Grade 6 English: Literary Analysis
Free Grade 6 English unit on Literary Analysis: 10 lessons in order, starting with Plot and narrative structure. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
10 lessons in this unit
Plot and narrative structure
Analyse plot structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) and how a writer shapes events.
Lesson 2Character development
Analyse how characters change across a story through actions, words, thoughts and relationships.
Lesson 3Themes
Identify themes (messages) in a story, distinguish theme from topic, and support them with evidence.
Lesson 4Conflict
Identify and analyse types of conflict (character vs character, self, society, nature) and how conflict drives a story.
Lesson 5Point of view
Identify first-person, third-person limited and omniscient points of view and explain how point of view shapes what readers know.
Lesson 6Literary techniques
Identify literary techniques such as foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, symbolism and irony, and explain their effect on the reader.
Lesson 7Figurative language
Analyse how writers use similes, metaphors, personification and symbolic language in literary texts to create meaning and mood.
Lesson 8Tone and mood
Distinguish tone (the writer’s attitude) from mood (the feeling created in the reader) and explain how word choice shapes both.
Lesson 9Comparing literary works
Compare two literary works by theme, character, setting and style, using similarities and differences supported by evidence.
Lesson 10Evidence-based literary interpretation
Write an interpretation of a literary text supported by quotations and explanation, using the claim-evidence-explanation structure.