Irish Curriculum · 6th Class English

6th Class English Lesson Plan & Curriculum Map

A full-year 6th Class English lesson plan aligned to the Primary Language Curriculum in Ireland. Week-by-week lessons for 1, 2 or 3 days a week from September to June, covering formal debates, deep inference and author’s techniques, comparing genres, extended essays, tone and register, creative writing, full punctuation control, cohesion, and reports and persuasive writing, from September to June.

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1 day/week · steady pace2–3 days/week · guided practice
September · Oral Language: Formal Debates

6th Class English — September Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts
Week1 Day/Week2 Day/Week3 Day/Week
September 1st week
(English)		Oral Language: Formal Debates 1: Structuring a Formal Debate ArgumentOral Language: Formal Debates 1: Structuring a Formal Debate ArgumentOral Language: Formal Debates 1: Structuring a Formal Debate Argument 2: Rebuttal & Counter-Argument in Debate
September 2nd week
(English)		Oral Language: Formal Debates 2: Rebuttal & Counter-Argument in DebateOral Language: Formal Debates 2: Rebuttal & Counter-Argument in Debate 3: Critical Listening During DebateOral Language: Formal Debates 3: Critical Listening During Debate 4: Using Advanced Vocabulary in Speech
September 3rd week
(English)		Oral Language: Formal Debates 3: Critical Listening During DebateOral Language: Formal Debates 4: Using Advanced Vocabulary in SpeechOral Language: Formal Debates 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
September 4th week
(English)		Oral Language: Formal Debates 4: Using Advanced Vocabulary in Speech 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckOral Language: Formal Debates 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckOral Language: Formal Debates Applied Practice Activity
October · Reading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques

6th Class English — October Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts
Week1 Day/Week2 Day/Week3 Day/Week
October 1st week
(English)		Reading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 1: Making Deep Inferences from TextReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 1: Making Deep Inferences from TextReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 1: Making Deep Inferences from Text 2: Analysing Author's Techniques
October 2nd week
(English)		Reading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 2: Analysing Author's TechniquesReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 2: Analysing Author's Techniques 3: Justifying Inferences with Detailed EvidenceReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 3: Justifying Inferences with Detailed Evidence 4: Exploring Layered Meaning in Texts
October 3rd week
(English)		Reading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 3: Justifying Inferences with Detailed EvidenceReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 4: Exploring Layered Meaning in TextsReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
October 4th week
(English)		Reading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 4: Exploring Layered Meaning in Texts 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckReading: Deep Inference & Author's Techniques Applied Practice Activity
November · Reading: Comparing Genres

6th Class English — November Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts
Week1 Day/Week2 Day/Week3 Day/Week
November 1st week
(English)		Reading: Comparing Genres 1: Comparing Fiction & Non-Fiction GenresReading: Comparing Genres 1: Comparing Fiction & Non-Fiction GenresReading: Comparing Genres 1: Comparing Fiction & Non-Fiction Genres 2: Comparing Poetry & Prose
November 2nd week
(English)		Reading: Comparing Genres 2: Comparing Poetry & ProseReading: Comparing Genres 2: Comparing Poetry & Prose 3: Comparing Author's Techniques Across GenresReading: Comparing Genres 3: Comparing Author's Techniques Across Genres 4: Evaluating Genre Conventions
November 3rd week
(English)		Reading: Comparing Genres 3: Comparing Author's Techniques Across GenresReading: Comparing Genres 4: Evaluating Genre ConventionsReading: Comparing Genres 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
November 4th week
(English)		Reading: Comparing Genres 4: Evaluating Genre Conventions 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckReading: Comparing Genres 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckReading: Comparing Genres Applied Practice Activity
December · Writing: Extended Essays

6th Class English — December Lesson Plan

Irish Curriculum · English Language Arts
Week1 Day/Week2 Day/Week3 Day/Week
December 1st week
(English)		Writing: Extended Essays 1: Planning an Extended EssayWriting: Extended Essays 1: Planning an Extended EssayWriting: Extended Essays 1: Planning an Extended Essay 2: Structuring an Extended Essay
December 2nd week
(English)		Writing: Extended Essays 2: Structuring an Extended EssayWriting: Extended Essays 2: Structuring an Extended Essay 3: Developing Ideas in DepthWriting: Extended Essays 3: Developing Ideas in Depth 4: Concluding an Extended Essay Effectively
December 3rd week
(English)		Writing: Extended Essays 3: Developing Ideas in DepthWriting: Extended Essays 4: Concluding an Extended Essay EffectivelyWriting: Extended Essays 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & Check
December 4th week
(English)		Writing: Extended Essays 4: Concluding an Extended Essay Effectively 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckWriting: Extended Essays 5: Review & Consolidation 6: Practice Activities & CheckWriting: Extended Essays Applied Practice Activity
The learning framework

Anatomy of a focused lesson

Each session moves from a clear focus to guided practice and a quick check for understanding.

10 minutes

Focus and activate

Start with a story, rhyme or picture prompt linked to the week’s 6th Class topic.

25 minutes

Analyse and apply

Model the reading or writing skill together, then practise it with guided and independent tasks.

10 minutes

Check for understanding

Finish with a short check-in activity so the tutor knows exactly what to revisit next lesson.

Student learning toolkit

Resources for 6th Class English

Concept lessons

Clear explanations of each 6th Class reading, writing and language topic in the order it comes up in school.

Practice activities

Practice activities and quick checks matched to each week of the plan.

Review & consolidation

Regular review weeks that consolidate oral language, reading and writing.

Progress notes

Regular feedback for parents on reading, writing and next steps.

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