wright Brothers’ First History and Contributions Paper Cranes
Flight Discovering the Arctic: The
Reaching for the Moon Story of John Rae
Spectacular Women in J. K. Rowling
Space The Kids Book of Black
The Story of Flight Series Canadian History
The Wright Brothers — A The Kids Book of Canadian
Flying Start History
The Man Who Ran Faster
Than Everyone: The Story of
Tom Longboat

Also see Teacher’s Guide,
NLA6
Lyrics Diving Board (NLA) Blues Journey
It’s Easy to Dream (NLA) The Eloquent Young
Lonnie Boo (NLA) Elephant (NLA)
The Spearthrower (NLA) In Flanders Fields (NLA)
When I Grow Up (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)



(MODEL UNIT) (MODEL UNIT)
Photographs and Blast off for Fun (NL) Animation: Made in Canada, Blues Journey
Other Visuals How Airplanes and Exported to the World (NL) The Librarian of Basra: A True
Including Picture Helicopters Fly (NL) Story From Iraq
Books Up, Up, and Away! (NL) Peace Walker: The Legend of
Hiawatha and Tekanawita
Rights of the Child (NLA)
Posters,
Advertisements,
Billboards
Videos/DVDs

Human Resources
(e.g., guest speaker)

Digital


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