Language Arts at a Glance: 2016-2017
1st Nine Weeks: Resiliency of the Human Spirit
Reading-
Mirrors & Windows Literature Book & Language of Literature
Multitude of reading excerpts from the grade level anthologies related to Resilience of the Human Spirit
Daily Reading Practice
Novels-
"Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan
Writing-
Narrative & Expository
Writing responses/reflections to reading selections
Comparing reading selections using "Text Evidence"
Grammar-
Grammar skills are integrated with reading and writing components
Comprehensive-
Georgia Coach Book
Reading literature, reading informational texts, writing argumentative and narrative essays, response to literature, Language/Grammar
2nd Nine Weeks: Survival
Reading-
Mirrors & Windows Literature Book & Language of Literature-
Continuing with the reading of excerpts from the grade level anthologies related to Survival.
Novels-
Hatchet Gary Paulsen
Writing-
Continue with Persuasive writing
Narrative & Expository writing
Writing responses/reflections to reading selections in journal
Grammar-
Grammar skills are integrated with reading and writing components
Comprehensive-
Georgia Coach Book
Reading literature, reading informational texts, writing argumentative and narrative essays, response to literature, Language/Grammar
3rd Nine Weeks: Real of Imagined?
Reading-
Mirrors & Windows Literature Book and Language of Literature
Multitude of reading excerpts from the grade level anthologies related to Real of Imagined theme.
Poetry Anthology
Novels-
Freak the Mighty-Roderick Philbrick
Writing-
Narrative & Expository writing
Writing responses/reflections to reading selections in journal
Grammar-
Grammar skills are integrated with reading and writing components
Comprehensive-
Georgia Coach Book
Reading literature, reading informational texts, writing argumentative and narrative essays, response to literature, Language/Grammar
Reading-
Mirrors & Windows Literature Book & Language of Literature
Multitude of reading excerpts from the grade level anthologies related to Resilience of the Human Spirit
Daily Reading Practice
Novels-
"Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan
Writing-
Narrative & Expository
Writing responses/reflections to reading selections
Comparing reading selections using "Text Evidence"
Grammar-
Grammar skills are integrated with reading and writing components
Comprehensive-
Georgia Coach Book
Reading literature, reading informational texts, writing argumentative and narrative essays, response to literature, Language/Grammar
2nd Nine Weeks: Survival
Reading-
Mirrors & Windows Literature Book & Language of Literature-
Continuing with the reading of excerpts from the grade level anthologies related to Survival.
Novels-
Hatchet Gary Paulsen
Writing-
Continue with Persuasive writing
Narrative & Expository writing
Writing responses/reflections to reading selections in journal
Grammar-
Grammar skills are integrated with reading and writing components
Comprehensive-
Georgia Coach Book
Reading literature, reading informational texts, writing argumentative and narrative essays, response to literature, Language/Grammar
3rd Nine Weeks: Real of Imagined?
Reading-
Mirrors & Windows Literature Book and Language of Literature
Multitude of reading excerpts from the grade level anthologies related to Real of Imagined theme.
Poetry Anthology
Novels-
Freak the Mighty-Roderick Philbrick
Writing-
Narrative & Expository writing
Writing responses/reflections to reading selections in journal
Grammar-
Grammar skills are integrated with reading and writing components
Comprehensive-
Georgia Coach Book
Reading literature, reading informational texts, writing argumentative and narrative essays, response to literature, Language/Grammar