Language Arts Curriculum Goals

Students will:

• Read, interpret, and appreciate all forms of literature.
• Communicate effectively in both written and oral presentation.
• Use research writing skills effectively to gather information from a variety of sources for presentation.
• Use the appropriate conventions of writing in written and oral expression.
• Understand, recognize, and apply skills used in the 6 Trait Writing Program.

Goals:

Students will:

1. Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence and first letter of a name.
2. Add a period to the end of a sentence.
3. Identify ? ! , “”, ‘s and explain usage.
4. Define what a sentence is.
5. Follow a series of up to four directions.
6. Listen to and retell a story in sequential order.
7. Speak clearly using full sentences.
8. Phonics, Consonants, and Vowels: Recognize and identify letters in the alphabet, all consonant sounds, and long & short vowel sounds.
9. Define digraph and read words containing the digraphs listed in the kindergarten program.
10. Define a combination and read words containing the digraphs listed in the kindergarten program.
11. Identify and read words using the vowel consonant – silent ‘e’ pattern
12. Define a consonant blend. Read words containing two and three letter blends.
13. Read and Spell sight words listed in the Saxon Phonics Kindergarten program.
14. Read unknown words applying decoding skills.
15. Alphabetize the alphabet.
16. Read two syllable words with the vowel pattern v-c-c-v.
17. Write a dictated sentence in correct form.
18. Write an original sentence to illustrate a picture using invented spelling and some conventional spelling.

Content:

1. Capitalization of first word in a sentence and name
2. Periods
3. Punctuations Marks; !?” ‘s
4. Sentence
5. Following Directions
6. Sequential Order
7. Speaking in full sentences
8. Consonant & Vowels
9. Digraphs
10. Combinations
11. Silent ‘e’
12. Consonant Blends
13. Sight Words in Saxon K Phonics
14. Decoding Skills
15. Alphabetize letters
16. Vowel Patterns
17. Writing a dictated sentence
18. Writing original sentences

1st Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1.    recognize and identify nouns (people place, things, animals) and verbs           (action).

2.    recognize and identify suffixes and prefixes listed in the First Grade     Saxon Phonics program.

3.    identify the soft sound of ‘c’ and ‘g’.

4.    read words containing the new digraphs listed in the Saxon Phonics    First Grade program.

5.    define trigraph and read words listed in the Saxon Phonics First Grade           program.

6.    define final stable syllable and read words listed in the Saxon Phonics             First Grade program.

7.    read and spell sight words listed in the Saxon Phonics First Grade       program.

8.    alphabetize words to the second letter.

9.    identify synonyms, antonyms, compound words.

10. write a paragraph with a beginning, middle, and end using correct        writing             and spelling conventions.

11. generate and use a word web to write a paragraph.

12. identify and read words containing the vowel patterns listed in the Saxon         Phonics program.

13.    use picture clues to aid in reading unknown words.

14. distinguish between realistic and fantasy.

15. participate in reader’s theater and oral reading

16.   identify and distinguish basic elements of a story---plot, setting, story.
17.   make generalizations/ cause & effect/ compare & contrast
18.   locate parts of a book---title page, glossary, table of contents.

Content

1.    Common & proper nouns & verbs

2.    Suffixes & prefixes as per listed in S.P.

3.    Picture clues

4.    Realism/Fantasy

5.    Oral reading

6.    Soft sounds of letters

7.    New digraphs

8.    Trigraphs

9.    Final stable syllable

10. Sight words as per listed in S.P.

11. Story elements; character, setting, plot, problem, solution

12. Reading comprehension; generalizations, cause & effect, compare &             contrast

13. Alphabetizing to second letter

14. Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, compound Words

15. Paragraphs; beginning, middle, end

16. Graphic organizers

17. Parts of a book

18. New vowel patterns

2^nd Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1. Identify and dread words containing Scribal O
2. Identify suffixes and prefixes listed in the Saxon phonics Second Grade Program.
3. Define quadrigraph and read words containing quadrigraphs listed in the Saxon Phonics Second Grade program.
4. Define and read words with French endings.
5. Use multi-syllable words with more than one suffix.
6. Identify and read words containing the new vowel patterns listed in the Second Grade Saxon phonics program.
7. Deliver an original report
8. Dramatize a play.
9. Identify and use possessives correctly.
10. Identify and use commas and quotation marks
11. Identify and use contractions
12. Identify adjectives
13. Capitalize titles of a person
14. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence
15. Incorporate 6 Trait Writing for beginning writes: ideas, voice, and conventions
16. Write an instructional, descriptive, and three paragraph research papers.
17. Write an invitation and a character sketch.
18. Write compound sentences
19. Create a word family
20. State topic and purpose of a paragraph
21. Identify author’s point of view
22. Understand and write sequence of events including time order words
23. Draw conclusions
24. Summarize mail idea and details
25. Follow instructions/directions: written and oral
26. Define and distinguish between fact and opinion
27. Use context clues to understand the meaning of a word
28. Use a dictionary, glossary, and thesaurus for study skills
29. Distinguish correct reference sources for information
30. Read and interpret a timeline, charts, tables, graphs, and maps.
31. Alphabetize to the third letter

Content

1. Scribal O

2. Suffixes and prefixes in second grade Saxon Phonics

3. Quadrigraphs

4. French Endings

5. Multiple syllable words with more than one suffix

6. Vowel Patterns

7. Reports

8. Perform plays

9. Possessives

10. Commas and quotation marks

11. Contractions

12. Adjectives

13. Titles of people

14. Subject and predicate

15. 6 trait writing for beginning writers

16. Writing paragraphs: instructional, descriptive and research

17. Writing; invitation and character sketch 

18. Compound sentences

19. Word families

20. Paragraphs; topic and purpose

21. Arthur’s point of view

22. Sequencing with time order words

23. Draw conclusions

24. Summarize

25. Directions

26. Fact and Opinion

27. Context Clues

28. Reference materials; dictionary, glossary and thesaurus

29. Reference materials: choosing correct reference materials

30. Timelines, charts, tables, graphs and maps

31. Alphabetic order to the third letter

3^rd Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1.    use and identify capitalization in book titles.

2.    convert words to abbreviated form.

3.    capitalize proper nouns and important words in a title.

4.    identify singular, plural, common, proper, and possessive nouns in a    subject.

5.    identify and recognize Verb Tense—past, present, helping, irregular,   forms of verb ‘be’.

6.    define and compare adjectives.

7.    define adverbs.

8.    identify subject, object, and possessive pronouns.

9.    discuss the characteristics of a legend.

10. predict outcomes and sequencing.

11. apply problem solving skills; identify problem & solution in selections

12. write and revise a three paragraph research paper containing a table of          contents and bibliography.

13. write notes to organize information.

14. summarize information.

15. write descriptive, narrative, and instructional paragraphs.

16. follow steps in the writing process—planning, first draft, proofreading, revising, final copy, presentation.

17. apply 6 Trait conventions of ideas, voice, organization, and word choice         to creative writing.

Content

1.    Capitalization; book titles

2.    Abbreviation; change words to abbreviate

3.    Capitalization; Proper Nouns; important words in a title

4.    Nouns; singular, plural, common

5.    Verbs; tense

6.    Compare Adjectives

7.    Define Adverbs

8.    Pronouns; subject, object, possessive

9.    Legend; character

10. Comprehension Skills; predict outcomes & sequencing

11. Problem Solving

12. Research Paper; Assessment or the content is certain types of research        skills

13. Note taking

14. Summarizing

15. Writing Process

16. Six Trait Conventions

4^th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1.         identify the four types of sentences

2.         identify parts of sentences

3.         identify and correct run-on sentences.

4.          identify common and proper nouns.

5.         use nouns.

6.          identify and use pronouns.

7.         identify antecedents of pronouns.

8.         distinguish between pronouns and homophones.

9.         identify and distinguish between types of adjectives

10.        identify and use verbs correctly.

11.        recognize the tense of verbs.

12.        identify adverbs.

13.       determine the use of adverbs.

14.        punctuate sentences correctly.

15.       determine the author’s purpose of reading.

16.       identify the genre of a selection.

17.       identify figures of speech.

18.       analyze different forms of text structure.

19.       analyze forms of poetry.

20.       write a research project following a long range planner, including title page, cover, and bibliography.

Content

1. Declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory sentences
2. Simple, complete, and compound subjects and predicates, direct objects and subject complements
3. Singular, plural, irregular plural, and possessive nouns
4. Singular, plural, subject, object, and possessive pronouns
5. Descriptive adjectives, adjectives that tell how many, adjectives that compare, proper, demonstrative, irregular adjectives, and articles
6. Action, being, linking, helping, and irregular verbs
7. Verb phrases and principle parts of verbs
8. Present, past, future tenses of verbs
9.  Adverbs of time, manner, and place and those that compare
10. End punctuation, apostrophes, commas
11. Correct capitalization
12. Inform, persuade, entertain
13. Expository, biography, autobiography, tall tale, folk tale, legend, fantasy, historical fiction, drama, and persuasive writing
14. Metaphor and simile
15. Sequence, compare and contrast, main idea and details, cause and effect,
16. Limericks, lyric poems, haikus, narrative, concrete, and free verse
17. Research project; either an assessment or the content in some particular research skills

5^th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1. Identify adjectives that tell how many, which one, and what kind.
2. Identify interjections.
3. Identify the use of quotations.
4. Use abbreviations in names and addresses.
5. Distinguish between 4 sentence types: Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, and Declarative.
6. Identify compound subjects.
7. Identify compound predicates.
8. Identify and correct sentence fragments.
9. Distinguish between linking verbs and action verbs.
10. Identify conjunctions.
11. Identify singular and plural possessive nouns.
12. Identify future verb tense.
13. Identify Verb phrases.
14. Identify Proper Adjectives.
15. Produce writing samples that demonstrate competency in the 6 Trait Writing Process.
16. Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process- before reading, during reading, and post-reading.
17. Compare, contrast, and analyze connections between text.
18. Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction.

Content

1. Adjectives that tell how many, which one, what kind
2. Interjections
3. Quotations
4. Abbreviations in names and addresses
5. Sentence Type; Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Declarative
6. Compound Subjects
7. Compound Predicate
8. Sentence Fragments
9. Linking Verbs, Action Verbs
10. Conjunctions
11. Possessive Nouns
12. Verb Tense
13. Verb Phrase
14. Proper Adjectives
15. 6 Trait Writing
16. Compose a variety of texts – narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive
17. Reading strategies – access prior knowledge, preview, predicting, setting a purpose, infer, visualize, paraphrase, summarize, draw conclusions, analyze, and paraphrase
18. Connections between text to text, text to self, and text to world.
19. Fiction  and non-fiction text – setting, character traits, problem and solution, story events, personification, main idea, supporting details, sequence events, cause and effect, compare and contrast, make predictions, make inferences about problems and solutions, evaluate information, identify and interpret author’s ideas and purpose
20. Point of View, Theme, Tone & Mood, Character, Foreshadowing & Flashback, Setting, Figurative Language, Plot

6^th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals: Students will:

1.    Distinguish between proper nouns and adjectives.

2.    Use commas in a series.

3.    Combine sentences—Compound & Complex.

4.    Use quotations in sentences.

5.    Use proper punctuation for titles, short stories, chapters, poems, and songs.

6.    Use four sentence types—Imperative, Interrogative, Declarative, Exclamatory

7.    Identify simple subjects and simple predicates.

8.    Identify complete subjects and complete predicates.

9.    Elaborate sentences using Appositives.

10. Identify articles and demonstratives.

11. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs.

12. Elaborate sentences using adverbs.

13. Identify prepositions and prepositional phrases.

14. Identify and use contractions.

15. Identify subject/verb agreement.

16. Use simple, compound, and complex sentences in 6 TRAIT writing assignments.

17. Elaborate writing with details using all 6 TRAITS.

18. Identify main ideas and topic sentences to collect and organize supporting details within a paragraph.

19. Use official formatting: Times New Roman or Arial Font, size 12, double spacing.

Sixth Grade Literature Curriculum:

Goals: Students will:

1.  Understand the characteristics of past and present fiction:  myths, fables, folk tales, fairy tales, legends, short stories, novels, novellas, graphic novels

            2.  Utilize and develop strategies to self-monitor comprehension

3.  Understand the characteristics of nonfiction including biographies, autobiographies, and informational texts

            4.  Be introduced to elements of poetry

5.  Identify and analyze the elements of character, plot, theme, conflict, and setting

6.  Be introduced to elements of figurative language:  personification, onomatopoeia, similes, metaphors, alliteration, symbolism, and idioms

7.  Achieve ACR goals within established reading ranges set at the beginning of the school year

8.  Understand characterization including protagonist/antagonist

7th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

 Goals: 

Students will:

1.  Maintain an understanding of forms of prose: short stories, novels, novellas,  folk tales, biographies, and autobiographies

2.  Compare and contrast elements across multiple texts

3.  Practice taking notes, outlining, summarizing

4.  Understand word origins

5.  Maintain an understanding of the characteristics of nonfiction including biographies, autobiographies, and informational texts

6.  Develop an understanding for a variety of poetry

7.  Understand elements of figurative language:  personification, onomatopoeia, similes, metaphors, alliteration, symbolism, and idioms

8.  Continue to identify and analyze the elements of plot, theme, conflict, and setting

9.  Identify internal and external conflict within short stories

10.  Show appreciation for poetry by reciting self-selected poems

11.  Identify rhyme scheme and basic patterns of rhythm

12.  Achieve ACR goals within established reading ranges set at the beginning of the school year

Seventh Grade Grammar and Writing Curriculum:

Goals:  Students will…

1.  Identify and form compound nouns

2.  Identify direct/indirect objects

3.  Write a paragraph using direct and indirect objects, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives

4.  Identify inverted and interrupted order of a sentence

5.  Distinguish between active and passive voice

6.  Write a paragraph using active or passive voice

7.  Peer edit for correct usage of adjectives, adverbs, and varied sentence structure

8.  Peer edit to correct problems with run on sentences, comma splices, and fragments,

9.  Identify pronouns as indirect objects

10. Classify pronouns as demonstratives, reflexives, and intensives

11.  Edit misplaced prepositional phrases and correctly place them in sentences

12.  Use official formatting: Times New Roman or Arial Font, size 12, double spacing.

8^th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals: 

Students will: 

1.  Analyze forms of prose: short stories, novels, novellas, folk tales, biographies, autobiographies, and poetry

2.  Examine historical relevance within the historical literature

3.  Apply literary terms when analyzing literature

4.  Incorporate independent note taking while reading literature

5. Respond to literature through personal reactions

6.  Provide extemporaneous and oral presentation describing a favorite ACR book per each quarter

7.  Achieve ACR goals within established reading ranges set at the beginning of the school year

Eighth Grade Grammar and Writing Curriculum:

Goals: Students will:

1.    Distinguish between essential and non-essential clauses.

2.    Use commas correctly with nonessential clauses.

3.    Identify adverb and adjective clauses.

4.    Select appropriate subordinating conjunctions to express exact meaning.

5.    Write a comparison using several adverb clauses.

6.    Understand the proper use of who, whom, and whose in adjective clauses.

7.    Identify noun clauses and tell how they are used in sentences.

8.    Use who, whom, whoever, whomever correctly in noun clauses.

9.    Identify verbals and distinguish them from verbs.

10. Identify participles/participial phrases and the words they modify.

11. Use commas correctly with participial phrases.

12. Identify gerunds/gerund phrases and tell how they are used in sentences.

13. Create sentences using gerunds as a subject, direct object, object of preposition, predicate noun.

14. Identify infinitive, infinitive phrases, and tell how they are used.

15. Apply 6 Trait Writing in portfolio project.

16. Write a 5 paragraph essay and transform into a 3-5 page research paper involving 3 sources, 5 quotes, parenthetical documentation, work cited page.

17.  Use official formatting: Times New Roman or Arial Font, size 12, double spacing.