CLASS VI ENGLISH ALTERNATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2022-23

LEARNING OUTCOMES RESOURCES Week-wise Suggestive

Activities

The learner- TEXTBOOK WEEK 1

Essentials of English Competency / Skill - Listening
● becomes familiar with Grammar and
poems and stories in Composition - 6 ● The teacher will provide
English through input the learner with links to
rich listening material FOCUS - 6 listen and ask them to
record their own voice
● learns related Listen to the audio link and listen to themselves
vocabulary that of R.L.Stevenson’s to check out the reading
appears in the stories poems provided by the style.
and audios teacher
● The learner will
● improves on diction Listen to the story of summarise any five
and pronunciation R.L.Stevenson through interesting facts about
a link. what he has heard about
● learns to summarise R.L.Stevenson.

The learner - TEXTBOOK WEEK 2

Essentials of English Competency/Skill-Vocabulary
● Will be able to learn Grammar and
new words and use Composition - 6 ● The teacher will provide
them correctly the learner with a list of
Daffodils - 6 new words with their
● Will be able to improve meanings. The learner
his/her pronunciation will speak out the words
loudly and build a
● Will be able to enhance context with the help of
their retention their parents.
capabilities
● In this activity, the parent
will have to prepare a
card with some words.
This will be shown to the
learner for 40 seconds.
The learner will have to
memorise as many
words as possible and
replicate them on a sheet
of paper.
The learner: TEXTBOOK WEEK 3
Essentials of English Competency/ Skill - READING
● reads about the Grammar and
famous English Author, Composition - 6 ● Read about the life and
Ruskin Bond. works of Ruskin Bond.
FOCUS - 6
● Study Ruskin Bond’s ● Read some stories
life and beliefs and written by Ruskin Bond.
develop an
understanding of his ● Reflect on the character
works and beliefs. of Rusty and his
relationship with his
● learns to appreciate grandparents.
Ruskin Bond’s work.

The learner- TEXTBOOK WEEK 4

Essentials of English Competency/ Skill- Grammar
● writes grammatically Grammar and and Writing
correct sentences for a Composition - 6
variety of situations ● Teacher shares steps of
using noun, pronoun, FOCUS - 6 the Process Approach to
verb, adverb, Writing with the students.
adjectives,
determiners, etc. ● Write a slogan to
encourage people to
● uses meaningful conserve the
sentences to describe/ environment.
narrate factual/
imaginary situations in ● Write five reasons why
speech and writing. you love your family on
an A4 size coloured
● drafts, revises and sheet. Decorate it and
writes short put it up on a wall at
compositions based on home.
verbal, print and visual
clues. ● Share a joke by creating
a comic strip of 4-5
● writes coherently with pictures(with dialogues).
focus on appropriate
beginning, middle and ● Write a diary entry
end in English. describing a nightmare
you had.

● Write a short poem(can

also be humorous) on
“Life after Lockdown”.
The learner- TEXTBOOK WEEK 5
● gets practice in spoken Essentials of English Competency/ Skill- Speaking
English using the Grammar and
different parts of Composition - 6 ● The student can record a
speech. telephonic conversation
FOCUS - 6 with his or her friend
● gets to express talking about their
ideas/opinions/ feelings favourite movie.
using English
language. ● Learn and recite a poem
of any famous Indian
● based on verbal, print, poet to appreciate Indian
and visual clues, learns poets.
to digest information in
a systematic manner ● Read aloud an excerpt
and to utilise context- from your favourite
appropriate language. novel.

● The parents can

encourage their ward to
share the happenings of
their day with them in
English.

● The student can assume

to be a superhero for a
day and advise his / her
friends on the need to
save the environment.
The learner- TEXTBOOK WEEK 6
Essentials of English Competency Skills - Listening
● listens to the English Grammar and
news, watches and Composition - 6 ● The learner will listen to
listens to English the news reports/ articles
movies, audio material FOCUS - 6 in English about student
survivors.
● understands word
pronunciation ● Learners will listen to first
hand accounts of some
● develops listening of the accident survivors.
comprehension
● The learner will listen to
● listens to headlines to the and think about five
form concise ideas qualities of Katy they
liked best.
● improves his/her
creative expression ● The learner will repeat
the story to the parents.
● enhances his/her
vocabulary and learns ● The parents may check
to articulate thoughts the child for
and ideas comprehension.

● develops the skill to

summarise
The learner - TEXTBOOK WEEK 7
Essentials of English Competency/Skill - Vocabulary
● Will learn to deduce Grammar and
words from clues in Composition - 6 ● The teacher will provide
context the learner with links of
● Will learn to refer to a FOCUS - 6 vocabulary building
dictionary to check online games which
meaning and spelling ● https://www.scra students can play in the
● Will learn to refer to bblegames.info/p supervision of their
suggested websites lay/text-twist-2 parents.

● Will be able to learn ● https://thewordse ● The teacher will give

new words and use arch.com/puzzle/ examples on how to
them. 149/harry-potter/ effectively use a
dictionary as a medium
to find meaning of
various words. The
teacher will then select a
lesson and list a few
words.

The learner- TEXTBOOK WEEK 8

Essentials of English Competency/ Skill- Reading
● reads a variety of text Grammar and
in English and Composition - 6 ● While reading, divide the
identifies the main text into manageable
idea/character/sequenc FOCUS - 6 chunks for better
e of ideas and events comprehension.
and relates with his/her Daily news in English ● After the learners have
personal experience. read the story / text /
● responds to a variety of “The Railway Children” poem, ask them to read
questions on familiar by E. Nesbit. Movie link the text on their own.
and unfamiliar text will be provided by the ● Teachers can ask the
verbally and in writing. teacher. students to read a news
● Understands the clipping everyday to add
central Idea and to their knowledge about
locates details in the current affairs.
text. ● Students will be asked to
● uses critical thinking to read a story book/ novel
read between the lines of their level.
and go beyond the ● Students will be asked to
text. read the subtitles of
● uses language and some more children
vocabulary in different movies.
contexts. While reading
● determine the meaning ● Teachers can put up oral
 of words with the clues questions to assess the
in the sentence. learning of children
● describes the about the
experiences and comprehension of the
feelings of a character. text.
● summarises the text ● Comprehension check
and identifies the can be conducted by
theme of a story drama using
or piece of poetry. ❖ true/false,
● compares and ❖ matching,
contrasts the point of ❖ multiple choices
view from which the ❖ short answer,
different stories are ❖ gap filling,
narrated. ❖ completion type,
● online, notice board, ❖ word attack,
signboards in public ❖ questions and answer,
places, newspaper, ❖ table completion type
hoardings etc. questions etc
● reads a variety of texts
for pleasure e.g.
adventure stories and
science fiction, fairy
tales, newspaper
reports, biography,
autobiography,
travelogue , etc.
(extensive reading)
The learner- TEXTBOOK-Essentials WEEK 9
of English Grammar Competency/ Skill- Grammar
● Uses synonyms, and Composition - 6 and Writing
antonyms ● Students will be asked to
appropriately, deduces FOCUS - 6 write a summary of the
word meanings from poem/ prose/ story/ novel
clues in the context that they have read.
while reading. ● Teachers may ask
● Writes words/ students to write a diary
phrases/ simple entry/ letter/ email about
sentences and short their experiences of a
paragraphs on their special day ( birthday)
own. to a friend.
● Uses meaningful ● Students can be asked
sentences to describe/ to interpret tables/
narrate factual/ charts/ diagrams and
imaginary situations in maps and write a short
speech and writing. paragraph.
● Writes grammatically ● Share the steps with the
correct sentences for a learners about the
variety of situations, Process Approach to
using nouns, pronouns, Writing. Brainstorming:
verb, adverb, jotting down many ideas
determiners etc. that occur to an
● Drafts, revises and individual’s mind or
writes short through discussions, pair
paragraphs based on work, group work
verbal, print or visual Outlining:
clues. organizing the ideas into
● Writes coherently with a logical sequence
focus on appropriate Drafting:
beginning, middle and The writer concentrates
end. on the content of the
● Writes messages, message (rather than the
invitations, paragraphs, form).
letters ( formal and Revisions: in response to
informal), emails and the writer’s second
with a sense of thoughts or feedback
audience. provided by peers or
● Visits language teachers, the draft is
laboratory. revised.
● Writes a Book review. Proof-reading:
with an emphasis on
form, correct the
language and
appropriateness of its
use.
Final draft:
Write the final draft-The
writing activities should
be related to the
immediate environment
of the learner. For
example, you can ask
them to write a letter to
their friends inviting them
for a birthday party or
picnic.
Project
Learners can be asked
to request their elders at
home to share their
personal and community
stories (Oral Literature)
with them. Learners can
make an illustrated
(drawing, collage,
painting, etc.) collection
of five stories by the end
of a month.