6th Grade English & Language Arts is a blocked class of 2 periods. This class consists of both a reading and writing curriculum.

In 6th grade Reading, students are expected to demonstrate mastery of reading skills according to the focus TEKS identified for each nine weeks. Students are pre-assessed on reading skills and are given the opportunity to demonstrate acquired skills over units of study, each at their individual level. This reading course is scheduled as a one period class. The reading and ELA (writing) teachers work closely together to integrate the curriculum. The reading course content includes the following: (1) developing skill in attending to, responding to, and analyzing oral communications; (2) developing fluency in speaking to accomplish a variety of purposes such as informing, expressing, persuading, and entertaining; (3) using word attack skills to decode written language; (4) developing vocabulary to understand written material; (5) using comprehension skills to gain meaning from various types of reading materials; (6) applying reading skills to a variety of practical situations; (7) developing literary appreciation skills to provide personal reading enjoyment.

In 6th grade ELA (Writing), students are expected to demonstrate mastery of writing and grammar skills according to the focus TEKS identified for each nine weeks. Students are pre-assessed on reading skills and are given the opportunity to demonstrate acquired skills over units of study, each at their individual level. This ELA (writing) course is scheduled as a one period class. The ELA (writing) and reading teachers work closely together to integrate the curriculum. The writing course content includes the following: (1) using a variety of techniques to select topics and to generate material to write about those topics; (2) developing skill in writing effectively for a variety of purposes, modes, and audiences; (3) applying the conventions of writing to produce effective communications; and (4) developing skill in using the grammar of English for effective oral and written communication.