The English Language Arts program offered at Parkview is based on the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins and uses a workshop approach with the foundation set by the Wisconsin Standards for ELA. Students will be engaged in various units of study including reading in historical fiction book clubs and learning about specific historic eras and events, writing realistic fiction,  learning about and developing essential teen research skills and the art of argumentative writing, investigating characterization in fictional text focusing on author’s purpose and technique, and numerous examples of written and oral responses about their reading.