Course Overview
View samples of our 6th grade curriculum here.
In 6th grade English students continue to develop their composition skills and knowledge of grammar constructs. An emphasis on organization and supporting ideas with textual evidence helps students gain clarity in their writing. Students are guided in note-taking skills outlining and source citations as well as revising editing and proofreading. Expository descriptive persuasive and creative writing are all tied to the study of ancient civilizations. This course is intended to be used in conjunction with 6th Grade Ancient Civilizations.
Additional Materials Required for English:
In addition to the English Coursebook, the following items are needed for the 6th grade English curriculum:
- 6th Grade English Teacher Manual
- The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green
- D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
- Rainbow People by Lawrence Yep
- Maroo of the Winter Caves by Ann Turnbull
- Alchemy and Meggy Swann
- Once There Was Twice There Wasn't: Fifty Turkish Folktales of Nasreddin Hodja
- The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
- 1001 Inventions and Awesome Facts from Muslim Civilization
- Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess by Richard Platt
- The Ugly One by Leanne Statland Ellis
- The Golden Bull by Marjorie Cowley
