Classical School Grade Six

Syllabus 2009 to 2010

Month	Grammar	Writing	English 6	History	Science
September	Core Sayings and Phrases	Poem Analysis Poetry Writing	Literary Analysis Greek Mythology Fiction: Greek Myth	General Geography Middle Eastern Geography World Religions	Science Terminology Deserts
October	Capitalization/Punctuation Kinds of Sentences Types of Sentences	Persuasive Writing	The Pearl The Pearl Symbolism Essay	Ancient Greece Summary: Persian War Battles	Plate Tectonics Biography: Alfred Wegener Report: Plate Boundaries
November	Types of Sentences	Persuasive Writing	The Iliad	Ancient Rome Enlightenment Speech: Enlightenment Thinker Summary: Enlightenment Thinker	Astronomy Biography: Isaac Newton Report: Birth of a Star
December	Short, Choppy Sentences Long, Rambling Sentences	Persuasive Writing	The Iliad The Iliad Theme Essay	French Revolution Romanticism Summary: Three Estates	Oceans
January	Troublesome Words Active/Passive Voice	Research Paper	The Odyssey	Latin American Geography Latin American Revolutions	Energy Biography: Marie Curie Biography: Lewis H. Latimer
February	Homonyms Contractions	Research Paper	The Odyssey The Odyssey Theme Essay	Latin American Revolutions Summary: Liberator	Circulatory System Lymphatic System Report: Flow of Blood
March	Nouns Pronouns	Business Letters	Old Man and the Sea Old Man and the Sea Summary	Industrial Revolution Capitalism and Socialism Industrialization Urbanization	Immune System Report: Internal Defense
April	Verbs Adjectives Adverbs	Descriptive Writing	The Prince and the Pauper	Immigration	Julius Caesar
May/June	Quotations	Descriptive Writing	The Prince and the Pauper P and P Characterization Essay	Reform	Julius Caesar

(Pacing subject to change)

Math, spelling, and roots curriculums are established according to corresponding programs…

To complete the entire sixth grade curriculum, certain subjects may take over the time frame of other subjects…