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Grade 6 English

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Grade 6 English covers these 14+ core concepts:

Vocabulary DevelopmentReading Comprehension StrategiesWriting for Purpose and AudienceMaking InferencesWriting ProcessDigital Media LiteracyEvaluating Perspectives and BiasCapitalization and PunctuationDiverse and Cultural PerspectivesOral CommunicationText Forms and GenresGrammarAnalyzing and Synthesizing TextsPoint of View and Narrative Perspective

The 4 units of Grade 6 English

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

Literacy Connections and Applications

12 lessons

1.Identifying and Understanding Transferable Skills

Vocabulary DevelopmentReading Comprehension StrategiesOral Communication

2.Applying Transferable Skills Across Different Contexts

Vocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

3.Your Digital Life: Rights, Responsibilities, and Who You Are Online

Digital Media LiteracyVocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

4.Understanding Safety and Permission Online

Digital Media LiteracyVocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

5.Evaluating Information Sources Online

Digital Media LiteracyEvaluating Perspectives and BiasVocabulary Development

6.Analyzing Purpose and Audience in Digital Media

Digital Media LiteracyEvaluating Perspectives and BiasVisual and Media Texts

7.Analyzing How Digital Media Influences You

Digital Media LiteracyEvaluating Perspectives and BiasVocabulary Development

8.Choosing the Right Digital Tool for the Job

Digital Media LiteracyVocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

9.Being a Good Digital Citizen Online

Digital Media LiteracyVocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

10.Using Literacy Skills Across All Subjects

Reading Comprehension StrategiesVocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

11.Who Are You? Identity, Belonging, and Diverse Voices in Literature

Diverse and Cultural PerspectivesVocabulary DevelopmentReading Comprehension Strategies

12.Understanding Themes in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Stories

Diverse and Cultural PerspectivesLiterary DevicesReading Comprehension Strategies

Foundations of Language

11 lessons

13.What Is Active Listening — And Why Does It Matter?

Oral CommunicationVocabulary Development

14.Understanding Oral and Non-Verbal Communication Basics

Oral CommunicationVocabulary DevelopmentMaking Inferences

15.Adapting Your Speaking to Audience and Purpose

Oral CommunicationWriting for Purpose and Audience

16.Reading Body Language and Facial Expressions

Oral CommunicationVocabulary DevelopmentDiverse and Cultural Perspectives

17.Using Body Language and Facial Expressions Effectively

Oral CommunicationGrammarVocabulary Development

18.What Are Morphemes and Why Do They Matter?

MorphologyVocabulary Development

19.What Is Reading Fluency — and Why Does It Matter?

Reading FluencyMorphologyCapitalization and Punctuation

20.What Is Fluent Reading — and Why Does It Matter?

Reading FluencyOral CommunicationCapitalization and Punctuation

21.What Is a Complex Sentence?

Sentence StructureGrammarCapitalization and Punctuation

22.Parts of Speech, Voice, and Punctuation

GrammarSentence StructureCapitalization and Punctuation

23.Punctuation That Works For You

Capitalization and PunctuationWriting for Purpose and AudienceVocabulary Development

Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts

22 lessons

24.What Is "Knowledge About Texts"?

Text Forms and GenresText Features and OrganizationReading Comprehension Strategies

25.What Are Text Forms and Genres?

Text Forms and GenresText Features and OrganizationReading Comprehension Strategies

26.What Are Text Patterns and Text Features?

Text Features and OrganizationReading Comprehension Strategies

27.What Are Visual Elements in Texts?

Visual and Media TextsText Features and OrganizationReading Comprehension Strategies

28.How Point of View Changes Stories

Point of View and Narrative PerspectiveWriting Voice and StyleText Forms and Genres

29.Finding the Narrator: Understanding Point of View

Point of View and Narrative PerspectiveReading Comprehension StrategiesVocabulary Development

30.What Is Indigenous Storywork?

Diverse and Cultural PerspectivesReading Comprehension StrategiesVocabulary Development

31.Before You Read: Using What You Already Know!

Reading Comprehension Strategies

32.What Are Predictions — and Why Do They Matter?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesVocabulary Development

33.What Is Predicting and Monitoring?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesVocabulary Development

34.Making Connections to Understand Text

Reading Comprehension StrategiesVocabulary Development

35.What Is Summarizing — and Why Does It Matter?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesAnalyzing and Synthesizing TextsMaking Inferences

36.What Is Summarizing and Drawing Conclusions?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesAnalyzing and Synthesizing TextsMaking Inferences

37.Building Your Reading Toolkit: Four Powerful Strategies

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesVocabulary Development

38.What Are Literary Devices?

Literary DevicesFigurative LanguageMaking Inferences

39.Making Inferences: Local and Global

Making InferencesReading Comprehension StrategiesAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

40.Analyzing Author's Purpose and Text Credibility

Reading Comprehension StrategiesEvaluating Perspectives and BiasMaking Inferences

41.Analyzing Cultural Elements in Texts

Diverse and Cultural PerspectivesReading Comprehension StrategiesMaking Inferences

42.Identifying Explicit and Implicit Perspectives in Texts

Evaluating Perspectives and BiasMaking InferencesReading Comprehension Strategies

43.Recognizing Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Texts

Evaluating Perspectives and BiasReading Comprehension StrategiesDiverse and Cultural Perspectives

44.Understanding Texts Through History and Culture

Reading Comprehension StrategiesDiverse and Cultural PerspectivesMaking Inferences

45.Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Reading

Evaluating Perspectives and BiasMaking InferencesAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts

14 lessons

46.What Is a Writing Plan — and Why Does It Matter?

Writing for Purpose and AudienceWriting ProcessText Forms and Genres

47.What Does "Developing Ideas" Even Mean?

Writing ProcessVocabulary Development

48.What Is Gathering and Organizing Information?

Research SkillsVocabulary DevelopmentWriting Process

49.What Is Organizing Your Ideas?

Writing ProcessText Forms and GenresWriting for Purpose and Audience

50.What Does It Mean to Develop Ideas and Organize Content?

Writing ProcessWriting for Purpose and AudienceText Forms and Genres

51.What Is Creating Texts?

Text Forms and GenresWriting for Purpose and AudienceWriting Process

52.What Is Voice in Writing?

Writing Voice and StyleWriting for Purpose and Audience

53.What Is Personal Voice in Writing?

Writing Voice and StylePoint of View and Narrative PerspectiveElements of Style

54.What Is Point of View, Perspective, and Bias?

Evaluating Perspectives and BiasPoint of View and Narrative PerspectiveWriting Process

55.What Is Revising and Editing?

Writing ProcessCapitalization and PunctuationGrammar

56.What Is Editing and Why Does It Matter?

Writing ProcessCapitalization and PunctuationGrammar

57.What Is Publishing and Presenting?

Publishing and PresentingWriting for Purpose and AudienceDigital Media Literacy

58.Understanding Publishing, Presenting, and Reflecting

Publishing and PresentingWriting for Purpose and AudienceWriting Process

59.Sharing Your Writing: Publishing, Presenting, and Reflecting

Publishing and PresentingWriting ProcessWriting Voice and Style

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