California Curriculum

Grade 6 English

40 lessons across 5 units. Every lesson taught 1:1 by an AI tutor — explanations, practice, and instant feedback.

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Grade 6 English covers these 0+ core concepts:

The 5 units of Grade 6 English

40 lessons total, sequenced in the order students learn them.

Reading: Literature

10 lessons

1.Citing Textual Evidence

2.Determining Theme

3.Objective Summary

4.How Plot Unfolds

5.How Characters Change

6.Figurative Language and Word Choice

7.Text Structure: How the Parts Fit

8.Point of View and Narrator

9.Reading Versus Watching

10.Comparing Genres and Forms

Reading: Informational Text

10 lessons

11.Evidence in Nonfiction

12.Central Idea and Supporting Details

13.Summarizing Without Opinion

14.How Ideas Are Introduced and Elaborated

15.Technical and Connotative Meanings

16.Structure of a Nonfiction Text

17.The Author's Point of View

18.Information in Different Media

19.Claims, Reasons, and Evidence

20.Comparing Two Authors on One Topic

Writing

8 lessons

21.Writing an Argument

22.Supporting a Claim with Credible Evidence

23.Informative and Explanatory Writing

24.Organizing an Informative Essay

25.Writing a Narrative

26.Task, Purpose, and Audience

27.Planning, Revising, and Editing

28.Research and Citing Sources

Grammar and Conventions

7 lessons

29.Pronoun Case

30.Intensive Pronouns

31.Fixing Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person

32.Fixing Vague Pronouns

33.Standard English and Its Variations

34.Commas, Parentheses, and Dashes

35.Sentence Patterns and Style

Vocabulary

5 lessons

36.Context Clues

37.Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots

38.Using Reference Materials

39.Personification and Figures of Speech

40.Connotation and Denotation

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