Language · Grade 6
Language & Literature 6
Analysing literature and non-fiction with evidence, poetry and drama, writing arguments, explanations and narratives, research and citation, sentence style, and presentations.
Like what you see?
Register for free to take the quick checks, do the activities and track your progress. Your work is saved on your device and syncs to your account.
Units
Unit 1 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task, task
Analysing literature with evidenceAnswer "why do you say that?" about a story: make a claim, quote the exact words, and explain how they prove it.
Unit 2 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task, task
Poetry forms and devicesMeet the haiku, sonnet, ballad and doha, hear how rhyme, alliteration and rhythm work, and see why a poem's shape is part of its meaning.
Unit 3 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task, task
Reading dramaRead a play script like a director: use dialogue and stage directions together to see how a character is built.
Unit 4 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task
Analysing non-fictionFind the central idea of an article, see how key sentences build it, and name what the author is trying to do to you.
Unit 5 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task
Writing argumentsBuild an argument from a claim, evidence and the reasoning that connects them, and learn why the third part is the one most writers skip.
Unit 6 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task
Explanatory writingExplain a process or an idea so clearly that a reader never has to stop and wonder what you meant, using definitions, examples and transitions.
Unit 7 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task
Narrative writingChoose whose eyes the story is told through, and decide where to slow down and where to skip ahead.
Unit 8 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task
Research and citationFind sources, decide which ones to trust, and credit them so a reader can check your work.
Unit 9 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task
Sentence variety and pronounsMix short and long sentences on purpose so your writing has a rhythm, and get your pronouns right.
Unit 10 · reading, lab, quick check, quick check, task
PresentationsPlan a short talk as a spoken argument, with a clear claim, findings in a logical order, one good visual and real eye contact.