Sixth Grade Language Arts

 

Back to 6th Grade Language Arts Overview

 

Other 6th Grade Maps: Art, Science, Math, Social Studies, Spanish

 

 

 

6th Grade Language Arts  
Fall
Winter
Spring
         
Themes   Roots of Societies, Roots of Stories
 Revolution! The Modern Age
Literature Genres
  

Mythology

Folklore and Fairy Tales

Historical Fiction

Poetry

Drama

Classical

Historical Fiction

Short Story

 Surrealism

Non-Fiction

Mystery

Biography
Composition  

Personal Narrative

Reader Response

Research Report

Poetry

Historical Fiction Short Story

Biography

Journalism

Literary Response

Literary Response

Mystery Writing

Descriptive Writing

Journal Writing

Poetry

Mechanics*

*Note:  Mechanics are

taught cyclically; students

will be exposed to each of the skills every trimester.

  

Spelling

Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes

Capitalization

Punctuation:

  • Apostrophe, Dash, Hyphen
  • Period, Exclamation Point, Question Mark,
  • Comma, Semi-Colon, Colon
  • Quotation Marks

Grammar:

  • Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Nouns and Verbs
  • Subject/Verb Agreement
  • Pronouns
  • Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections
  • Phrases and Clauses

Writing:

  • Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
  • Sentence Combining
  • Commonly Confused Words
Skills   The Writing Process: Pre-Writing, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing

Developing the Paragraph

Using the Internet and Library for Research

Performance: In-Class Scenes

Technology: Using AppleWorks

 Understanding Historical Fiction

Responding to Theme

Reader Response

Analyzing Poetry

Performance:  Oral Presentation

Understanding Surrealism

Character Analysis

Identifying Elements of Mysteries

Performance: Poetry Reading

Responding to Nature through Writing
Portfolio Artifacts  

Super-Myth

My Hero's Quest

Crispin

Tests and Quizzes

Renaissance Minds Biography

Eastern European Historical Fiction

Plotting the Plot

Tests and Quizzes

Butterflies of Terezin

Character of Characters

Mystery!

PoeTree

Tests and Quizzes
Integrated Units   SS: Ancient Greece, Middle Ages

Art: Mythological sculptures

SS, Art, Math, Science: Renaissance Minds

SS: Industrial Revolution, Russian Revolution, Eastern Europe

Art: Surrealism

SS, Art: The Holocaust

Art, Science, Spanish: PoeTree
Field Trips & Speakers  

Dr. Shaw Smith, Davidson College Professor of Art History

Carolina Renaissance Festival

 North Carolina Shakespeare Festival: A Christmas Carol PoeTree Coffeehouse
Resources  

Mythology (various sources)

Favorite Medieval Tales

Crispin:  Cross of Lead

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Daily GRAMS:  Grade 6

Vocabulary Workshop Level A

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Christmas Carol

Angel on the Square

Daily GRAMS:  Grade 6

Vocabulary Workshop Level A

I Never Saw Another Butterfly

The Devil's Arithmetic

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Mysteries (Poe, Doyle)

Daily GRAMS:  Grade 6

Vocabulary Workshop Level A

 


Page Information

  • Changed 10 months ago [show history]
  • View page source
  • You're not logged in
  • No tags yet learn more

Wiki Information

Recent PBwiki Blog Posts