This year in english language arts, we will begin to implement a new curriculum!

In reading, students will:

• Participate in book clubs with a focus on making connections and inferences, as well as interpreting theme and understanding characters

• Conduct nonfiction research in order to teach others

• Analyze social issues through reading nonfiction and fiction texts

• Conduct nonfiction research in order to support a viewpoint

• Participate in book clubs with a focus on exploring the fantasy genre

• Participate in an author's study

In writing, students will be writing in a variety of different ways with a focus on the following types of writing:

• Narrative

• Informational

• Opinion

Students will also listen to multiple read aloud texts and participate in various types of discussions to support their learning across the ELA curriculum.