Language & Literature
(English 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.

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.

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.