Sixth Grade Syllabus

English class has four parts: Literature, Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing. As much as possible, we will weave
these together for a more fluid approach, as well as connecting to other classes when possible. Heres an
overview of what this will look like throughout the year:

Literature Grammar Vocabulary Writing
September - One & Only Ivan
- INTRODUCTION to:
- Rdg. Comp Strategies
- Active Reading Habits
- Independent Reading
Review from 5th:
- vis, spect
- audi, phon
- dict, voc
Roots:
- graph, script
- Writing good sentences
- Short answers; response to
literature
- Creative writing in response
to prompts
Friendly Letters
October - Strategies, continued
- Short Stories
- Poetry/Ind. Reading
- Sentences, contd
- Nouns
- Diagramming
compound subjects
and predicates
Roots:
- soci
- mem
- Sentence writing, contd
- Transition words

Expository Forms: Compare/
Contrast; How To; Cause and Effect
November - Strategies, continued
- Short Stories,
continued
- Literature Circles
- Poetry/Ind. Reading
- Verbs
- Diagramming
compound sentences
Prefixes:
- de-
- sub-
- Using verb tenses correctly
- Using exact verbs

Mini Research #1: History
Descriptive Writing, intro
December - Strategies, continued
- Lit. Circles, continued
- Poetry/Ind.Reading
- Verbs, continued
- Diagramming
complements
Roots:
- port
- mis/mit
Descriptive Writing, contd

Narrative Writing
January - Strategies, continued
- Literature Circles, 2
- Poetry/Ind.Reading
- Modifiers
- Diagramming
adjectives
Roots:
- vers/vert
- contra
- Writing with ADJ & ADV

Expository Forms, part 2
(sequence)
February - Strategies, continued
- Lit. Circles, 2, contd
- Poetry/Ind.Reading
- Modifiers, continued
- Prepositional phrases
- Diagramming adv.
Roots:
- man
- sol
- Writing with prep. phrases

Mini Research #2: History
March - Strategies, continued
- A Midsummer Nights
Dream
- Poetry/Ind. Reading
- Pronouns
- Diagramming
complex sentences
Roots:
- gen
- poli
- nat
- Writing with pronouns


Creative Writing
April - A Midsummer Nights
Dream, continued
- Poetry/Ind. Reading
- Application of
concepts
- Diagramming prep.
phrases
Roots:
- spir
- photo
- flam
Business Letters

Mini Research #3: History
May - Poetry
- Independent Reading
- Application of
concepts
Suffixes:
- -ible/-able
- -ize
Journal Writing
- Review of 5th Grade
concepts/diagrams
- Types/Parts of Sent.