This curriculum guide for the teaching of composition at the sixth grade level includes lessons in six categories: Observing, Recallin Experiences, Making Words Work, Causes and Effects, Using Imagination, and Considering Audience. The lessons include a statement of purpose, a description of primary and/or secondary skills that are objectives of the lesson, a resume of the lesson and directions for preparing and teaching the lesson. Supplemental lessons for sixth grade students are also included. Some lessons also contain a suggested dramatic activity. A demonstration tape to accompany one of the lessons in the section entitled "Making Words Work" is included. (See related documents CS 200 511 and CS 200 512.) (DI)