Nelson Literacy 6c - 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 6c - 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: Science Fiction
In this unit, the student will:
- identify characteristics of science fiction;
- retell stories;
- fix run-on sentences in one's writing;
- evaluate the effectiveness of media texts:
- use body language and gestures when speaking.

Science Unit 1: Space Technology
In this unit, the student will:
- make inferences;
- identify the text features of an activity;
- analyze elements of writing fluency;
- identify conventions and techniques used in toy packaging:
- learn about technology used in space exploration.

Social Studies Unit: Character Educaiton - You in the World
In this unit, the student will:
- evaluate the validity of texts;
- identify characteristics of problem-and-soluton text pattern;
- analyze points of view in media texts;
- build on different points of view in discussions;
- learn about taking acton;
- distinguish between revising and editing.

Science Unit 2: Exploring Space
In this unit, the student will:
- identify characteristics of compare-and-contrast text pattern;
- synthesize to gain new understanding;
- learn how to give a multimedia presentation;
- use charts to organize information
- describe the elements of T-shirt.

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.