Nelson Literacy 6b - Student Textbook is one of the 3 books set, 
which is: 
Nelson Literacy 6a - Student Textbook, 
Nelson Literacy 6b - Student Textbook, 
Nelson Literacy 6c - Student Textbook.

The set is approved by the Ontario Ministry of Education for the Grade 6 English Language course.

Author Team: Jennette MacKenzie, Miriam Trehearne, Carmel Crévola

Nelson Literacy 6b - Student Textbook is full of fascinating stories and articles.  Many of the topics are the same as those that the student will come across in their science, and social studies units.

It has 4 units.

Literature Unit: Biography
In this unit, the student will:
- identify characteristics of a biography;
- make inferences;
- define "voice" in writing;
- infer point of view while listening;
- explain why different audiences respond differently to media texts.

Science Unit 1: Electricity
In this unit, the student will:
- ask himself or herself questons to help he or she think about what one is reading;
- putting voice into flat writing;
- identify parts of an article using fonts;
- identify characteristics of public service announcements;
- listen for information;
- learn about electricity.

Social Studies Unit: Canada's Links to the World
In this unit, the student will:
- summarize to gain new understanding;
- use strong words;
- identify characteristics of sequence text pattern;
- learn about Canada's connections to the world;
- identify conventions and techniques in thematic maps.

Science Unit 2: Flight
In this unit, the student will:
- monitor one's comprehension;
- identify characteristics of question-and-answer text pattern;
- use terminology in one's writing;
- paint a picture using words;
- analyze points of view in media texts;
- learn about flight.

Throughout the book, the student will learn the strategies on reading, writing, speaking, listening and media literacy, and trying out these strategies.

Full colors, 128 pages.