Curriculum Map

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

Early Units (Foundation)

Building Skills

Advanced Concepts

Capstone/Synthesis

Active Reading: Making Meaning

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

3-4 days

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.

3-4 days

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.

3-4 days

Poetry and Drama

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

3-4 days

Reading Informational Text

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

3-4 days

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.

3-4 days

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.

3-4 days

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.

3-4 days

Expository and Informational Writing

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

3-4 days

Persuasive Writing

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

3-4 days

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

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

3-4 days

Vocabulary in Context

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

3-4 days

Research and Inquiry

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

3-4 days

Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship

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

3-4 days

Learning Progression

This course is designed to be taken sequentially. Earlier units establish foundational concepts that later units build upon. While you can explore units in any order, following the numbered sequence provides the most coherent learning experience.