We have seven units that we cover in 7th grade English Language Arts, with a focus on writing skills: fiction, drama, informational, expository, poetry, literary nonfiction, and persuasive. Research and writing will be integrated throughout every unit. A typical week in an ELA classroom would involve a few days of mini-lessons and practice, followed by a few days of independent leveling up through choice boards. Students will have various writing pieces - essays, scripts, poetry portfolios and imaginative stories - to work on throughout the year. PreAP ELA will cover more advanced and mature topics. As a class the work will be more independently guided and facilitated by the teacher. Students can have more freedom to choose the way in which they want to demonstrate the material they are learning. The Pre AP student is self-motivated and academically driven.