• English Language Arts (ELA) 

    • The district's adopted curriculum is StudySync.  We will also be completing Novel Studies from the approved district novel list.  
    • Dissecting literature and informative texts through written responses, annotation, and discussions with cooperative learning.
    • Providing text evidence to support a response, identify/analyze elements of literature, and plot diagrams 
    • RACE Method: Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Elaborate
    • Writing with complete sentences, capitalization, and correct use of commas, dashes and hyphens

    TYPES OF WRITING

    • Use of Collections Curriculum to teach the writing process and elements of the different types of writing

    Students will be writing across the curriculum:

    • Narrative 
    • Argumentative
    • Informative
    • Literary Analysis

    Presenting Skills (All Content Areas)

     

    How is your child's grade calculated?

    20%  Course Work

    80%  Assessments