CURRICULUM

Reading Strand

Writing Strand

READING STRAND OBJECTIVES:

*To assist students in becoming better readers
*To develop critical thinking skills
*To teach reading strategies for the content areas
*To teach decoding strategies using affixes
*To expose students to a variety of literature

READING FOCUS:

FUNCTIONAL (for a purpose):
*reading strategies
*non-fiction structure
*content area text structure
*reader's workshop

DEVELOPMENTAL (how to):
*affixes/decoding strategies
*vocabulary development
*short story structure
*novels
*poetry
*critical reading strategies

RECREATIONAL (enjoyment/fluency):
*daily read alouds
*free reading books
*reader's workshop

Textbooks: Novels
Language of Literature McDougal Littell

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WRITING STRAND OBJECTIVES:
*To teach students to become better writers
*To develop written communication skills
*To help students see the relationship between reading & writing
across the curriculum

FUNCTIONAL:
Grammar
*parts of speech/word identification
*sentence structure
Spelling
*decoding/encoding strategies
*affixes
Papers
*persuasive
*narrative
*expository

CREATIVE:
Journals
Narratives

Textbooks: Writer's Craft McDougal Littell

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Last updated 08/25/2006