English Language Arts Vision Statement
Aligning with the Indiana Academic Standards, our school will provide all students with a strong foundation in language arts which builds on itself to achieve mastery at each grade level.
Instructional Core Values
- Instructional continuity
- Consistent expectations
- Common terminology and practices
- Evident student-to-learning connections
- Independent reading and writing preparedness
Kindergarten Writing & Language Overview
Students in Kindergarten will learn basic sentence structure and punctuation skills. Students will practice these skills through journaling, along with narrative, informative, and opinion writing genres. Beginning language and grammar rules are introduced and students are given the opportunities to practice these skills through dictation and in their writing and speaking.
Grade 1 Writing & Language Overview
Writing is integrated daily with our Language Arts time focusing on capitalization, punctuation, and writing complete thoughts. We also explore writing for different purposes and audiences, focusing on narrative and informative pieces. Beginning editing skills are also introduced.
Grade 2 Writing & Language Overview
Students in Grade 2 will demonstrate increasing sophistication in all aspects of language use, from vocabulary and syntax to the development and organization of ideas. Student will write opinion, informative, and narrative pieces. Students writing will be focused and contain details. Their writing will be strengthened by revising and editing. Basic language and grammar rules are taught and students are given opportunity to transfer these basics into their writing and speaking.
Grade 3 Writing & Language Overview
Students in grade 3 review basic writing and punctuation skills, while learning new and advanced concepts to better their writing. Focusing on narrative, informative, and opinion writing genres, third grade students receive a variety of opportunities to use their learned skills while writing complete and well formed paragraphs. Basic language and grammar rules are taught and students are given opportunity to transfer these basics into their writing and speaking.
Grade 4 Writing & Language Overview
Students in grade 4 will review basic writing and punctuation skills while learning new concepts to better their writing. We will focus on narrative, informative, and opinion writing genres. Various projects will be incorporated for students to display their knowledge and skills such as poetry books, essays, class newspaper, and well formed paragraphs. An overview of language and grammar rules will be taught throughout the year and applied to their writing and speaking.
Grade 5 Writing & Language Overview
Students in grade 5 review basic writing and punctuation skills, while learning new and advanced concepts to better their writing. Students receive a variety of opportunities to use their learned skills while writing stories, reports, and essays in the narrative, informative, and opinion writing genres. Basic language rules are taught, and students are given opportunities to transfer these basics into their writing and speaking. Technology is utilized to produce and publish student writing.
Grade 6 Writing & Language Overview
This course of Writing/English allows the 6th grade student to reinforce the basic skills while developing higher level cognitive skills. The course lays the foundation for advancing their essay and narrative writing skills as well as laying the foundation for advance writing at higher skill levels.
Grade 7 Writing & Language Overview
Students will employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use various writing process elements to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students will apply knowledge of language structure & conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, discuss, and share writing. Students research both issues and interests by formulating ideas and questions. They analyze data from various sources to communicate their discoveries for the purpose of teaching and meeting the needs of their audience.
Grade 8 Writing & Language Overview
Students will employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use various writing process elements to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students will apply knowledge of language structure & conventions, media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, discuss, and share writing. Students research both issues and interests by formulating ideas and questions. They analyze data from various sources to communicate their discoveries for the purpose of teaching and meeting the needs of their audience.