LANGUAGE ARTS
GRADE 6 ENGLISH CURRICULUM

WRITING

Genre

Narrative Piece

Students Will:

Write personal narratives about events and places.

Essay

Students Will:

Write a persuasive essay to influence opinions.

Process

Styles and Patterns

Students Will:

Consider their purpose for writing the essay.

Consider the target audience for the essay.

Pre-writing Strategies

Students Will:

Use graphic organizers to coordinate ideas.

Plan a sequence of events to organize a sequential essay.

Revision of Draft

Students Will:

Clarify ideas for readers.

Use cohesive sentences to make sure your point is clear.

Draft Focused Ideas

Students Will:

Make correct word choices.

Use examples to clarify ideas.

Proofread and Edit

Students Will:

Peer edit another student’s work to help them focus their writing.

Use grade level checklists to make sure all parts of the essay are included.

Personal Style

Use of Style and Voice

Students Will:

Write personal narratives.

Develop informational writing.

Grammar and Usage

Nouns

Students Will:

Use common nouns correctly in sentences.

Use proper nouns correctly in sentences.

Verbs

Students Will:

Identify transitive verbs.

Identify intransitive verbs.

Pronouns

Students Will:

Use indefinite pronouns correctly.

Use predicate pronouns in sentences.

Adjectives

Students Will:

Locate and use proper adjectives in sentences.

Use adjective phrases correctly.

Know how to correctly form comparative adjectives.

Know how to correctly form superlative adjectives

Adverbs

Students Will:

Know what makes an adverb phrase.

Know how to correctly form comparative adverbs.

Know how to correctly form superlative adverbs.

Clauses

Students Will:

Identify an independent clause.

Identify a subordinate clause.

Sentences

Students Will:

Be able to write and use a declarative sentence.

Know how to form an imperative sentence.

Know the purpose of an interrogative sentence.

Know the difference between an exclamatory and a declarative sentence.

Identify the parts of a compound sentence.

Be able to identify and fix run-on sentences.

Identify and fix sentence fragments.

Punctuation

Students Will:

Know the correct uses of periods.

Identify the sentences that need exclamation marks.

Use commas correctly in writing.

Know when to use quotation marks.

Use colons correctly.

Explain the uses of semi-colons.

Describe the uses of hyphens.

Other Style Conventions

Students Will:

Use underlining for effect.

Know when to use italics.

Spelling

Correct Spelling in Various Types of Writing

Students Will:

Learn how to find the correct spelling of a word using a dictionary.

Handwriting

Final Drafts of Compositions

Students Will:

Write neat compositions.

Write legible compositions.

Writing Attitude

Learning to Write

Students Will:

Become enthusiastic about writing.

Show enthusiasm about learning to write.

SPEAKING

Conventions

Use language to Communicate Effectively

Students Will:

Be able to formulate and ask questions.

Learn to respond to questions.

Engage the audience when presenting material.

LISTENING AND VIEWING

Conventions

Effectiveness of Speakers

Students Will:

Be able to respond to speakers.

Examine Verbal and Non-verbal Strategies of Speakers

Students Will:

Know how to make eye contact with the audience.

Be attentive to speakers.

Be supportive of speakers.

Exposure to a Variety of Genre

Explore through listening to or viewing

Students Will:

Be able to summarize what has been read.

Learn tot take notes on a variety of topics.

Be able to ask clarifying questions.

Classic and Contemporary Texts

Students Will:

Know how to select appealing texts.

Learn how to listen to or view the texts knowledgeably.

Be able to respond thoughtfully to the work.

Effective Communication of Speaker

Students Will:

Understand the tone of the writing.

Be able to identify the mood of the writing.

Be able to pick up on emotional cues.

Verbal and Non-Verbal Communications

Students Will:

Use the correct tone of voice.

Learn to make eye contact with the audience.

Use good posture when speaking.

Respond to Multiple Text Types

Students Will:

Be able to discus types of texts.

Make a point through illustrating and/or writing.

Compare/contrast similarities and differences of items.