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App of the Week: The total package for middle school ELA

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Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org [1], a free service from Common Sense Education. Click here [2]to read the full app review.

iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts [2]

What’s It Like? iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts is a resource for middle school language arts classrooms. Its five sections offer lessons, practice questions, and quizzes on a wide range of topics, including reading comprehension, grammar, composition skills, vocabulary, and communication. The quiz questions are notable for their depth: There are tough questions about tone and thoughtful questions about writing mechanics and grammar. Passages include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry and offer a range of topics, from a speech to children about staying in school from President George H.W. Bush to a speech about American values from President Barack Obama.

Price: Free/paid

Rating: 4/5

Grades: 5-8

Pros: The quizzes require students to think critically and analytically, and lessons explore a wide range of critical topics.

Cons: Some of the design is a little busy and unclear; the example texts could use more diversity, and some images are a little dated. aking tool that inspires.