iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts
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.
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