In 6th grade English Language Arts, students will continue honing their communication skills in reading, writing, and speaking while building a strong literacy base for high school. Students will read, write, and study increasingly complex texts in various genres (fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction) while still having frequent opportunities for self-selected texts that build fluency and personal enjoyment for reading.

Taught by G/T and Honors trained teachers, 6th grade Gifted and Talented (G/T) services will be delivered via a thematically organized language arts curriculum. G/T students will seek out challenges to discover, develop and leverage capacity by making deep connections, developing social conscience and effectively collaborating and communicating with others. Such capacities will be purposefully developed as students explore a variety of genres and increasingly complex texts while producing products that demonstrate understanding and competence in communication skills needed to navigate the 21st-century learning, leading and creating environments.

In 7th grade English Language Arts, students will continue honing their communication skills in reading, writing, and speaking while building a strong literacy base for high school. Students will read, write, and study increasingly complex texts in various genres (fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction) while still having frequent opportunities for self-selected texts that build fluency and personal enjoyment for reading.

HONORS courses will offer an additional layer of depth and complexity applied to the standard core content alongside the high expectations and authentic learning experiences found in all LISD courses. Depth and complexity applied to the standard curriculum offers rich learning experiences for students interested in taking on the challenge of advanced coursework.

In 8th grade English Language Arts, students will continue honing their communication skills in reading, writing, and speaking while building a strong literacy base for high school. Students will read, write, and study increasingly complex texts in various genres (fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction) while still having frequent opportunities for self-selected texts that build fluency and personal enjoyment for reading.

Taught by G/T and Honors trained teachers, 8th grade Gifted and Talented (G/T) services will be delivered via a thematically organized language arts curriculum. G/T students will seek out challenges to discover, develop and leverage capacity by making deep connections, developing social conscience and effectively collaborating and communicating with others. Such capacities will be purposefully developed as students explore a variety of genres and increasingly complex texts while producing products that demonstrate understanding and competence in communication skills needed to navigate the 21st-century learning, leading and creating environments.