Distance Learning Courses | Grades 6–8

English 6

Course Description

English 6 continues the grammatical study of sentences, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions as well as provides practice in reference skills. Activities include writing personal narratives, newspaper editorials, instructions, research reports, historical fiction, compare-contrast essays, limericks, free verse, and cover letters.

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Recommended Viewing Schedule

five 15-minute lessons a week; 160 lessons per year

Other Sixth Grade Classes

Bible 6 | Handwriting 6 | Heritage Studies 6 | Math 6 | Reading 6 | Science 6 | Spelling 6

Student Text

cover image of English 6 Student text Emphasis on traditional grammar as well as practice with vital reference skills and step-by-step use of the Writing Process for eight different types of writing assignments, such as personal narratives, newspaper editorials, historical fiction, limericks, and more.The student worktext provides guided practice, independent practice, chapter reviews, and cumulative reviews. Located at the back of the worktext, the Writing Handbook contains a thesaurus and writing models, and the Grammar Handbook contains a lists of abbreviations, prepositions, homophones, and diagramming models.
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Meet the Instructor

Mrs. Debra Overly, BS, MS

Mrs. Debbie OverlyMrs. Overly, a mother of three, has experience teaching several elementary grades. "I want to encourage each child to look forward to learning each day and also to provide sufficient practice and review activities to help alleviate mom’s workload. Most importantly, I want to present Christ in each subject that I teach. Each child should hear the gospel and then see in a very practical way how it can change a sinner."

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