Sixth-Grade
English Language Arts

Once you submit a request or sign up for an existing class, our team will reach out to you with final details. Classes are live on Zoom and use Google Classroom for communication and assignments.

No problem! You can still enroll. Each class reviews prior concepts and includes a lesson independent of the prior one. Feel free to join any session that works for your schedule.

No! No prior knowledge or experience is needed. Our teachers meet your child where they are and work from there!

A paper and pencil is all they need. The teacher will post a message in the classroom if they need anything else.

We keep our group sizes small so that each child gets the attention they need to succeed. You can expect a maximum of 6 students.

At this time, we cannot guarantee that a recording will be available.

Yes! In addition to being credentialed and experienced, every teacher is background checked every year.

Yes! This course is everything your child will need.

Week 1–2: Literary Foundations

• Genres: Realistic & Historical Fiction

• Skills: Compare & contrast, visualization, character, setting, and plot

• Grammar: Sentence fragments, context clues, complex sentences

• Vocabulary focus and reading response

Week 3–4: Informational Reading & Voice

• Genres: Expository & Narrative Nonfiction

• Skills: Main idea & key details, author’s point of view, similes & metaphors

• Grammar: Clauses, run-ons, transitions

• Writing Workshop: Paraphrasing, summarizing, plagiarism, and paragraph structure

Week 5–6: Informational Texts & Word Roots

• Focus on Latin/Greek roots, inflectional endings

• Genres: Expository & Historical Fiction

• Writing: Adding details and evidence to writing

• Grammar: Nouns, possessives, and text structure

Week 7–10: Narrative Essay

• Genres: Lyric & Sonnet Poetry, Narrative Fiction

• Skills: Predictions, theme, point of view, figurative language

• Writing Workshop: Narrative essay from brainstorming to final share

Week 11–13: Informational Analysis

• Genres: Realistic Fiction, Biography, Narrative Nonfiction

• Skills: Theme, cause & effect, sequencing, ask & answer questions

• Grammar: Verb tense, suffixes, synonyms/antonyms

• Writing Workshop: Expository Essay

Week 14–16: Author’s Craft & Grammar Deep Dive

• Genres: Expository, Biography, Drama, Free Verse

• Skills: Author’s POV, transitions, idioms, homophones

• Grammar: Pronouns, suffixes, dialogue

• Writing Workshop: Expository Final Format

Week 17–19: Figurative Language & Poetry

• Genres: Poetry (Free Verse, Narrative, Odes)

• Skills: Theme, alliteration, imagery, sensory details

• Grammar: Pronouns, subject-verb agreement

• Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay

Week 20–22: Persuasive Writing & Grammar

• Genres: Mythology, Historical Fiction, Expository

• Skills: Problem & solution, connotation vs. denotation, cause & effect

• Grammar: Comparative adjectives, adages & proverbs, colons & semicolons

• Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay Final Draft

Week 23–25: Research Foundations

• Genres: Informational & Expository Texts

• Skills: Author's point of view, research skills, main idea

• Grammar: Word choice, adverbs, homographs

• Writing Workshop: Research 101 and Essay Development

Week 26–29: Research Essay

• Skills: Outlining, source evaluation, citations, and note-taking

• Writing: Drafting, revising, final formatting

• Grammar: Sentence fluency, style, negatives

• Writing Workshop: Final Research Essay

Week 30–32: Advanced Language & Fan Fiction

• Genres: Expository, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry

• Skills: Theme, figurative language, sentence variety

• Writing Workshop: Fan Fiction Writing Process

Week 33–35: Study Skills – Note-Taking

• Learn & practice 5 styles:

  • Keyword Outline

  • List Notes

  • Concept Maps

  • Sketch Notes

  • Cornell Notes

Week 36: 🎉 Celebration Week

• Reflect on learning, share favorite projects, and enjoy end-of-year games!

Course Benefits:

• 📘 Full Common Core alignment

• ✍️ Balanced reading and writing curriculum

• 📚 Essay writing: Narrative, Expository, Persuasive, and Research

• 🎨 Creative outlets like Fan Fiction and Poetry

• ✅ Includes grammar, sentence fluency, and structured note-taking