Mark Twain - Project-Based Activities, Grades 6 - 8

Build teamwork, enhance communication, and refine critical thinking with Mark Twain Project-Based Activities for sixth–eighth grades. The exercises in this book require students to collaborate while creating graphic novels, virtual systems, book trailers, school brochures, and more.

To achieve success, it is essential to work together to accomplish goals― both in and out of the classroom. Project-Based Activities promotes teamwork while challenging students to:

-create unforgettable story characters

-utilize informational text

-write argumentative essays

-cite sources

-use explanatory writing

-write book reviews

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Project-Based Activities for grades 6 through 8 is designed to enable middle-school students to utilize research skills, build teamwork, enhance communication, encourage active listening, and promote critical thinking to solve real-life problems. Projects of various lengths include students creating graphic novels, school brochures, vermicomposting systems, virtual museums, and book trailers.

English Language Arts skills covered include:

-Creating unforgettable story characters

-Utilizing informational text

-Writing an argumentative essay

-Citing sources

-Using informative/explanatory writing

-Writing a book review

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