English Language Arts Learning Standards Reading Writing Listening Speaking

Reading Literature Works Novels Appreciating Poetry Myths and Legends From Around the World

Writing Writing to tell a story Writing to persuade Writing to explain Interview Myth Reports Writing to persuade Persuasive essay Writing to explain Compare/contrast Writing to describe Poems Descriptive essay

Listening Speaking Stories from Literature text Focus on Listening Listening Skills Speaking Power Point presentation Poetry reading

Policies Discipline Three warnings = Teacher detention Grading Homework is worth 10% Participation is worth 10% Quizzes, tests, essays, projects are worth 60% Benchmark tests are worth 20%