English Language Arts 6
English Language Arts 6 is a course that enhances students’ reading and writing skills, helps them to discern messages they receive in the media, and supports them in developing their oral language skills. The central question is, “What is beauty?” Carefully curated literature, including a novel study of Wonder, will give students opportunities to examine this question from many angles, all while learning foundational language skills. Students will also read short stories, picture books, advertisements, news articles, and poems that centre around the theme of beauty.
Cultural messages about beauty, however, can have a negative impact on people’s self-esteem. Through this course, students are encouraged to be discerning about the messages that they are receiving about beauty, questioning them and scrutinizing them, hopefully growing in their ability to see themselves as beautiful, just the way they are.
Besides studying novels, short stories, and poems about beauty, students will also have the opportunity to look for beauty in the world around them, taking photographs as part of a Photo Journal project. The goal for this project is that students will grow in their presentation abilities, but also in their ability to recognize and appreciate the beauty that is all around them.
The StudyForge Difference
StudyForge ELA 6 can be taught in an online asynchronous, online synchronous, hybrid, or face-to-face format. The course is designed to provide foundational reading and writing skills to students in ways that are engaging, fun, and useful. Key skills and grammar concepts are taught using humorous interactive videos, practiced through video games, and applied in meaningful writing assignments. Vocabulary and reading comprehension skills are built with interactive activities. Literature units are enhanced with beautiful original artwork.
Table of Contents
Week 1 Introduction
- Lesson 1.1 – Introduction to English Language Arts 6
- Lesson 1.2 – Grammar Games
- Lesson 1.3 – Something Beautiful
- Lesson 1.4 – Something Beautiful Forum
Week 2 Advertisements
- Lesson 2.1: How Advertisers Persuade
- Lesson 2.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 2.3: Beauty in Advertising
- Lesson 2.4: Viewing Advertising Wisely
Week 3 Other Media
- Lesson 3.1: Photo Editing
- Lesson 3.2: Changing Beauty Ideals
- Lesson 3.3: “Just the Way You Are”
- Lesson 3.4: Something Beautiful Forum
Week 4 Make Your Own Media Message
- Lesson 4.1: Make Your Own Media Message
- Lesson 4.2: Planning Your Project
- Lesson 4.3: Making Your Media Message Happen
Week 5 Sharing Your Own Media Message
- Lesson 5.1: Describing Your Media Message
- Lesson 5.2: Sharing Your Media Message
Week 6 Wonder Sections 1-2
- Lesson 6.1: Wonder, Section 1
- Lesson 6.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 6.3: Wonder, Section 2
- Lesson 6.4: Let’s Talk About It
Week 7 Wonder Sections 3-4
- Lesson 7.1: Wonder, Section 3
- Lesson 7.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 7.3: Wonder, Section 4
- Lesson 7.4: Let’s Talk About It
Week 8 Wonder Sections 5-6
- Lesson 8.1: Wonder, Section 5
- Lesson 8.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 8.3: Wonder, Section 6
- Lesson 8.4: Let’s Talk About It
Week 9 Wonder Sections 7-8
- Lesson 9.1: Wonder, Section 7
- Lesson 9.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 9.3: Wonder, Section 8
- Lesson 9.4: Let’s Talk About It
Week 10 Wonder Addition
- Lesson 10.1: Wonder Addition
- Lesson 10.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 10.3: Wonder Addition
- Lesson 10.4: Final Copy
Week 11 Picture Books
- Lesson 11.1: Beauty Picture Books, Part 1
- Lesson 11.2: Beauty Picture Books, Part 2
- Lesson 11.3: Beauty Picture Books, Part 3
- Lesson 11.4: Sharing Beauty Picture Books
Week 12 Fatty Legs
- Lesson 12.1: Fatty Legs, Part 1
- Lesson 12.2: Fatty Legs, Part 2
- Lesson 12.3: Fatty Legs, Part 3
- Lesson 12.4; Let’s Talk About It
Week 13 Folk and Fairy Tales
- Lesson 13.1: “La Belle et la Bête”
- Lesson 13.2; The Message of “La Belle et la Bête”
- Lesson 13.3: Beauty in Other Folk Tales
- Lesson 13.4: Sharing Stories
Week 14 Poetry, Part 1
- Lesson 14.1: Poetry
- Lesson 14.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 14.3: Free-Verse Poetry
- Lesson 14.4: Free-Verse Forum
Week 15 Poetry, Part 2
- Lesson 15.1: Rhyme Schemes
- Lesson 15.2: Limericks
- Lesson 15.3: Free Time
- Lesson 15.4: Sharing Poetry
Week 16 Literature Circles, Part 1
- Lesson 16.1: Literature Circles: Novel Choices
- Lesson 16.2: Literature Circles, Section 1
- Lesson 16.3: Literature Circles, Section 2
- Lesson 16.4: Literature Circles Discussion 1
Week 17 Literature Circles, Part 2
- Lesson 17.1: Literature Circles, Section 3
- Lesson 17.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 17.3: Literature Circles, Section 4
- Lesson 17.4: Literature Circles Discussion 2
Week 18 Literature Circles, Part 3
- Lesson 18.1: Literature Circles, Section 5
- Lesson 18.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 18.3: Literature Circles, Section 6
- Lesson 18.4: Literature Circle Forum 3
Week 19 Literature Circles, Part 4
- Lesson 19.1: Literature Circles, Section 7
- Lesson 19.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 19.3: Literature Circles, Section 8
- Lesson 19.4: Literature Circles Forum 4
Week 20 Literature Circles, Part 5
- Lesson 20.1: “What is Beauty” Paragraphs
- Lesson 20.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 20.3: Rough Draft
- Lesson 20.4: Final Copy
Week 21, Writing Dialogue
- Lesson 21.1: Writing Humorous Dialogue
- Lesson 21.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 21.3: Dialogue Practice
- Lesson 21.4: Continuing the Conversation
Week 22: Voice and Tone
- Lesson 22.1: Narrator Voice
- Lesson 22.2: Character Voice
- Lesson 22.3: Tone
- Lesson 22.4: Sharing Story Starters
Week 23: Narrative Pace
- Lesson 23.1: Slowing the Narrative Pace
- Lesson 23.2: Grammar Games
- Lesson 23.3: Speeding Up the Narrative Pace
- Lesson 23.4: Sharing Creative Writing
Week 24: Short Story Writing, Part 1
- Lesson 24.1: Brainstorming for a Short Story
- Lesson 24.2: Outlining the Plot
- Lesson 24.3: Writing a Rough Draft
- Lesson 24.4: Writer’s Workshop
Week 25: Short Story Writing, Part 2
- Lesson 25.1: Writing a Resolution
- Lesson 25.2: Revising and Editing
- Lesson 25.3: Finalizing Your Short Story
- Lesson 25.4: High-Five Storytelling
Week 26: Photo Journal Project, Part 1
- Lesson 26.1: The Beauty of Place
- Lesson 26.2: Photo Journal Project
- Lesson 26.3: Thinking About Beauty
- Lesson 26.4: Photo Journal Project Consultation, Part 1
Week 27: Photo Journal Project, Part 2
- Lesson 27.1: Finding Beauty
- Lesson 27.2: Curating and Editing Your Photos
- Lesson 27.3: Photo Journal Project Consultation, Part 2
Week 28: Photo Journal Project, Part 3
- Lesson 28.1: Photo Captions
- Lesson 28.2: Creating a Slide Presentation
- Lesson 28.3: Photo Journal Project Consultation, Part 3
Week 29: Photo Journal Project, Part 4
- Lesson 29.1: Beautiful Words
- Lesson 29.2: Practicing Your Presentation
- Lesson 29.3: Photo Journal Project Presentation
Week 30: Final Reflection
- Lesson 30.1: What is Beauty?
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Course Features
- All lessons are bite-sized, designed so students can complete them in approximately 30 minutes.
- This course is customizable, allowing teachers to easily hide or supplement grammar lessons or forums.
- The course includes dozens of humorous, interactive videos that teach foundational language concepts.
- Grammar Games are fun ways for students to practice their vocabulary and other language skills.
- More difficult vocabulary in lessons include hover-over definitions so students can build vocabulary without needing to go to external sources.