Welcome to the English Language Arts Department. This page supports teachers, students, and parents in grades six through twelve. For information about Reading and Writing in grades pre-k through five, please refer to the Anna C. Scott School.
Our philosophy for literacy education extends many of the same learning tenants introduced to our learners in their primary years: balanced literacy and a love of reading. Students are encouraged to speak with the confidence and eloquence of those who are well-read, write with the command and rhetoric of gifted orators, and read like tireless, risk-taking writers.
Leonia teachers design lesson plans using the NJSLS aligned district curriculum. This curriculum is designed using units which may or may not be taught in the order listed in the guide. Pacing may be adjusted based on specific class/student need.
We welcome the opportunity for others to view the courses that we offer. You will find the district curriculum here.
Department of English/Language Arts
Department of English/Language Arts
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY/CHEATING/PLAGIARISM The faculty and administration of Leonia High School believe very strongly that all assignments/tests must be completed honestly, independently, and originally within the parameters established by the instructor. A student who provides information to another student will also be considered to have violated this policy. If the instructor has reason to believe that the submitted work does not so conform, the Vice Principal will be informed immediately, and the parent will be contacted. The penalty for this behavior will be a grade of zero, not an F, for the assignment and possible further disciplinary action. Further academic sanctions and/or disciplinary action are possible for any infraction of this policy.
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM Cheating and copying are forbidden and will result in loss of credit for the homework, quiz, test, or project with no opportunity for a make-up or resubmission. Parents will be notified for each offence. As per Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, plagiarism is defined as, to steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as one’s own; To use a created production without crediting the source. To commit literary theft; to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. Students are encouraged to speak to their teacher if they have any questions about plagiarism.