Welcome to Language Arts

1
Welcome to Language Arts
2
(No Transcript)
3
(No Transcript)
4
Reading Curriculum

• Text Fiction and non-fiction selections in
  Elements of Literature
• Novels The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
• Independent Reading Requirement
• 1st Quarter 350 pages minimum
• 2nd 4th Quarters 350 pages minimum ?

5
Writing/Language Curriculum

• Text Elements of Language
• 1st semester Parts of Speech review
• 2nd semester Phrases, Clauses, Sentences
• All year Punctuation
• Six Traits of Good Writing
• Ideas
• Organization
• Voice
• Word Choice
• Sentence Fluency
• Conventions
• Writing Formats Expository Essay, Persuasive
  Essay, and Business
• Letter
• Spelling

6
Finishing an assignment begun in
classorPracticing concepts learned in
classorIndependent Reading 20-30 minutes
Homework