ENGLISH 6 The sixth grade English curriculum seeks to increase students’ awareness of the elements of effective group process and provides students practice with speaking and listening skills in group and individual activities. Students read a variety of material, from fiction to poetry to informational texts, and continue to develop skills of literary analysis as well as strategies for comprehension. Students use the writing process to develop narrative, descriptive, and expository writings and learn to use writing as a tool for learning in all subjects. Additionally, students enhance their research skills by developing strategies for using both print and electronic reference sources. The sixth grade advanced English course begins with the foundation of English Six skills TEACHERS(i.e. speaking and listening, reading, writing, research) and extends student learning through critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving. The course is designed to help students become independent readers, writers, and thinkers as they continue to progressively build the skills necessary for academic success in middle school. Students are challenged to read and compare a variety of genres including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with complex vocabulary. Students use writing, in multiple genres, as a tool to communicate, demonstrate, and enhance learning. The course interweaves Laying the Foundation English strategies and is a building block for future Pre-AP and AP course offerings at the high school level. Ms. Evans Mrs. Godsey Mrs. Pugh Mrs. Reynolds ENGLISH 7 The seventh grade English curriculum strives to make students more knowledgeable about the effects of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in oral communication. Students continue to develop vocabulary skills through the study of figurative language and continue to refine writing skills by developing narrative, expository, persuasive, and technical writings. Students’ research skills are enhanced through the use of print and electronic information sources and through practice with documentation for secondary reference sources. In addition, students are given practice with organizing and synthesizing information found in printed materials such as newspapers and magazines. Concentrations on a variety of literature such as fiction, nonfiction, and poetry rounds out the seventh grade English curriculum, allowing students to analyze relationships among author’s style, cultural context, and literary form. ADVANCED ENGLISH 7 The seventh grade advanced English course begins with the foundation of English Seven skills (i.e. speaking and listening, reading, writing, research) and extends student learning through critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving. The course is designed to help students become independent readers, writers, and thinkers as they continue to progressively build the skills necessary for academic success in middle school. Students are challenged to read and compare a variety of genres including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with complex vocabulary. Students use writing, in multiple genres, as a tool to communicate, demonstrate, and enhance learning. The course interweaves Laying the Foundation English strategies and is a building block for future Pre-AP and AP course offerings at the high school level. TEACHERS Mr. Calum Mrs. Miller Mrs. Sugden Mrs. Reynolds ENGLISH 8 The eighth grade English curriculum focuses on the oral language skills needed for interviewing. The students continue to refine skills necessary for acquisition and development of vocabulary and to develop strategies for comprehension and analysis of both literary and informational reading. Students use the writing process to develop narrative, expository, and persuasive writings and develop skills necessary for the analysis of persuasive techniques used in mass media. ADVANCED ENGLISH 8 The eighth grade advanced English course begins with the foundation of English Eight skills (i.e. speaking and listening, reading, writing, research) and extends student learning through critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving. The course is designed to help students become independent readers, writers, and thinkers as they continue to progressively build the skills necessary for academic success in middle school. Students are challenged to read and compare a variety of genres including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with complex vocabulary. Students use writing, in multiple genres, as a tool to communicate, demonstrate, and enhance learning. The course interweaves Laying the Foundation English strategies and is a building block for future Pre-AP and AP course offerings at the high school level. TEACHERS Ms. Breland Mrs. Knowles |