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English Language Arts 6

Master active reading strategies, literary analysis, and the full writing process — from personal narrative to persuasive argument. Build vocabulary, grammar, and research skills through high-quality texts. TEKS §110.22 aligned.

14 Units

30-45 minutes per unit

What You Will Learn

Active Reading

Learn annotation, inference, and text structure analysis — the habits that turn reading into thinking.

Writing Workshop

From personal narratives to persuasive essays — learn the writing process through practice, not rules.

TEKS Aligned

Covers Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Grade 6 ELA (§110.22).

All Units

Active Reading: Making Meaning

Build the reading habits that turn words on a page into ideas in your mind — annotation, prediction, questioning, and connecting.

•Apply annotation strategies to engage actively with a text
•Make and verify predictions before, during, and after reading
•Generate questions at multiple levels: literal, inferential, and evaluative
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Story Elements: Character, Plot, Setting

Learn to identify and analyze the building blocks of every story — characters who drive the action, plots that create tension, and settings that shape everything.

•Identify and analyze character traits through actions, dialogue, and descriptions
•Map plot structure using exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
•Explain how setting influences characters, mood, and conflict
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Theme and Author's Craft

Discover how authors weave themes into stories through deliberate craft choices — and learn to identify the big ideas hiding beneath the surface of every text.

•Distinguish between topic and theme in literary and informational texts
•Identify how authors develop theme through character, conflict, and resolution
•Analyze literary devices including simile, metaphor, personification, and imagery
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Poetry and Drama

Explore how poets and playwrights use compressed language, sound, structure, and performance to create meaning that prose cannot achieve.

•Identify and analyze figurative language including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification in poetry
•Recognize structural elements of poetry: stanza, line break, rhyme scheme, and meter
•Analyze elements of drama including dialogue, stage directions, acts, and scenes
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Reading Informational Text

Learn to navigate nonfiction texts by identifying structures, locating main ideas, evaluating evidence, and separating fact from opinion.

•Identify text structures: chronological, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, description
•Determine the main idea and distinguish it from supporting details
•Evaluate the relevance and sufficiency of evidence in informational texts
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Author's Purpose and Point of View

Learn to uncover why an author wrote a text, who they wrote it for, and how their perspective shapes every choice they make.

•Identify an author's purpose: to inform, persuade, entertain, or express
•Analyze how an author's point of view influences the content and tone of a text
•Recognize how the same event can be presented differently depending on perspective
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The Writing Process

Master the five stages of writing — planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing — and learn why great writing is never first-draft writing.

•Apply prewriting strategies including brainstorming, outlining, and graphic organizers
•Draft with focus on ideas and organization before worrying about perfection
•Revise for clarity, coherence, and effectiveness using specific strategies
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Personal Narrative Writing

Learn to tell your own story with vivid detail, authentic voice, and a clear story arc that makes readers feel like they were there.

•Write a personal narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end
•Use sensory details and specific language to create vivid scenes
•Develop an authentic voice that sounds like a real person, not a textbook
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Expository and Informational Writing

Learn to explain complex ideas clearly through organized, evidence-supported writing that informs readers and builds understanding.

•Write a clear thesis statement that controls the focus of an expository essay
•Organize information using logical structures: chronological, compare/contrast, cause/effect
•Support main ideas with relevant evidence, examples, and explanations
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Persuasive Writing

Build arguments that convince readers by making clear claims, supporting them with evidence, and addressing counterarguments honestly.

•Write a clear, debatable claim that anchors a persuasive essay
•Support claims with relevant evidence including facts, examples, and expert opinions
•Identify and address counterarguments to strengthen a position
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Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

Strengthen your writing by mastering sentence structure, punctuation, and the grammar conventions that make meaning clear.

•Identify and write simple, compound, and complex sentences
•Use commas, semicolons, and colons correctly in writing
•Recognize and fix common grammar errors: fragments, run-ons, and subject-verb disagreement
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Vocabulary in Context

Expand your vocabulary by using context clues, word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words.

•Use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases
•Identify common Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes
•Distinguish between denotation and connotation
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Research and Inquiry

Learn to ask strong research questions, find and evaluate sources, take organized notes, and cite your sources properly.

•Develop focused, researchable questions that guide inquiry
•Evaluate sources for credibility, relevance, and reliability
•Take organized notes using paraphrasing and direct quotation
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Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship

Learn to critically evaluate the media you consume every day and practice responsible, thoughtful behavior in digital spaces.

•Analyze how media messages are constructed and what techniques they use to influence audiences
•Identify misinformation, bias, and propaganda in digital and traditional media
•Evaluate the credibility of online sources including social media posts
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Grade 6 English Language Arts. Designed for Texas homeschool families. TEKS §110.22 aligned.