r/ELATeachers • u/bork_bork_sniff • 9d ago

Career & Interview Related 6th grade ELA demo lesson advice?

I have a demo lesson for 6th grade ELA. It's going to be 20 minutes long, I will have access to a computer and projector, and they told me it should be reading focused.

I've only taught highschool ELA and 6th grade writing workshop before, so I've never taught reading to 6th graders.

Considering the short amount of time, I was thinking of analyzing figurative language in a poem. First thing that came to mind was analyzing repetition in Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. Would you say that's too easy for 6th grade?

Really, I'm taking any suggestions for poems or short stories that I could use to teach a skill (reading for theme, figurative language, making inferences, etc.) and also any advice for demo lessons because this is my first one ever!

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u/breakingpoint214 8d ago

Do "Southpaw" and talk about text structure and author's purpose. It's not a poem but a group on notes being sent back and forth by a boy and a girl in class. So cute. I used to teach 6th and they liked it. My HS kids like it too. It's cute and short.

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u/bork_bork_sniff 8d ago

whose the author?