English Language Arts (ELA)

Mr. Curran and Mrs. Punda follow the common core curriculum required by the district and include the following units:

Unit 1: We Make the Path as We Walk

Unit 2: Crossroads

Unit 3: Every Perspective Tells a Story

Unit 4: Born Free and Equal


GENERAL INFORMATION:

Language and Literature

Writer's Craft

Word Parts study

Book Clubs

Anchor Texts:

"The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

"To Be a Slave"

Selected chapters from "The Outliers"

"Night" by Elie Wiesel

CLASS MATERIALS:

Determined by individual teacher