Course Content
UNIT 1 | Practicing Cleanliness
Cleanliness means that there is no dirt, no dust, no stains, and no bad smells. The goals of cleanliness are health, beauty, absence of offensive odor, and avoiding the spreading of dirt and contaminants to oneself and others. Cleanliness gives rise to a good character by keeping the body, mind, and soul clean and peaceful. Maintaining cleanliness is the an essential part of healthy living because it is the cleanliness only which helps to improve our personality by keeping clean externally and internally.
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1.1 Reading Comprehension A Visit to the Park
05:12
1.2 Speaking: Seek and Respond
10:39
1.3 Language Practice: Must, Must not, Should, Should not | Modal Verbs
05:15
Grammar Lessons | Present Continuous Tense | Extended Topic
00:00
1.5 Study Skills: Cloze Passage
14:06
Modals Auxiliaries
UNIT 2 | Understanding Physical Well Being
"What is wellbeing? Wellbeing is personal and subjective, but it also universally relevant. Wellbeing encompasses the environmental factors that affect us, and the experiences we have throughout our lives. These can fall into traditional policy areas of economy, health, education, and so on. But wellbeing also crucially recognizes the aspects of our lives that we determine ourselves: through our own capabilities as individuals; how we feel about ourselves; the quality of the relationships that we have with other people; and our sense of purpose."
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2.1 Reading Comprehension: A Dream that Brought a Big Change
12:46
2.2 Speaking: Showing Willingness and Unwillingness to do Something
06:19
2.3 Language Practice: Pronouns as Reference Words
00:00
Past Continuous Tense
00:00
2.4 Writing: Describing an Object
00:00
Past Continuous Tense
Past Continuous Tense
UNIT 3 | Patience
"Patience is the ability to wait calmly for or through something. If it is a virtue, it seems likely that there must be some element of suffering in the waiting, even if the suffering is only boredom and not necessarily physical pain. Some commentators have suggested that patience is not a single virtue, but a combination of others, including: Self-control, to be able to control our own reactions to the situation, and endure it without complaint; Humility, to accept that you are no more important than anyone else, and there is no particular reason why you should not wait; and Generosity, to smile at the world even when it seems to be conspiring against you."
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3.1 Reading Comprehension: Try Again
11:55
3.2 Speaking: Agree or Disagree Politely
00:00
3.3 Language Practice: Nouns
00:00
3.4 Writing: Describing an Animal By Using Simple Present
00:00
3.5 Study Skills: Cloze Passage
00:00
UNIT 4 | The Value of Labor
"Every individual on earth deserves equal respect and harmony to be catered to. This vast topic deals with the importance of labor hood, the dignifying role of labor & their determination & devotion towards society. The value of labor can only be understood when their endless efforts will be recognized globally."
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4.1 Reading Comprehension: Diary Entry
00:00
4.2 Language Practice: Noun Gender
00:00
4.3 Writing: Narrative Writing
00:00
4.4 Writing Practice: How to write a story
00:00
4.5 Basic Grammar | Using Conjunctions
00:00
UNIT 5 | Knowing Children From Other Nations
"Child development is a dynamic, interactive process. Every child is unique in interacting with the world around them, and what they invoke and receive from others and the environment also shape how they think and behave. Children growing up in different cultures receive specific inputs from their environment. For that the reason is there’s a vast array of cultural differences in children’s beliefs and behavior."
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5.1 Language Practice: Preposition of Time
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5.2 Writing: Autobiography
00:00
5.3 Reading Comprehension | Children From Different Countries
08:31
5.4 Fun with Verbs
05:04
UNIT 6 | Learning Through Personal Interests, Abilities And Hobbies
"I’ve always maintained that the only way to learn something properly is to get out there and do it. No one learned surfing by, pardon the pun, surfing the web. Sportspeople don’t learn new skills and advantages by reading instructions from a book; they train and make mistakes. Hobbies are a fantastic way of learning, simply because people get out there and actually practice their chosen discipline and experience trial and error, whether it is flower arrangers, woodworkers, or people who tinker with old tape players."
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6.1 Reading Comprehension: Yes, You Can
02:26
6.2 Language Practice: Wh Question Words
05:24
6.3 Writing a Descriptive
09:03
6.4 Grammar: Parts Of Speech
06:48
Grade 6 – English
About Lesson
What is a Narrative?

Narratives show patterns and relate them to one another or specific ideas or themes. The narrative definition includes spoken or written accounts of connected events. Narrative writing is a type of writing that is told in great detail and focuses solely on the practice of telling stories. Its purpose is to tell readers “the whole story”. Unlike textbooks and many non-fiction books, which provide us with information, narrative writing, such as novels and short stories, gives us characters, plots, settings, and conflict.

Narrative Synonyms

Narratives can be called other recognizable names, such as:

  • Accounts
  • Stories
  • Fairytales
  • Tales
  • Reports
Features of Narrative Writing

There are several common narrative features. They include:

  • Plot
  • Characters
  • Setting
  • Conflict
  • Structure
  • Theme
  • Point of view
Narrative Writing Examples

Narrative writing includes both fictional (stories that are not true) and non-fictional writing (stories that are true like biographies and autobiographies). Narrative writing examples include:

  • Novels: Novels are lengthy pieces of writing divided into chapters or sections and have well-developed characters and plots. Examples include “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding.
  • Short stories: Short stories are similar to novels but are much shorter. Examples include “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry.
  • Comics: Comics are short stories that have graphics and photos to assist with storytelling. They include modern anime comics as well as more traditional ones that focus on superheroes.
  • Plays and musicals: These types of narratives are written as dialogue. They are often broken up into acts and take place in front of a live audience. Examples include Shakespearan plays and musicals like “Hamilton” and “Cats”.
  • Narrative poetry: These refer to poems that tell a story like epic poems that detail heroic feats and adventures. Examples include “The Odyssey” by Homer and “Paradise Lost” by John Milton.
Types of Narrative Writing:

There are many different types of narrative writing including:

  • Descriptive narratives
  • Viewpoint narratives
  • Historical narratives
  • Linear narratives
  • Non-linear narratives
Descriptive Narratives

Descriptive narratives are narratives that create detailed settings and provide insight into the mood and tone of that setting. The key to this narrative is creating a detailed picture for the reader so that they can visualize the place and the characters who live there. Word usage is very important and should be as descriptive as possible.

Viewpoint Narrative

In a viewpoint narrative, the story is presented to the reader through the eyes of the narrator. Readers are given a detailed understanding of the feelings, beliefs, and values of the character or characters whose viewpoint is being represented in the story. For example, in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Jane is the title character and the narrator who tells her own story from her perspective.

Historical Narrative

A historical narrative details a historical event in order from start to finish. It will describe what caused an event and the effects it had on the people involved. It will also concentrate on a particular period and try to detail that period with as much accuracy as possible. Examples include “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer and “1776” by David McCullough.

Linear Narrative

In a linear narrative, events are told in the order they happened. The author may detail someone’s life from start to finish and show how events in their life helped them become the person they became. For example, Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl details her life via a diary from before the Nazi invasion till her death at their hands. She talks about her everyday life and how that affects her. The reader gets first-hand insight into her hopes for the future and eventually her sorrow at what life has become for her and her family.

Non-Linear Narrative

In a non-linear narrative, things are told out of chronological or logical order. The story jumps back and forth. It can include things like flashbacks, flashforwards, dream sequences, or foreshadowing. One great example of this type of narrative is The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. In this novel, multiple flashbacks and flash-forwards are used to detail the characters’ lives.

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