Overview of English Language Arts for 6th Grade
We began using a new book last year (2013) -
Mirrors & Windows: Connecting with Literature, Level I (Grade 6) by EMC Publishing.
1st Quarter
Unit 1 - Fiction
Grammar & Style: Sentence Fragments & Run-ons; Types of Nouns; Semicolons & Colons
Vocabulary & Spelling: Synonyms and Antonyms
Writing: Expository Writing - responding to a short story
Speaking and Listening: Delivering and listening to an Expository Presentation
Literary Skills: Plot, Setting, Character, Theme, Imagery, Point of View, Flashback, Conflict
Reading/Informational Skills: Drawing Conclusions, Analyzing Cause & Effect, Summarizing, Analyzing Text Structure, Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing of Events, Using Context Clues
Unit 2 - Fiction
Grammar & Style: Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases, Comma use
Vocabulary & Spelling: Denotation and Connotation
Writing: Narrative Writing, Writing a Short Story
Speaking and Listening: Delivering and Listening to a Literary Interpretation
Literary Skills: Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Mood, Fact vs. Fiction, Point of View, Organization, Plot and Setting
Reading/Informational Skills: Evaluating Author's Purpose, Analyzing Cause and Effect, Making Predictions, Analyzing the Sequence of Events, Drawing Conclusions, Asking Questions, and Making Inferences
2nd Quarter
Unit 3 - Nonfiction
Grammar & Style: Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns, Capitalization Rules
Vocabulary & Spelling: Spelling by Syllables, Word Parts
Writing: Persuasive Essay
Speaking & Listening: Delivering and Listening to a Persuasive Speech
Literary Skills: Memoir, Persuasive Essay, Theme, Voice, Point of View, Mood, Biography, Fact and Opinion
Reading/Informational Skills: Identifying Sequence of Events, Identifying Author's Purpose, Analyzing Author's Perspective, Using Text Organization, Drawing Conclusions, Asking Questions, Making Inferences, Sequence of Events, Comparing and Contrasting.
Unit 4 - Nonfiction
Grammar & Style: Subject-Verb agreement
Vocabulary & Spelling: Context Clues
Writing: Expository Cause and Effect Essay
Speaking and Listening: Critical Viewing - getting information from Visuals
Literary Skills: Voice, Organization, Informational Text, Visual Media, Biography, Autobiography, Anecdote
Reading/Informational Skills: Determining the Importance of Details, Taking Notes, Synthesizing Content from Different Sources, Drawing Conclusions; Making Inferences, Skimming & Scanning, Analyzing Cause and Effect, Evaluating Author's Purpose, and Summarizing
3rd Quarter
Unit 5 - Poetry
Grammar & Style: Dashes and End Punctuation, Adjective and Adverb clauses
Vocabulary and Spelling: Spelling with Prefixes and Suffixes, Use of Reference materials to determine word meaning.
Writing: Narrative (Personal) essay
Literary Skills: Imagery, Metaphor & Simile, Setting and Imagery, Rhyme & Repetition, Alliteration, Mood, Tone, Free Verse, Concrete Poem, Narrative Poetry (tone and sensory details)
Reading/Informational Skills: Determining Sequence of Events, Drawing Conclusions, Comparing and Contrasting, Scanning for Repetition, Using Context Clues, Monitoring Comprehension, Finding Cause & Effect Clues, Determining Author's Purpose, Identifying Multiple Levels of Meaning, Making Inferences, Determining the Importance of Details.
Unit 6 - Poetry
Grammar & Style: Simple and Compound Subjects, Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Vocabulary & Spelling: Homonyms, Homophones, and Multiple-meaning words
Writing: Descriptive Essay
Speaking and Listening: Giving and Actively listening to Narrative Presentations
Literary Skills: Speaker, Symbol, Ballad, Onomatopoeia, Author's Perspective, Simile and Personification
Reading/Informational Skills: Monitoring Comprehension, Retelling a Sequence of Events, Using Context Clues, Identifying Main Idea, Scanning, Drawing Conclusions
4th Quarter
Unit 7 - Drama
Grammar & Style: Independent and Dependent Clauses
Vocabulary and Spelling: Figurative vs. Literal Meaning, Idioms and Analogies
Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay
Speaking and Listening: Giving and Actively Listening to Informative Presentations
Literary Skills: Drama, Rhyme, Description, Conflict
Reading/Informational Skills: Drawing Conclusions, Synthesizing Content from Different Sources, Using Context Clues
Unit 8 - Folk Literature
Grammar and Style: Simple and Compound Predicates, Compound, Complex & Compound-Complex Sentences, Conjunctions
Vocabulary and Spelling: Greek and Latin Roots and Word Origins
Writing: Research Report
Speaking and Listening: Giving and Actively Listening to Research Presentations
Literary Skills: Myth, Near Rhymes, Characterization, Personification, Voice, Fable, Foreshadowing
Reading/Informational Skills: Analyzing Cause & Effect, Identifying Chronological Order, Making Predictions
We began using a new book last year (2013) -
Mirrors & Windows: Connecting with Literature, Level I (Grade 6) by EMC Publishing.
1st Quarter
Unit 1 - Fiction
Grammar & Style: Sentence Fragments & Run-ons; Types of Nouns; Semicolons & Colons
Vocabulary & Spelling: Synonyms and Antonyms
Writing: Expository Writing - responding to a short story
Speaking and Listening: Delivering and listening to an Expository Presentation
Literary Skills: Plot, Setting, Character, Theme, Imagery, Point of View, Flashback, Conflict
Reading/Informational Skills: Drawing Conclusions, Analyzing Cause & Effect, Summarizing, Analyzing Text Structure, Comparing and Contrasting, Sequencing of Events, Using Context Clues
Unit 2 - Fiction
Grammar & Style: Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases, Comma use
Vocabulary & Spelling: Denotation and Connotation
Writing: Narrative Writing, Writing a Short Story
Speaking and Listening: Delivering and Listening to a Literary Interpretation
Literary Skills: Theme, Conflict, Characterization, Mood, Fact vs. Fiction, Point of View, Organization, Plot and Setting
Reading/Informational Skills: Evaluating Author's Purpose, Analyzing Cause and Effect, Making Predictions, Analyzing the Sequence of Events, Drawing Conclusions, Asking Questions, and Making Inferences
2nd Quarter
Unit 3 - Nonfiction
Grammar & Style: Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns, Capitalization Rules
Vocabulary & Spelling: Spelling by Syllables, Word Parts
Writing: Persuasive Essay
Speaking & Listening: Delivering and Listening to a Persuasive Speech
Literary Skills: Memoir, Persuasive Essay, Theme, Voice, Point of View, Mood, Biography, Fact and Opinion
Reading/Informational Skills: Identifying Sequence of Events, Identifying Author's Purpose, Analyzing Author's Perspective, Using Text Organization, Drawing Conclusions, Asking Questions, Making Inferences, Sequence of Events, Comparing and Contrasting.
Unit 4 - Nonfiction
Grammar & Style: Subject-Verb agreement
Vocabulary & Spelling: Context Clues
Writing: Expository Cause and Effect Essay
Speaking and Listening: Critical Viewing - getting information from Visuals
Literary Skills: Voice, Organization, Informational Text, Visual Media, Biography, Autobiography, Anecdote
Reading/Informational Skills: Determining the Importance of Details, Taking Notes, Synthesizing Content from Different Sources, Drawing Conclusions; Making Inferences, Skimming & Scanning, Analyzing Cause and Effect, Evaluating Author's Purpose, and Summarizing
3rd Quarter
Unit 5 - Poetry
Grammar & Style: Dashes and End Punctuation, Adjective and Adverb clauses
Vocabulary and Spelling: Spelling with Prefixes and Suffixes, Use of Reference materials to determine word meaning.
Writing: Narrative (Personal) essay
Literary Skills: Imagery, Metaphor & Simile, Setting and Imagery, Rhyme & Repetition, Alliteration, Mood, Tone, Free Verse, Concrete Poem, Narrative Poetry (tone and sensory details)
Reading/Informational Skills: Determining Sequence of Events, Drawing Conclusions, Comparing and Contrasting, Scanning for Repetition, Using Context Clues, Monitoring Comprehension, Finding Cause & Effect Clues, Determining Author's Purpose, Identifying Multiple Levels of Meaning, Making Inferences, Determining the Importance of Details.
Unit 6 - Poetry
Grammar & Style: Simple and Compound Subjects, Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Vocabulary & Spelling: Homonyms, Homophones, and Multiple-meaning words
Writing: Descriptive Essay
Speaking and Listening: Giving and Actively listening to Narrative Presentations
Literary Skills: Speaker, Symbol, Ballad, Onomatopoeia, Author's Perspective, Simile and Personification
Reading/Informational Skills: Monitoring Comprehension, Retelling a Sequence of Events, Using Context Clues, Identifying Main Idea, Scanning, Drawing Conclusions
4th Quarter
Unit 7 - Drama
Grammar & Style: Independent and Dependent Clauses
Vocabulary and Spelling: Figurative vs. Literal Meaning, Idioms and Analogies
Writing: Compare and Contrast Essay
Speaking and Listening: Giving and Actively Listening to Informative Presentations
Literary Skills: Drama, Rhyme, Description, Conflict
Reading/Informational Skills: Drawing Conclusions, Synthesizing Content from Different Sources, Using Context Clues
Unit 8 - Folk Literature
Grammar and Style: Simple and Compound Predicates, Compound, Complex & Compound-Complex Sentences, Conjunctions
Vocabulary and Spelling: Greek and Latin Roots and Word Origins
Writing: Research Report
Speaking and Listening: Giving and Actively Listening to Research Presentations
Literary Skills: Myth, Near Rhymes, Characterization, Personification, Voice, Fable, Foreshadowing
Reading/Informational Skills: Analyzing Cause & Effect, Identifying Chronological Order, Making Predictions