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. Use picture clues to aid in reading unknown words.
4. Distinguish between realistic and fantasy.
5. Participate in reader’s theater and oral reading
6. Identify the soft sound of ‘c’ and ‘g’.
7. Read words containing the new digraphs listed in the Saxon Phonics First Grade program.
8. Define trigraph and read words listed in the Saxon Phonics First Grade program.
9. Define final stable syllable and read words listed in the Saxon Phonics First Grade program.
10. Read and spell sight words listed in the Saxon Phonics First Grade program.
11. Identify and distinguish basic elements of a story---plot, setting, story.
12. Make generalizations/ Cause & Effect/ Compare & Contrast
13. Alphabetize words to the second letter.
14. Identify synonyms, homophones, compound words.
15. Write a paragraph with a beginning, middle, and end using correct writing and spelling conventions.
16. Generate and use a word web to write a paragraph.
17. Locate parts of a book---title page, glossary, table of contents.
18. Identify and read words containing the vowel patterns listed in the Saxon Phonics program.

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, Homophones, Compound Words
15. Paragraphs; beginning, middle, end
16. Graphic Organizers
17. Parts of a book
18. New vowel patterns

2nd Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1. Identify and use possessives correctly.
2. Deliver an original report
3. Dramatize a play.
4. Identify and read words containing Scribal O.
5. Identify suffixes and prefixes listed in the Saxon Phonics Second Grade program.
6. Define quadrigraph and read words containing quadrigraphs listed in the Saxon Phonics Second Grade program.
7. Define and read words with French endings.
8. Use multi-syllable words with more than one suffix.
9. Identify and read words containing the new vowel patterns listed in the Second Grade Saxon Phonics program.
10. Define and distinguish between fact and opinion.
11. Identify author’s point of view.
12. Use a dictionary, glossary, and thesaurus for study skills.
13. Distinguish correct reference sources for information.
14. Read and interpret a timeline, charts, tables, graphs, and maps.
15. Create a word family.
16. Write compound sentences.
17. State topic and purpose of a paragraph.
18. Write a three paragraph research paper.
19. Incorporate 6 Trait Writing for beginning writers.
20. Capitalize titles of a person.
21. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.
22. Use context clues to understand the meaning of a word.
23. Alphabetize words to the third letter.

Content

1. Possessives
2. Reports
3. Perform Plays
4. Scribal o
5. Suffixes & Prefixes in second grade Saxon Phonics
6. Quadrigraphs
7. French endings
8. Multiple Syllable words with more than one suffix
9. Vowel Patterns
10. Fact and Opinion
11. Author’s Viewpoint
12. Reference Materials; dictionary, glossary, and thesaurus
13. Reference Materials; choosing correct reference materials
14. Timelines, charts, table, graphs, and maps
15. Word Families
16. Compound Sentences
17. Paragraphs; topics and purpose
18. Writing Research Papers
19. 6 Trait writing for beginning writers
20. Titles of People
21. Subject and Predicate
22. Context Clues
23. Alphabetical Order to the third letter

3rd 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

4th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1. Use abbreviations in addresses.
2. Use quotation marks for short stories, songs, and poems.
3. Use nouns.
4. Identify subject-verb agreement.
5. Distinguish between pronouns and homophones.
6. Identify adjectives that tell how many and what kind.
7. Identify nouns that adjectives describe.
8. Identify adjectives after forms of the verb ‘be’.
9. Distinguish between adverbs that tell how, when, or where.
10. Use correct form to compare adverbs.
11. Identify double negatives.
12. Identify a biography, poetry, historical fiction, realistic fiction, and folktale.
13. Identify figures of speech: similes, metaphors
14. Paraphrase information.
15. Identify different forms of text structure.
16. Identify the author’s purpose in writing.
17. Create a visualization of story events.
18. Write a research project following a long range planner, including title page and cover.
19. Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences.
20. Identify and correct run-on sentences.
21. Identify statements, questions, commands, and exclamatory sentences.
22. Write a persuasive paragraph using all 6 Traits of 6 Trait Writing.

Content

1. Abbreviations; addresses
2. Punctuation; Quotations marks for short stories
3. Nouns
4. Subject-Verb Agreement
5. Pronoun/Homophones
6. Quantitative Adjectives
7. Descriptive Adjectives
8. Predicate Adjectives
9. Adverbs
10. Compare Adverbs
11. Double Negatives
12. Genres
13. Figures of Speech
14. Paraphrasing
15. Text Structure
16. Author’s Purpose
17. Graphic Organizer/Story Maps
18. Research Project; either an assessment or the content in some particular research skills
19. Sentences
20. Run On Sentences
21. Types of Sentences
22. Persuasive Paragraphs

5th 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. Write to a two paragraph paper to inform and/or persuade using all 6 Traits of 6 Trait Writing.

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

6th 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 idioms.
15. Identify and use contractions.
16. Identify subject/verb agreement.
17. Use simple, compound, and complex sentences in 6 TRAIT writing assignments.
18. Elaborate writing with details using all 6 TRAITS.

Content

1. Proper Nouns (person, place, and thing) and Adjectives (places)
2. Commas
3. Compound Sentences
4. Complex Sentences
5. Quotations
6. Punctuation for sentence types
7. Sentence Types
8. Simple Subjects/Simple Predicates
9. Appositives
10. Articles/Demonstratives
11. Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
12. Writing with Adverbs
13. Prepositions
14. Idioms
15. Contractions
16. Subject/Verb Agreement
17. Sentence Type; compound, complex
18. 6 TRAIT Writing

7th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Goals

Students will:

1. Identify and form compound nouns.
2. Identify 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. Recognize internal and external conflict in Literature.
13. Recognize and apply hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration.
14. Identify rhyme scheme and basic patterns rhythm.
15. Show appreciation for poetry by reciting self-selected poems.

Content

1. Compound Nouns
2. Indirect Objects
3. Paragraphs; structure which integrates usage of DO, IO, PN, PA; Voice and varied sentence structure
4. Sentence Order
5. Active/ Passive Voice
6. Usage and Sentence Structure of Adjective and Adverbs
7. Pronouns; demonstratives, reflexives, and intensives
8. Prepositional Phrases
9. Conflict
10. Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration
11. Rhyme Scheme & Rhythm Patterns
12. Poetry Recitation

8th Grade Language Arts 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 autobiography project.
16. Extemporaneous Oral Presentation describing favorite ACR Book per quarter.
17. Write a 5 paragraph essay and transform into a 3-5 page research paper involving 3 sources, 5 quotes, parenthetical documentation, work cited page.

Content

1. Essential/Nonessential Clauses
2. Noun Adverbial and Adjectival Clauses
3. Verbals: Participles, Gerunds, Infinitives
4. Autobiographies using 6 Trait Program.
5. Five Paragraph Essay