Subject: LANGUAGE ARTS

Kindergarten

1^st

2^nd

3^rd

5^th

Letter recognition Sounds
Name recognition
Book Skills
Writing

 -Drawing
 -Sound spelling
 -Basic punctuation
 -Upper & lower case

Oral Language

 -Re-telling
 -Dramatizing
 -Re-tracking
 -Predicting
 -Public speaking
 -Complete sentence
 -Poetry, songs
 -Class discussion on feelings
 -Questions

Comprehension

 -Story sequence,
 elements, details,
 cause and effect

Oral Language

 -Group discussions
 -Listening comprehension
 -Reading orally
 -Poetry – Songs
 -Retelling/Sequencing stories

Phonics

 -Letter recognition
 Decoding:
  Consonants
  Short/long vowels
  Digraphs
  Blends – beginning/ending
  R – control
 Spelling correlated with decoding

Reading

 -Left to right progression  
 -Comprehension  
 -Fiction/Non-fiction  
 -Fluently reading grade level materials  
 -Identify characters, setting, problem 
  and solutions  
 -Identify main idea  
 -Reading directions
 -Use strategies – predicting – picture clues
  context clues  
 -Use table of contents and glossary

Writing

 -Construct complete sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

 -Correct letter/word spacing

 -Dictionary spelling

 -Using story components

-Decode an appropriate selection  incorporating a variety of word attack skills

-Identify the main idea of a selection

-Utilize appropriate reading strategies  resulting in the identification of character traits, setting, problem and solution

-Read a variety of narrative and expository selections

-Orally read a part in a play or readers theatre incorporating fluency, expression, and appropriate volume

-Read and differentiate elements of  selected genre (i.e. fairy tales, fables)

-Spell a selected list of vocabulary words

-Process and write a titled story with a beginning, middle and end using capitalization and punctuation

-Process, write, and send a letter to a specific receiver

-Create a written document using the writing process

-Incorporate organizational skills to produce   a research based product

-Locate, select and retrieve information from various reference materials

Communication

 -Listening, viewing, reading and writing skills

 -Personal response to text

Genre and Craft

 -Mechanics 

 -Capital letters

 -Punctuation

 -Spelling

 -Informational texts (ex.  biography, non-fiction)

 -Narrative texts (ex. fiction, poetry)

-Literature and Understanding

 -Culture and community

 -Quality literature

 -Universal theme

 -Various perspectives

Skills and Processes

 -Inquiry

 -Monitoring – editing

 -Oral Reading

 -Writing

4^th

6^th

7^th

8^th

World

Literature

British

Literature

American

Literature

-4 sentence types

-Simple/compound

-Subject/predicate

Nouns

*Common/proper

*Possessive

-Adjectives/ articles/verbs

Verbs

-Helping, irregular

-Adverbs

Paragraphs

-Comparing

-Contrasting

-Descriptive

-Friendly letter

-Summarize

-Informative

-Persuasive

-Personal narrative

-Character sketch

-Realistic story

-Folk tales

-Business letters

-Research  paragraph

-Fantasy story

-Descriptive

-Research   paragraph

-Play, poetry

-News story

-Invitation

-Spelling

-Vocabulary

-Implementation of  reading strategies

-Basic communication model

-Life skills

-Sentence construction

-Parts of speech

-Dialogue

-Editor’s marks/the  wash

-Writing process

-Writer’s workshop

-Writing process

-Researching

-Literature  elements

  -Plot

  -Characters

  -Setting

  -Theme

  -Genre

-Evaluating student  selected novels

-Whole class novel

 -Treasure Island

-Types of writing

-Oral presentations

-Novels

- Outsiders

 -To Kill a    Mockingbird

 -Roll Thunder,  Hear my Cry

 -The Pigman

 -Of Mice & Men

 -Tucker   Everlasting

 -The Cat that went    to Heaven

-Elements of  Literature

-Spelling and Vocabulary

-Read selected works from various genre

-Greek mythology

-Epic poetry

-Type I writings

-Research papers

-Greek mythology

-Greek drama

-Epic Poetry

-Classic myths & fables

-Creation myths

-Classic horror  fiction

* Frankenstein

* Dracula

* Jeckyll & Hyde

*Metamorphosis

-Modern horror  fiction

* Stephen King

* Short Stories

-Science fiction & fantasy

* Thematic units

-Discussion questions

-Type I writing

-Research   presentations   and/or papers

-Comparison &  contract papers

-Beowulf

-Sir Gowain & the Green Knight

-Canterbury Tales

-Shakespeare

-Type I writings

-Metaphysical poets

-Rudiments of neo classicism

-Puritan literature

-18^th century  writers

-The Romantics

-Historical research

-The Victorians

-Utopia

-20^th century  literature

-Native American   origin myths

-Narratives and  journals

-The Puritan   influence

-Speeches and   historical   documents

-NCA writing

-1^st literary efforts

-Transcendentalism

-Mark Twain’s   impact on modern   American   literature

-The Civil War as   beginning of   modern warfare

-Modernism   (Historical     background)

-Imagist poetry

-Begin post-   modern era

-Celebrating  diversity

-Amy Tau

-Alice Walker

-Etah

English I

English II

English III

Composition

Debate/

Speech

-Thematic Units

-Poetry Terms and Application

-Sustained Silent Reading

-Journal Writing

-Reading Responses

-The Odyssey

-Comparison/Contrast Papers

-Drama Terms and definitions

-Introduction to Shakespeare

-Review of spelling rules

-Part of the sentence

-Type 1 writing assignments

-Construction of standard English paragraphs

-Expository writing

-Short story elements  of literature

*Plot

*Characterization

*Point of view

-Spelling/vocabulary   tests

-Elements of literature

*Setting

*Symbols

*Tone and irony

*Theme

-Grammar and   composition

*Parts of speech

*Parts of sentences

*The writing process

-Paragraph Structure

*Topic sentence

*Unity in writing

*Coherence in writing

*Descriptive writing

*Narrative writing

*Expository writing

-Short story

-Novel

-Poetry

-Writing

-Drama/Theatre

-Rhetorical arguments

-Manuscript form

-Expository writing

-Journal writing

-Writing concepts

-Types of writing

-I-search paper  

-Research techniques (Including citations and documentation)

-Critical interpretation of research material  

-General Research

-Editing techniques

-Portfolio assessments  

-Memory Books (Selected Students only)

-Policy debate

-Lincoln-Douglas   debate

-Student Congress

-Communication

-Public speaking

-Forensics

Media Productions

Yearbook

Media Productions II

Study/Communication Skills

-Introduction to Broadcast

 -Newswriting

-Introduction to PowerPoint

-Introduction to Journalism

-Desktop Publishing

-Homecoming Program

-Staff Organization

-Public Relations and Marketing

-Publishing a Newspaper

-Communication Production

-Senior Paper

-Staff Organization

-Layout

-Year Planning

-Advertising

-Photography

-Computer Layout

-Proof Work

-Introduction to Broadcast

-Introduction to Video

-Student Production

-Following Directions

-Test Taking Skills

-Reading Newspapers

-Business Writing

-Career-Getting a Job