Welcome to 7th and 8th Grade Language Arts for the 2025-2026 school year. Everything you may need should be able to be found here! Feel free to contact me at: abartlett@htschool.org
8th Grade: Module 1: The Poetics and Power of Storytelling: Students will study how we build community, understand ourselves, and explain the world around us suing stories and poems. They will read the novel The Crossover by Kwame Alexander and poetry and ask the question: What is the power of storytelling?
7th Grade: Module 1: Identity in the Middle Ages: Students are introduced to the daily lives of medieval Europeans. Immersed in the Middle Ages (500-1500 AD), students focus on identity and character and the impact of society on both. Students will be reading Castle Diary by Richard Platt and The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman.