Our focus this school year will be learning and developing our skills as critical thinkers, readers, writers, speakers, and listeners. The development and mastery of these important literary skills not only is important to achieving success in the Language Arts classroom, it is a critical component of achieving success in other school subjects, and building strong relationships with others. This year students will embark on curriculum developed by Expeditionary Learning (EL). EL is a comprehensive, standards-based core literacy program that engages students through compelling, real world content. Below are our modules for the year. Each module will represent a quarter. Click on the module title to get additional resources and materials for that module.
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Module 1: Close Reading and Writing to Learn:
Journeys and Survival - A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Module 2: Working with Evidence:
Working Conditions- Lyddie by Katherine Peterson
Module 3: Understanding Perspectives:
Slavery: The People Could Fly - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (excerpts)
Module 4: Research, Decision Making, and Forming Positions:
Screen Time and the Developing Brain: No text is required Students will read articles about the adolescent brain and the effects of technology use.
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Module 1: Close Reading and Writing to Learn:
Journeys and Survival - A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Module 2: Working with Evidence:
Working Conditions- Lyddie by Katherine Peterson
Module 3: Understanding Perspectives:
Slavery: The People Could Fly - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (excerpts)
Module 4: Research, Decision Making, and Forming Positions:
Screen Time and the Developing Brain: No text is required Students will read articles about the adolescent brain and the effects of technology use.