English Language Arts 6
Alberta · Grade 6 · English Language Arts — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: Text Forms and Structures
Organizing idea: text forms and structures are used to communicate meaning. In Grade 6 you analyze how the FORM of a text (a persuasive essay, a report, a news article, a poem) and its STRUCTURE (how ideas are ordered) make information clearer and help you connect what you read to yourself, to other people, and to the wider world.
- Reading form as a clue to purpose
- How structure organizes ideas
- Text-to-self, text-to-others, text-to-world
Unit 2: Oral Language
Organizing idea: oral language supports thinking and communicating. In Grade 6 you connect how WELL and how CLEARLY you speak and listen (the quality and efficacy of oral communication) to specific skills — speaking clearly for your audience, listening to understand, and taking turns in a discussion.
- Oral skills that make speaking effective
- Listening to understand, not just to reply
- Taking part in a group discussion
Unit 3: Vocabulary
Organizing idea: vocabulary knowledge supports communication. In Grade 6 you evaluate how a well-chosen word can make writing and speech both clearer and more powerful — using precise words, figuring out new words from their parts and from context, and picking the word that fits the audience and purpose.
- Precise words add clarity
- Shades of meaning and connotation
- Working out new words
Unit 4: Comprehension
Organizing idea: comprehension is supported by applying strategies. This is the literary-analysis and media-literacy heart of Grade 6: you interpret texts (draw out theme, infer, notice how an author creates effect), respond with your own thinking backed by evidence, and read media texts critically — all by applying comprehension strategies on purpose.
- Strategies that unlock meaning
- Theme, inference, and author’s craft
- Responding with evidence
- Reading media texts critically
Unit 5: Writing
Organizing idea: writing is a process for creating and communicating. In Grade 6 you create texts that show your own voice and style using both creative and critical thinking: persuasive writing that argues a position, expository/report writing that informs, research that gathers reliable information, and creative pieces — all shaped through planning, drafting, revising, and editing.
- Building a persuasive argument
- Expository and report writing
- Researching and writing a report
- Personal voice and creative expression
Unit 6: Conventions
Organizing idea: conventions support clear communication. In Grade 6 you apply and analyze the conventions of English — grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure — that keep writing accurate, and you edit your own work carefully. You also learn how conventions can be used on purpose for creative effect.
- Grammar that keeps writing accurate
- Sentence variety for effect
- Punctuation and spelling conventions
- Editing your own work
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