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Teaching Voice with Anthony Browne's "Voices in the Park"

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A lesson plan for grade 6 English Language Arts

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This ReadWriteThink lesson focuses on the concept of voice, which is often difficult for middle school students to incorporate into their writing. The lesson provides a clear example of an author who created four specific voices. By reading and discussing the characters in Anthony Browne’s picture book, Voices in the Park, students gain a clear understanding of how to use voice in their own writing.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 6

  • Goal 2: The learner will explore and analyze information from a variety of sources.
    • Objective 2.01: Explore informational materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by:
      • monitoring comprehension for understand of what is read, heard, and/or viewed.
      • studying the characteristics of informational works.
      • restating and summarizing information.
      • determining the importance and accuracy of information.
      • making connections between works, self and related topics/information.
      • comparing and/or contrasting information.
      • drawing inferences and/or conclusions.
      • generating questions.
  • Goal 4: The learner will use critical thinking skills and create criteria to evaluate print and non-print materials.
    • Objective 4.01: Determine the purpose of the author or creator by:
      • monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and/or viewed.
      • exploring any bias, apparent or hidden messages, emotional factors, or propaganda techniques.
      • identifying and exploring the underlying assumptions of the author/creator.
      • analyzing the effects of the author's craft on the reader/viewer/listener.
    • Goal 6: The learner will apply conventions of grammar and language usage.
      • Objective 6.01: Demonstrate an understanding of conventional written and spoken expression by:
        • using a variety of sentence types correctly, punctuating them properly, and avoiding fragments and run-ons.
        • using appropriate subject-verb agreement and verb tense that are appropriate for the meaning of the sentence.
        • demonstrating the different roles of the different parts of speech in sentence construction.
        • using pronouns correctly, including clear antecedents and correct case.
        • using phrases and clauses correctly (e.g., prepositional phrases, appositives, dependent and independent clauses).
        • determining the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words by using context clues, a dictionary, a glossary, a thesaurus, and/or structural analysis (roots, prefixes, suffices) of words.
        • extending vocabulary knowledge by learning and using new words.
        • exploring the role and use of dialects and of standard English to appreciate appropriate usage in different contexts.
        • developing an awareness of language conventions and usage during oral presentations.