Language Arts I - 6
Overview
Read short stories and novels, listen to music, and create a commercial. You will also learn how to write like a pro
Major Concepts:
- Developing an idea
- Identifying theme
- Plot pattern
- Comparing and contrasting mediums
- Using context clues
- Thesaurus and dictionary skills
- Implicit and explicit meaning
- Finding the main idea
- Writing an effective summary
- Assess internet sources
- Why writers choose words
- Reading informational texts
- Researching and organizing information
- Avoiding plagiarism/citing sources
- Writing an introduction
- Connecting and supporting ideas
- Writing a conclusion
- Revising writing
- Using formal language in writing
- Recognizing point of view
- Identifying the narrator
- Planning narrative writing
- Beginning a narrative
- Writing dialogue
- Writing the body of a narrative
- Using commas
- Writing effective transitions
- Determining the central/main idea
- Paraphrasing a text
- Writing a summary
- How authors express ideas differently
- How word choice affects meaning and tone
- Using spelling rules
- Using diverse media formats
- Determining relevant information
- Interpreting figures of speech
- Literal and figurative meaning
- Comparing/contrasting texts
- Ancient foundations of democracy
- Interpreting implicit and explicit meaning
- Identifying poetic devices
- Looking for connotative meanings
- Analyzing plot pattern
- Protagonist and antagonist
- Determining point of view
- Finding and interpreting symbols
- Determining theme in a text
- Using pronouns correctly
- Pronoun/antecedent agreement
- Creating a commercial
- Elements of an effective claim
- Effectively supporting a claim
- Identifying reliable sources
- Organizing an argument
- Writing a strong introduction
- Correcting run-ons and fragments
- Using transitions and signal phrases
- Maintaining formal style
- Writing a solid conclusion
- Revising and reflecting
- Proofreading and editing
Advanced
- Changes in language
- Analyzing major characters
- Mood and point of view
- Elements of drama
- History of drama
- Language patterns in historical texts
- Soliloquy and monologue
- Mood in drama
Fee Details
| S.No. | Program Name | Fee Component | Amount (USD) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regular | Course Fee | $ 250 | To be paid by the student at the time of Enrollment. |
| 2 | Advanced | Course Fee | $ 275 | To be paid by the student at the time of Enrollment. |
Grade Level
Grade 6
Duration
Annual
Requirements
All students select ONE novel below:
- Wonder by RJ Palacio
- Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
- Schooled by Gordon Korman
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engel
- Storm Runners (book 1) by Roland Smith
Advanced students select ONE additional novel below:
- All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
- Knots On My Yo-Yo String by Jerry Spinelli
OR,
Choice of an autobiography or biography of a person born after 1850
Prerequisites
Recommended for 6th grade
