In Language Arts 6, students delight in great works of children’s literature while learning essential grammatical concepts in the context of their reading and writing. Through imitative exercises and carefully structured formal writing assignments, students develop competency and confidence in crafting eloquent sentences, cohesive paragraphs and effective essays.

Topics include: parsing, diagramming and classifying sentences; applying correct punctuation and capitalization rules; a variety of writing exercises integrated with literature selections, including basic exercises in classical rhetoric; formal narrative and expository writing assignments, emphasizing eloquent sentence and paragraph structures; identifying specific details from literature to support literary themes; copywork and dictation exercises that not only reinforce grammar, spelling and usage, but also provide exposure to commendable sentence structure and presentation; daily poetry reading that enables students to explore eloquent expressive forms and learn how to use the English language more effectively in their own writing. 

This class was formerly known as Language Arts Level 2 and has been renamed to more clearly align with the typical grade level of the students. 

Homework Habits: 2 hours/week

Language Arts 6 Book List

Suggested Grade Level: 6 (age 11 by September 1)

Prerequisites: Language Arts 5 or equivalent