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Grade 6

Texas RLA supplemental tools for this year

Teach BIG platforms span Grades 2 through 10. This hub highlights solutions that fit Grade 6 scope and pacing, with one product page per tool for full details.

Thesis Triplet for Grades 6 to 8

Four weeks that teach Grades 6 to 8 students how to write a thesis. Students read the prompt and find the topic, read the prompt and box the charge, ask WHY or HOW and write the answer, then say all three pieces in one sentence. Each week includes the slides, a tracking sheet, and a scripted teacher guide.

TEKS 6.8(D)(i) | 7.8(D)(i) | 8.8(D)(i); 6.5(F) | 7.5(F) | 8.5(F); 6.6(C) | 7.6(C) | 8.6(C); 6.11(B) | 7.11(B) | 8.11(B)

  • Week 1: Read the Prompt and Find the Topic
  • Week 2: Read the Prompt and Box the Charge
  • Week 3: Ask WHY or HOW and Write the Answer
  • Week 4: Say All Three Pieces in One Sentence

$9 for the four week set

Buy the Grades 6 to 8 set

Explanation Triplet for Grades 6 to 8

A full year, 36 weeks, of daily explanation writing for Grades 6, 7, and 8, following the Grades 6-8 TEKS for explanatory essays that develop the topic with relevant facts, details, and examples (6.11(B), 7.11(B), 8.11(B)). Students practice all nine DEEP FACTS explanation types across the year: Definition; Example and Illustration; Expert Testimony; Process/Step-by-Step; Facts and Statistics; Analogy; Comparison and Contrast; Tipping Point with Cause and Effect; and Story and Anecdote. Slides, teacher scripts, and student tracking sheets.

TEKS 6.11(B), 7.11(B), 8.11(B) · 36 weeks, yearlong topic

$29 per year

Buy the Grades 6 to 8 set
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