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Language Arts -6th Grade Lesson Plans
Time4Learning is an online student-paced learning system covering preschool through middle school. It is popular as a sixth grade homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment, for remediation, and for summer study. If you are just learning about Time4Learning, we'd suggest first looking at our interactive lesson demos.
The lesson plans below provide a detailed list of the language arts and language arts extensions, with brief activity descriptions and learning activity (LA) numbers. A sixth grade language arts overview, and additional related resources, are also provided.
Members often use this page as a resource for more detailed planning, to choose specific activities using the activity finder or to compare our curriculum with state standards.
Sixth grade language arts is organized into two large sections:
- Language Arts - 127 Activities
- Language Arts Extensions - 136 Activities
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| Chapter 1 - "Vocabulary Skills"Students will expand and apply knowledge of grade level appropriate vocabulary. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Synonyms - The student will demonstrate knowledge by determining the meaning of synonyms from grade level appropriate vocabulary, by correctly choosing a given word or phrase that means the same thing, in reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application. |
R6002
R6003
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R6005 |
| Antonyms - The student will demonstrate knowledge by determining the meaning of antonyms from grade level appropriate vocabulary, by correctly choosing a given word or phrase that means the opposite, in reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application. |
R6007
R6008
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R6010 |
| Prefixes - The student will be able to analyze and determine the correct meaning of a word, based on the prefix of the root word or how the prefix is used in the context of a passage. |
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R6013
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| Suffixes - The student will be able to analyze and determine the correct meaning of a word, based on the suffix of the root word or how the suffix is used in the context of a passage. |
R6017
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| Homophones - The student will be able to identify and select the appropriate homophone or word that sounds the same, based on the context of a passage which fits the best meaning of the given word or phrase. |
R6022
R6023
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| Idioms - The student will be able to identify and analyze the author's use of idioms, based on the context of a passage and how these expressions are used in literal and interpretative information. |
R6027
R6028
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R6030 |
| Latin and Greek Roots - The student will be able to identify and determine the meaning of unknown words, based on the understanding of Latin and Greek roots. |
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R6033
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R6035 |
| Chapter 2 - "Process Skills: Think Alouds"Students will apply comprehension strategies to literary and expository texts using think aloud prompts and scaffolded support. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Think Aloud Level 1 - Use the reading comprehension process skills of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying with extensive scaffolding and support, through think aloud prompts. |
R6107
R6108
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| Think Aloud Level 2 - Use the reading comprehension process skills of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying with scaffolding and support, through think aloud prompts. |
R6111
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R6113 |
| Think Aloud Level 3 - Use the reading comprehension process skills of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying to independently read and comprehend texts with minimal think aloud support. |
R6114
R6115 |
| Chapter 3 - "Comprehension"Students will apply comprehension strategies to literary and expository texts. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Summarizing - Develop summaries, paraphrase, or synthesize information from two or more literary or expository texts containing context clues. |
R6041
R6042
R6043 |
| Plot, Character and Setting - Analyze and explain the impact of characters and settings within the plot of literary text(s), and how these relationships affect the central conflict. |
R6101
R6102
R6103 |
| Main Idea & Supporting Details - Non-Fiction - Identify, summarize, or explain the main idea(s) using the supporting details in an expository text. |
R6045
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R6047 |
| Main Idea and Theme - Fiction - Identify, summarize, or explain the main idea(s) or theme(s) using the supporting details and symbolism in a literary text. |
R6049
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R6051 |
| Fact and Opinion - Distinguish between fact and opinion in an expository text or within news sources. |
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R6071 |
| Charts and Graphs - Read, interpret and make predictions using charts, graphs, diagrams, maps or other graphic representations. |
R6091
R6092
R6093 |
| Cause and Effect - Identify and distinguish between cause and effect in expository and literary texts. |
R6095
R6096
R6097 |
| Author's Purpose - Identify and use knowledge of the author's purpose by analyzing how the literary technique of mood contributes to the comprehension of a literary or expository text. |
R6053
R6054
R6055 |
| Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions - Use knowledge, information, and ideas from literary texts, expository texts, or from multiple sources to make inferences about the text(s) (e.g., make inferences, draw conclusions, make generalizations, infer sequence of events, and infer a character's feelings.) |
R6037
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R6039 |
| Compare and Contrast - Compare and contrast characters, settings, ideas, point of view, and/or plot within varied genres that includes figurative language such as metaphors. |
R6080
R6081
R6082 |
| Chapter 4 - "State Simulation Assessments"Students will apply comprehension skills to literary and expository texts that simulate high stakes assessments. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| State Simulation Test - Students will demonstrate knowledge of comprehension skills on grade level appropriate literary and expository passages, with questions that simulate a high-stakes assessment. |
R6116
R6117
R6118 |
| Chapter 5 - "My Brooklyn Grandmother - ILA"An integrated literature-based chapter on generational differences and Chinese culture engages students in a series of activities that serve to enhance reading, writing, and thinking skills. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Before Reading - The student will explore content through discovery and develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary. |
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67261 |
| During Reading - The student will achieve comprehension by reading literature with emphasis on vocabulary and respond to the literature. Authentic nonfiction literature is included. |
67262 |
| After Reading - The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections. Student uses prior knowledge and will analyze and evaluate to make sense of texts. Student will monitor his or her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using strategies. Student will write for different purposes and write a variety of compositions based on practical and literary prompts and complete a research-writing project. |
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67264
67265
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67318 |
| Language Arts - Through learning activities focused on recognition and application, the student will practice language art skills. These activities have direct instruction, practice, and scored assessment. |
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67269 |
| Chapter 6 - "Far North - ILA"An integrated literature-based chapter on survival and friendship engages students in a series of activities that serve to enhance reading, writing, and thinking skills. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Before Reading - The student will explore content through discovery and develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary. |
67270
67271 |
| During Reading - The student will achieve comprehension by reading literature with emphasis on vocabulary and respond to the literature. Authentic fiction literature is included. |
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67273 |
| After Reading - The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections. Student uses prior knowledge and will analyze and evaluate to make sense of texts. Student will monitor his or her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using strategies. Student will write for different purposes and write a variety of compositions based on practical and literary prompts and complete a research-writing project. |
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| Language Arts - Through learning activities focused on recognition and application, the student will practice language art skills. |
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| Chapter 7 - "Growing Up in Coal Country - ILA"An integrated literature-based chapter on hard work and day to day life engages students in a series of activities that serve to enhance reading, writing, and thinking skills. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Before Reading - The student will explore content through discovery and develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary. |
67281
67282 |
| During Reading - The student will achieve comprehension by reading literature with emphasis on vocabulary and respond to the literature. Authentic nonfiction literature is included. |
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| After Reading - The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections. Student uses prior knowledge and will analyze and evaluate to make sense of texts. Student will monitor his or her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using strategies. Student will write for different purposes and write a variety of compositions based on practical and literary prompts and complete a research-writing project. |
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| Language Arts - Through learning activities focused on recognition and application, the student will practice language art skills. |
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67291 |
| Chapter 8 - "Lupita Mañana - ILA"An integrated literature-based chapter on survival and determination engages students in a series of activities that serve to enhance reading, writing, and thinking skills. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Before Reading - The student will explore content through discovery and develop vocabulary through the use of a literature-based glossary. |
67292
67293 |
| During Reading - The student will achieve comprehension by reading literature with emphasis on vocabulary and respond to the literature. Authentic fiction literature is included. |
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67295 |
| After Reading - The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections. Student uses prior knowledge and will analyze and evaluate to make sense of texts. Student will monitor his or her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using strategies. Student will write for different purposes and write a variety of compositions based on practical and literary prompts and complete a research-writing project. |
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| Language Arts - Through learning activities focused on recognition and application, the student will practice language art skills. These activities have direct instruction, practice, and scored assessment. |
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| Chapter 9 - "Poems By Langston Hughes - ILA"An integrated poetry-based chapter on survival and determination engages students in a series of activities that serve to enhance reading, writing, and thinking skills. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Before Reading - The student will explore content through discovery and develop vocabulary through the use of a poetry-based glossary. |
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67303 |
| During Reading - The student will achieve comprehension by reading poetry with emphasis on vocabulary and respond to the poems. |
67304 |
| After Reading - The student will use a variety of strategies to comprehend reading selections. Student uses prior knowledge and will analyze and evaluate to make sense of texts. Student will monitor his or her own comprehension and act purposefully when comprehension breaks down using strategies. Student will write for different purposes and write a variety of compositions based on practical and literary prompts and complete a research-writing project. |
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| Language Arts - Through learning activities focused on recognition and application, the student will practice language art skills. These activities have direct instruction, practice, and scored assessment. |
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| Chapter 1 - "Grammar - Extension"The learner will use appropriate grammatical and mechanical conventions of language in written compositions. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Sentence Structure - Demonstrate that sentences are composed of a subject and a predicate, and identify sentence fragments and run-on sentences. |
6427 |
| Punctuation - Review and correctly punctuate the four types of sentences as declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. |
6428
6475 |
| Pronouns - Identify pronouns, demonstrate agreement between pronouns and antecedents, and write with increasing accuracy when using pronoun objective and subjective cases, such as, "He and they joined me." |
6430
6477 |
| Verbs - Identify and correctly use action and helping verbs. Identify irregular spelling of forms of "to be, to do," and "to have." |
6431
6478 |
| Transitive & Intransitive Verb - Discriminate between transitive and intransitive verbs and direct and indirect objects. Recognize and use correctly such troublesome verbs as "sit/set; rise/raise; lie/lay." |
6432
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| Adjectives & Adverbs - Identify and use descriptive adjectives and adverbs to enhance writing. |
6434
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| Important Small Words - Identify interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions in grade-level written composition. Use prepositional phrases to elaborate ideas. |
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| Dependent/Independent Clause - Identify and correctly punctuate dependent and independent clauses. |
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| Composition Writing - Use Standard English in grade level appropriate composition. Correctly use the following: "good/well; who/whom between/among; which/that/who." |
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6484 |
| Verb Tenses - Use verb tenses correctly, including present, past, future, and perfect forms, and demonstrate parallel structure (consistent tense) in sentences. |
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| Proper Comma Use - Use commas in dates, city and states, and lists. Use commas in appositives and after introductory words and phrases, as well as with names in direct address. |
6440
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| Capitalization - Capitalize names of organizations, nationalities, races, languages, and religions, as well as titles of books, stories, poems, songs, and articles. |
6441
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| Quotation Marks - Use quotation marks in dialogue and titles, using grade-level vocabulary. |
6442
6489 |
| Linking Verbs - Identify and correctly use linking verbs with predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives. |
6433 |
| Chapter 2 - "Grammar - Extension"The learner will use appropriate conventions of written language. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Letter Combinations - Correctly identify the different pronunciations of the letter combination "ough", as in; "rough, dough, plough, borough, cough," and "hiccough". |
6502
6509 |
| Pronunciation - Correctly identify which syllable of a multisyllabic word needs to be stressed, and demonstrate understanding that the stress of a syllable affects pronunciation and can affect meaning. Identify multiple meanings of words, and understand how they can affect pronunciation. |
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6510 |
| Affixes - Correctly identify prefixes and suffixes, and demonstrate an understanding of their meanings. |
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6512 |
| Chapter 3 - "Reading & Vocabulary Skills - Extension"The learner will apply reading strategies and develop vocabulary-building skills. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Figures of Speech - Identify the use of figures of speech in written text, including analogies, idioms, similes, metaphors, and hyperbole. |
6513
6530 |
| Comprehension Skills - Demonstrate comprehension skills, such as distinguishing between fact and opinion, cause and effect, and fantasy and reality. |
6514
6531 |
| Identifying the Main Idea - Correctly identify the main idea and supporting details of an entire text. Paraphrase and summarize text to aid in comprehension. |
6515
6532 |
| Different Reading Styles - Demonstrate the use of a variety of reading styles and speed to fit different types of text, including poetry, novels, textbooks, instruction manuals, and newspapers. |
6517
6534 |
| Social Studies Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 1: Words from social studies, including continent, population, economics, migration, culture, suffrage, international, province, citadel, ethnic. |
6520 |
| Foreign Words Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 2: Foreign words commonly used in English, including touché, bona fide, status quo, incommunicado, faux, smörgasbord, al fresco, gesundheit, bon voyage, à la carte. |
6521 |
| Mathematics Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 3: Words from mathematics, including variable, equation, inequalities, proportions, integer, volume, capacity, perpendicular, parallel, statistics. |
6522 |
| Science Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 4: Words from science, including conductor, soluble, energy, force, system, minerals, natural resources, hypothesis, vertebrate, invertebrate. |
6523 |
| Art Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 5: Words from the arts, including instrumental, vocal, scale, chord, melody, texture, value, form, balance, variety. |
6524 |
| Technology Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 6: Words from technology, including word processor, software, hardware, font, icon, prompt, database, prototype, disk, virtual reality. |
6525 |
| Language Arts Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 7: Words from language arts, including expository, figurative, thesis, prose, metaphor, irony, dialect, personification, theme, alliteration. |
6526 |
| Interesting Origin Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 8: Words with interesting origins, including boycott, broccoli, vaccine, eureka, dandelion, chauvinism, macaroni, magenta, honeymoon, assassination. |
6527 |
| Latin Parts Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 9: Words with Latin parts, including "omnis" (omniscient, omnipotent), "annus" (annual, anniversary), "vita" (vitality, vitamin), "dict" (dictation, dictionary), "magnus" (magnify, magnificent). |
6528 |
| Acronyms Vocabulary - Demonstrate increased vocabulary and enhanced language use. Unit 10: Acronyms, including "sonar, scuba, RAM, laser, radar, NATO, CARE, VISTA, NASA, UNICEF". |
6529 |
| Chapter 4 - "Literature - Extension"The learner will identify and understand the structural features of literature. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Point of View - Correctly identify an author's voice or point of view in a written selection, and determine if the selection was written in the first or the third person. Identify monologue and dialogue within a written selection. |
6541
6551 |
| Elements of Mood & Tone - Explain how an author's use of formal or informal language (including the use of slang), as well as denotative and connotative meanings, can help to set the mood or tone of a selection. |
6543
6553 |
| Techniques of Writing - Demonstrate understanding of an author's use of flashbacks and foreshadowing. |
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6555 |
| Elements of Style - Differentiate between an author's use of literal or figurative language, including imagery, metaphor and simile, symbol, and personification. |
6546
6556
66950 |
| Propaganda - Identify common propaganda techniques used in the media. Point out examples of false advertising in television ads for toys, and emotional versus logical arguments found in editorials and opinion pages. Determine whether they contain strong or weak arguments. |
6547
6557 |
| Chapter 5 - "Genres of Literature - Extension"The learner will develop an appreciation for the different genres of literature and will recognize that a literary text may elicit a variety of valid responses. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Reading Strategies - Read a selected grade-appropriate novel, and demonstate the use of the following reading strategies: "prereading skills," such as scanning bold headings and graphics and predicting story events; reading skills, such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, making generalizations; and "rereading" for better understanding. Relate aspects of the text to your experiences. |
6560
6573 |
| Reading Genres - Determine the reading level of a selection, and choose books that are at your level. Briefly describe these genres of literature: fiction, nonfiction, biography, and poetry. Select 25 books to read during the course of the year, with 4 of the books from the same genre. |
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6574 |
| Characteristics of a Speech - Determine the defining characteristics of a speech, and read "Are Women Persons?" by Susan B. Anthony. |
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6576 |
| Characteristics of Fiction - Determine the defining characteristics of fiction, including fantasy, mystery, science fiction, realistic fiction, and suspense. |
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6577 |
| Characteristics of a Biography - Determine the defining characteristics of a biography, and read a biography of Marie Curie. |
6565
6578 |
| Characteristics of an Essay - Determine the defining characteristics of an essay, and read "Advice to Youth" by Mark Twain. |
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6579 |
| Characteristics of a Newspaper - Determine the defining characteristics of newspapers. Determine that an author's purpose is to entertain, inform, or persuade, and relate an author's purpose to specific details within selected articles of the newspaper. Compare editorials to the use of political cartoons in persuasive journalism. Identify bias. |
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6580 |
| Characteristics of Folklore - Determine the defining characteristics of folklore. Compare folklore from the ancient cultures of the Israelites, Muslims, Japanese, and Chinese. Read to compare your culture to the cultures of others. |
6568
6581 |
| Universal Themes of Cinderella - Explore universal themes in storytelling by comparing several versions of the Cinderella story, pointing out similarities and differences in the versions. |
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6582 |
| Characteristics of Poetry - Determine the defining characteristics of poetry, including stanza, meter, iamb, line length, punctuation, rhythm. Use patterned poetry, rhyming poetry, couplets, free verse, concrete poetry, song lyrics, and/or sonnets. |
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6583 |
| Characteristics of a Play - Determine the defining characteristics of a play, and read a version of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". Describe the ways sentence structure and patterns have changed over time. |
6571
6584 |
| Chapter 6 - "The Writing Process - Extension"The learner will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Paragraphs - Use the steps of the writing process (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, and share) to create paragraphs and multiple-paragraph essays. Choose a topic and then choose to write to persuade, entertain, or inform. |
6586
6593 |
| Fictional Stories - Use the steps of the writing process (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, and share) to create a fictional short story that includes dialogue. |
6476
6587 |
| Response to Literature - Use the steps of the writing process (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, and share) to create a response to literature. |
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6588 |
| Autobiography - Use the steps of the writing process (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, and share), and use multimedia to create an autobiographical story (e.g., the day you were born, before you started school, a typical day, your family, your friends, what you most enjoy and what you do best). |
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6589 |
| Poetry - Use the steps of the writing process (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, and share) to write a poem. |
6439
6590 |
| Letter Writing - Use the steps of the writing process (plan, draft, write, revise, edit, print, and share) to write letters for various situations, including business letters, e-mail messages, and envelopes. |
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6594 |
| Plays - Use the steps of the writing process (plan—including forming questions for investigation—draft, write, revise, proofread, edit, print, and share) to create a one-act play, correctly using theatrical vocabulary, such as stage, set, act, scene, cast, props, and sound effects. |
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| Chapter 7 - "Speaking & Listening Skills - Extension"The learner will demonstrate competence in speaking and listening in a variety of situations. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Brainstorming - Understand and correctly use the skills of note making, including the use of graphic organizers such as webbing, clustering, and outlining. Write and present an expository speech or persuasive argument (with supporting evidence), making use of technology to enhance presentation. |
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6608 |
| Purposes of Listening - Determine the purposes for listening, including to gain information, to solve problems, to enjoy, and to appreciate. |
6603
6609 |
| Listening to Learn - Listen to learn by taking notes, organizing, summarizing, paraphrasing spoken ideas, and asking questions. |
6604
6610 |
| Writing & Following Directions - Write sequenced, concise, multistep instructions. Follow verbal multistep instructions. |
6605
6611 |
| Chapter 8 - "Careers in Language Arts - Extension"The learner will explore career opportunities in the field of language arts and learn about famous people in this field from his or her own state. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Careers in Language Arts - Research and report on careers in the field of language arts, to include journalism, library science, publishing, advertising, and theater (television, movies, video, and video-game creation). |
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| Chapter 9 - "Conventions of Spelling - Extension"The learner will use appropriate conventions when spelling and proofreading words with regular and variant spelling patterns. |
| Lesson Title and Description |
Learning Activity (LA)
Number |
| Confused Word Pairs - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 2: Frequently confused word pairs, 30 words, including accept, except, affect, effect, principle, principal, course, coarse, flair, flare. |
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| Schwa + r Word Endings - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 3: Schwa + ''r'' word endings: calendar, terror, popular, liar, character, similar, warrior, calculator, behavior, vinegar. |
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6452 |
| Schwa + l or n Word Endings - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 4: Schwa + ''n'' or ''l'' word endings, 30 words, including: I |
6453
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6455 |
| Words Containing ie or ei - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 5: words containing "ie" or "ei". 30 words, including: receive, ceiling, deceive, achievement, chief, wield, weird, sleigh, reins, beige. |
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6458 |
| Word Endings - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 6: words with the endings: "-ant" or "-ent;" and "-able" or "-ible". 30 words, including: tolerant, independent, brilliant, ignorant, efficient, believable, visible, edible, responsible, measurable. |
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6461 |
| Variant Spellings of sh Sound - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 7: words containing variant spellings of the ''sh'' sound, 30 words, including: session, patient, nutrition, solution, politician, ferocious, fashion, social, especially, partial. |
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6464 |
| Using Mnemonic Devices - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 8: use of mnemonic devices to spell words that are commonly misspelled, 30 words, including all right, satellite, separate, soldier, business, mayonnaise, playwright, conscience, unanimous, a lot, definitely, giraffe, handkerchief, jeopardy, laboratory, coupon, opportunity, prejudice, privilege, vacuum. |
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| Irregular Plurals - Consistently apply rules of spelling. Unit 9: words containing irregular plurals, 30 words, including: analyses, data, axes, diagnoses, oases, hypotheses, curricula, phenomena, stamens, strata. |
6468
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6470 |
| Spelling Sight Words - Recognize grade-level sight words; 30 words, including: abbreviate, accent, narrate, quotient, psychology, knowledge, irritate, psychic, gnaw, excel. |
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6473 |
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Language Arts - 6th Grade Lesson Plan - Overview
The sixth grade language arts program is made up of 269 learning activities organized in three sections. The sections are alternative teaching approaches which overlap in their teaching of language arts mechanics, reading skills, writing skills, spelling, and vocabulary. Many parents follow the sequence exactly as it is presented. Many rotate doing one exercise from each section.
The sixth grade materials begin with four chapters built in a highly engaging game show format that build vocabulary skills (28 learning activities), processing/reading strategies (8 learning activities), reading comprehension skills (30 learning activities),and test-taking skills (3 learning activities). These activities provide explanations not only of the principles but they will also explain to the children what they did wrong.
For instance, in the synonym section, the program will ask students to identify the synonym of "provoke". If you pick "calm", the program will explain that you’ve made a mistake by selecting the opposite, not the synonym. This helps students understand the errors that they are making while also teaching them more about the relationships of words. If you pick “scream” for the synonym of “provoke”, the program will explain that while there is a relationship between the words (i.e. while provoked, you might scream), scream is not the synonym, it is just a possible result of being provoked. An unrelated word or two is also provided as choices as well as “make angry,” the closest synonym. These exercises combine:
- Multimedia instruction explaining the meaning of antonyms and synonyms, the meaning of the hundreds of words covered, and the nature of the mistake made
- Multimedia practice to learn and reinforce the correct answer where definitions are read and heard multiple times in an educationally effective structure.
The next five chapters are integrated language art units constructed around Authentic Literature. These units build reading and language skills providing materials for before, during, and after each reading. The unit before reading helps build the interest in the story, invokes prior knowledge, and is usually a high amusing multimedia introduction These units integrate vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar skills building, critical analysis, and writing skills. To teach writing, Odyssey Writer is provided as a way to organize thoughts in outlines or other graphical organizers, to write and self-edit writing assignments, and to save them for review. Themes of cultural and generational differences, survival, friendship, hard work, and determination are explored through literature. The reading assignments (the text is provided online) are excerpted from:
Note: Many parents have contactd us with interest in gathering materials in addition to the excerpted portions of the stories studied within the Language Arts section of the program. These materials DO NOT need to be purchased but if you are interested in doing so the links above will take you to the apropriate pages on Amazon.
The last nine chapters provide in depth exercises in all of the key language arts areas. They provide text-based online explanations of principles followed by online worksheets to reinforce the skills. The areas covered:
- Grammar – 26 learning activities covering the mechanics of sentence structure (subject/predicate, sentence fragments, dependent and independent clauses), punctuation, parts of speech, pronouns, noun-verb agreement, adverbs and verbs (transitive, intransitive, tenses), and punctuation (commas, capitalization)
- Accurate Reading - 6 learning activities focusing on the pronunciation of letter combinations, multisyllabic words, and affixes (prefixes, suffixes).
- Reading and Vocabulary Skills -18 activities covering figures of speech, comprehension skills, main idea and details, various reading styles (poetry, novels, textbooks, manuals, newspapers), and content/origin specific vocabulary highlighting on Latin parts of words and acronyms.
- Literature - 11 activities highlighting point of view, elements of mood and tone, writing (flashbacks, foreshadowing), literal and figurative language, and propaganda techniques used in media.
- Genres of Literature - 22 lesson activities focusing on prereading skills (making inferences, drawing conclusions, making generalizations, rereading) and characteristics of various genres (fiction, non-fiction, biography, essay, newspaper, folklore, poetry, play)
- The Writing Process -14 activities following the plan-draft-write-revise-edit-print-and share format within various genres of writing (paragraphs fiction, response to literature, autobiography, poetry, letter writing, and plays.)
- Speaking and Listening - 8 activities highlighting the purposes of listening for information, solutions, enjoyment, and appreciation, organizing notes, paraphrasing, and summarizing speeches.
- Careers in Language Arts - 1 research and report activity focusing on careers in journalism, library science, publishing, advertising, theater, television, game-creation, movies, and video.
- Spelling Conventions - 27 activities featuring spelling rules, irregular plurals, variant spellings, word endings, commonly misspelled words, and grade level appropriate sight words
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