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Based on proven McGraw-Hill curriculum, Spectrum Writing Grade 6 helps young people improve and strengthen their writing skills as they learn to identify basic grammar concepts, use correct sentence structure, find the main idea and supporting details, write paragraphs, and develop creative writing skills.
| Things to Remember About Writing | 5 | |
| Proofreading Checklist | 6 | |
| Tools for Writing | ||
| Capitalization | ||
| Sentences, People, and Pets | 7 | |
| People's Titles | 8 | |
| Places | 9 | |
| Dates and Holidays | 10 | |
| Proofreading Practice: Capitalization | 11 | |
| Punctuation | ||
| Commas in Series, Dates, and Addresses | 12 | |
| Proofreading Practice: Commas | 13 | |
| Possessives | ||
| Singular | 14 | |
| Singular and Plural | 15 | |
| Proofreading Practice: Possessives | 16 | |
| Contractions | ||
| With Not | 17 | |
| With Verbs | 18 | |
| Homophones | ||
| Hear/Here, To/Too/Two | 19 | |
| Articles | ||
| A, an, and the | 20 | |
| Recognizing Sentences | ||
| Recognizing Sentences | 21 | |
| Making Sentences | 22 | |
| Writing Sentences | 23 | |
| Completing Sentences (endings) | 24 | |
| Completing Sentences (beginnings) | 25 | |
| Writing Sentences | 26 | |
| Types of Sentences | ||
| Statements | 27 | |
| Questions | 29 | |
| Exclamations | 31 | |
| Commands | 33 | |
| Review: Types of Sentences | 35 | |
| Description/Details | ||
| Writing with Your Senses | 37 | |
| Writing About Feelings | 39 | |
| Nouns | 41 | |
| Writing Nouns that are More Exact | 42 | |
| Pronouns | 44 | |
| Proofreading Practice: Pronouns | 45 | |
| Adjectives | ||
| Writing with Interesting Adjectives | 46 | |
| Writing About an Object | 47 | |
| Writing Better Sentences | 48 | |
| Review: Adjectives and Nouns | 49 | |
| Adverbs | 50 | |
| Writing with More Exact Adverbs | 51 | |
| Verbs | 52 | |
| Verb Agreement | 53 | |
| Regular Verb Tense | 54 | |
| Irregular Verb Tense | 55 | |
| Writing with Interesting Verbs | 56 | |
| Comparisons | 58 | |
| Comparisons of Pictures | 59 | |
| Using -er and more | 60 | |
| Using -est and most | 61 | |
| Review: Comparisons | 62 | |
| Using like and as | 63 | |
| Writing Similes | 64 | |
| Comparisons Using good and bad | 65 | |
| Polishing Your Writing | 67 | |
| Writing About a Person | 68 | |
| The Writing Process | ||
| The Writing Process | 70 | |
| Prewriting | 71 | |
| Prewriting: Brainstorming | 72 | |
| Prewriting: Writing Webs | 73 | |
| Prewriting: Freewriting | 75 | |
| Drafting | 76 | |
| Rough Draft | 78 | |
| Revising | 79 | |
| Proofreading | 81 | |
| Publishing | 84 | |
| Proofreading and Publishing | 85 | |
| Creative Writing | ||
| Writing the Main Idea of a Picture | 86 | |
| Writing a Title | 88 | |
| Writing Story Parts in Order | 90 | |
| Story Sequence | 92 | |
| Writing Paragraphs | ||
| Writing the Main Idea of a Paragraph | 93 | |
| Writing Paragraphs that Make Sense | 95 | |
| Proofreading Practice: Paragraphs | 100 | |
| Writing Picture Stories | 101 | |
| Writing Sequence Words | 103 | |
| Proofreading Practice: Writing | ||
| Sequence Words | 104 | |
| Writing Better Sentences | ||
| Combining Sentences | 105 | |
| Sentence Building | 111 | |
| Writing Letters | ||
| Using Good Letter Form | 114 | |
| Proofreading Practice: Friendly Letter | 116 | |
| Writing a Thank-You Letter | 117 | |
| Addressing Envelopes | 118 | |
| Writer's Handbook | 119 | |
| Answer Key | 129 |
Overview
Based on proven McGraw-Hill curriculum, Spectrum Writing Grade 6 helps young people improve and strengthen their writing skills as they learn to identify basic grammar concepts, use correct sentence structure, find the main idea and supporting details, write paragraphs, and develop creative writing skills.