Project Idea Language Arts

 

 

 

Ongoing activities integrated into units:

 

Spelling – Greek and Latin roots

comprehension strategies                      grammar, punctuation & usage  reading logs

research                                               revising and proofreading                      literary terms

speaking                                               vocabulary                                          listening           

study skills

 

• Wordmasters – Gold Level
• 6 Traits
• Narrative, Expository, Persuasive writing
• Great Books
• Persuasion
• Socratic Seminar

                                   

 

Unit Highlights: (Dates are approximate)

 

·        August – September: Top Ten Interview

 

·        September: Short stories and reading strategies

 

·        October: Homecoming  (novel study) and Reading Portfolio of extended responses

 

·        November – December: Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (novel study) and expository essay

 

·        January: Environmental Research and persuasive speech/letter

 

·        February: The Outsiders (novel study) and personal narrative

 

·        March: Heroes unit focusing on reading comprehension skills

 

·        April: Poetry and anthology creation

 

·        May: Multicultural Novel Study