Language Arts

Language Arts I

1001010

1002000 (ESOL)

The sixth grade language arts curriculum integrates the study of grammar usage, mechanics, spelling, vocabulary, public speaking, and literature. Reading skills will be reinforced through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Students will enhance writing skills through expressive, narrative, and informative writing. Oral communication skills will be practiced through formal and informal speeches.

Advanced Language Arts I

1001020

The advanced language arts curriculum in sixth grade is designed to be fast-paced for those students who are reading and writing at or above grade level, and who enjoy the many facets of language arts. An integral part of the curriculum is the utilization of a wide range of writing and sequential vocabulary development activities that emphasize reading of fiction and non-fiction.

SCPS Pre-IB Prep Language Arts I Advanced

1001020

The SCPS Pre-IB Prep language arts curriculum is advanced and accelerated. Sequential vocabulary development continues with emphasis on identifying those skills necessary for standardized tests. Poetry will be the focal genre. Students may be asked to create a portfolio that contains their own poems and their studies of poetry techniques and various poets’ artistry, as well as a collection of their own writing. Writing coherent, more detailed paragraphs will continue as the essay is introduced. Students concentrate on grammar, usage and mechanics while writing and editing their own work. Reading for pleasure and information is essential to all areas of the language arts skills development; therefore, extra reading outside class is a requirement for this subject.

Language Arts II

1001040

1002010 (ESOL)

The seventh grade language arts curriculum consists of literature, composition, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Reading skills will be reinforced through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama with an emphasis on poetry. Students continue to build writing skills through expository and persuasive writing, literary response journals, and practice their oral communication skills through formal and informal speeches.

Advanced Language Arts II

1001050

The advanced language arts curriculum in seventh grade is designed to be fast-paced for those students who are reading and writing at or above grade level. The curriculum consists of literature, composition, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. Reading skills will be reinforced through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. A wide range of writing activities that emphasize critical thinking and analysis of a novel are included. Students practice their oral communication skills through formal and informal speeches.

SCPS Pre- IB Prep Language Arts II Advanced

1001050

Seventh grade SCPS Pre-IB Prep Language Arts is a multi-faceted, academically rigorous course of instruction. The curriculum includes activities and instruction to improve reading comprehension, writing skills, communication skills, advanced grammar usage and vocabulary. Students’ writing portfolios include samples of creative, expository, narrative, poetry and drama formats. Genres studied are short story, drama, poetry, personal essay, biography and the novel. Novels selected for class study require literary analysis and application of critical thinking skills. Independent and group projects are assigned for each class novel study.

Requirements include multimedia presentations, easy formatted exams, extemporaneous speeches, technical research, and independent study. Reading for pleasure and information is essential to all areas of the language arts skills development; therefore, extra reading outside class is a requirement for this subject.

Language Arts III

1001070

1002020 (ESOL)

The eighth grade language arts curriculum consists of reading, composition, speech, media literacy, literature, and vocabulary development. Students will read a variety of genres (short stories, novels, drama, poetry, nonfiction) for content and meaning while practicing reading strategies. Students will enhance their writing skills through persuasive and expository writing, producing a variety of finished products, including poems, summaries, reviews, and essays. Students will be expected to recognize occasion, audience, and purpose when speaking formally and informally.

Advanced Language Arts III

1001080 Grade 8 Year

The advanced language arts curriculum in eighth grade is designed to move at a rigorous pace. Vocabulary is enhanced through analogies and writing usage. Students will read a variety of genres (short stories, novels, drama, poetry, nonfiction) for content and meaning while practicing reading strategies. Research will be conducted on the background of the poetry and literature to study, analyze, and interpret these works.

Students will enhance their writing skills through persuasive and expository writing, producing a variety of finished products, including poems, summaries, reviews, and essays. Essays will be critiqued based on criteria learned throughout the semester.

SCPS Pre-IB Prep Language Arts III Advanced

1001080 Grade 8 Year

Eighth grade SCPS Pre-IB Prep Language Arts emphasizes critical thinking and theme-based activities which include work in reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Emphasis is placed on interpretation and critical analysis. In literature and viewing, students consider the writer’s or speaker’s background including possible biases as part of their own growing ability to understand and interpret the written and spoken word. In writing, students move beyond formulaic models as they advance their writing skills. Students participate in formative assessments, both individually and as group members. Students will also complete an extended essay on a topic of their choice.