Sixth Grade Language Arts Book 1 - Parent/Teacher Edition (The School and Homeschool Series)

Sixth Grade Language Arts Book 1 – Parent/Teacher Edition: Sixth Grade students learn the essentials of Language Arts—inclusive of literature, grammar, language, creative and expository writing. Book 1 of 2 contains Lessons 1-90 in the Sixth Grade Language Arts Program.

Sample Table of Contents:
Lesson 1
Introduction to Reading
Objective: The student will be introduced to reading strategies necessary to read for understanding.

Lesson 2
Successful Note-Taking: Part 1
Objective: The student will learn how to take effective notes while reading.

Lesson 3
Successful Note-Taking: Part 2
Objective: The student will increase reading efficiency through note taking.

Lesson 4
The Elements of Fiction: Part 1
The Happy Family
by Hans Christian Anderson
Objective: The student will be introduced to the different elements of fiction and will be able to distinguish each element.

Lesson 5
The Elements of Fiction: Part 2
The Traveling Companion
by Hans Christian Anderson
Objective: The student will be able to understand characters, as an element of fiction.

Lesson 6
The Elements of Fiction: Part 3
Objective: The student will be able to identify and understand setting as an element of fiction.

Lesson 7
The Elements of Fiction: Part 4 The Last Dream of the Old Oak by Hans Christian Anderson
Objective: The student will be able to understand and identify the theme of a story as an element of fiction.

Lesson 8
Identifying the Elements of Fiction Little Red Riding Hood (Little Red Cap) by Brothers Grimm
Objective: The student will be able to apply his understanding of elements of fiction to a short story.

Lesson 9
Point of View: Part 1
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce
Objective: The student will be able to identify the narrator's point of view in a short story.

Lesson 10
Point of View: Part 2
Objective: The student will be able to identify the narrator's point of view in a short story.


Lesson 11
Point of View: Part 3
Objective: The student will be able to identify the narrator's point of view in a short story.

Lesson 12
Point of View: Part 4
Objective: The student will be able to identify the narrator's point of view in a short story.

Lesson 13 Literary Devices
Objective: The student will be able to identify literary devices as they are used in short stories.

Lesson 14
Literary Devices Review
Objective: The student will review the literary terms and devices utilized in Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge.

Lesson 15
Meeting Characters
The Secret Garden
By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Objective: The student will be introduced to Francis Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden. The student will be able to compare and contrast elements of two different geographical regions.

Lesson 16 Investigating Setting The Secret Garden
by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Objective: The student will begin investigating the settings of a novel. The student will learn new information about the geographies and cultures of England and India.

Lesson 17 Characterization The Secret Garden
by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Objective: The student will be able to describe personality characteristics of a character as she continues reading The Secret Garden.

Lesson 18
The Secret Garden
by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Objective: The student will be continue to read The Secret Garden. They will consider imagery as an important component of the story.


Lesson 19
The Secret Garden
by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Objective: The student will continue to read and understand The Secret Garden, and will continue to investigate this novel through prediction of what will happen next.


Lesson 20
Studying Characters: Compare and Contrast
The Secret Garden
by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Objective: The student will practice gauging the meaning of vocabulary words from the context of the reading assignment.
*Book 1 contains 90 Lessons*