ELA 

Class Overview

• 7th & 8th grade students will demonstrate proficiency of the Common Core standards by analyzing texts.  Students will make claims, use text evidence, and explain the meaning of texts in their responses.   

• Students will learn the structure of a paragraph: 

  • • • Students will learn to restate the question into a claim.   

      •  Students will learn to write a transition sentence that will inform the audience what the paragraph is about as well connect the claim with cited text evidence.  

      • Students will use evidence from the text (in quotation marks) to support their claim.  

      • Students will then explain how the cited text evidence supports the claim.  Key words and phrases will be chosen to show understanding of the cited text.   

      • And finally students will restate the claim using synonymous academic language (summary sentence).    

• Students will learn the meaning of new Greek, Latin, and Anglo Saxon vocabulary.  Students will practice writing synonym and antonyms for new words.   Students will 

• Students will improve their ability to plan, revise, edit, and publish argumentative, informative, and narrative writing pieces. 

• Students will work together to express and listen carefully to ideas, integrate information, and use media to develop critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. 

Contact Information 

I can be reached at the following email address:  

paul_clemente@myfsd.org

A message can be left at the office at this number: 

(714) 447-7785