Click the link for resources related to the current anchor texts for DCPS MS ELA Anchor Texts. These recommendations and many more can be found by using the DC Public Library App in Clever Called Novelist Plus! Click the links for more info:
MS ELA Anchor Novel Companion Texts
Novelist Plus (Students sign in with Clever - Teachers sign in with a DCPL Library Card)
Heroes and Community Unit Guide ELA 6, Unit 1
My Hero Self Unit Guide ELA 7, Unit 1
Heroes in Action Unit Guide ELA 8, Unit 1
BrainPOP (available thru Clever) Types of Writing lesson plan.
BrainPOP (available thru Clever) Adjectives & Adverbs lesson plan
BrainPOP ELL (available thru Clever) Basic Adjectives lesson plan
Lloro por la tierra (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Spanish version) available at Open Library
Boy, relatos de la infancia (Boy: Tales from Childhood by Roald Dahl, Spanish version) available at Open Library in print & audiobook
Moi, Boy (French Version of Boy: Tales from Childhood by Roald Dahl) available in print & auidiobook at Open Library
See the attached document for other companion texts aligned with DCPS anchor texts. Also, please checkout the link to Novelist Plus an excellent resource from the DC Public library which generates a list of book recommendations and companion texts for a wide variety of literature! This resource is available through Clever for students. Staff and teachers will need to sign in using a DCPL library card number. Students can access this resource without a card as long as they have a current DC One Card account linked through their ASPEN account.
MS ELA Anchor Novel Recommend Companion Text.pdf
https://www.dclibrary.org/research-and-learn/novelist-plus
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
ellii Language Arts Resources (via Clever)
This resource is available in Clever in the Library Resources category. Click the links below to see book lists aligned with DCPS Anchor texts and other aligned resources!
Resources for 6th Grade ELA Anchor Novels