MS Language Arts

Basic Assumptions for Language Arts Education: Reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing competencies are integrated throughout students’ learning experiences. Benchmarks for the Sunshine State Standards are repeated as needed in course sequences. As students progress from one course to the next, increases should occur in the complexity of materials and tasks and in the students’ independence in the application of skills and strategies. Learning tasks and materials accommodate the individual needs of students. Technology is available for students to develop competencies in the language arts. Term: Year long

The purpose of this course is to provide grade 6 students, using texts of appropriate complexity, integrated language arts study in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language for college and career preparation and readiness. The content should include, but not be limited to, the following: Active reading of varied texts. Analysis of literature and informational texts. Writing for varied purposes. Effective listening & collaboration amongst peers. Term: Year long

The purpose of this course is to provide instruction that enables students to accelerate the development of reading and writing skills and to strengthen those skills so they are able to successfully read and write middle grade level text independently. Instruction emphasizes reading comprehension, writing fluency, and vocabulary study through the use of a variety of literary and informational texts encompassing a broad range of text structures, genres, and levels of complexity. Term: Year long

Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing competencies are integrated throughout students’ learning experiences. Benchmarks for the Sunshine State Standards are repeated as needed in course sequences. As students progress from one course to the next, increases should occur in the complexity of materials and tasks and in the students’ independence in the application of skills and strategies. Term: Year long

Basic Assumptions for Language Arts Education: Reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing competencies are integrated throughout students’ learning experiences. Benchmarks for the Sunshine State Standards are repeated as needed in course sequences. As students progress from one course to the next, increases should occur in the complexity of materials and tasks and in the students’ independence in the application of skills and strategies. Term: Year long

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop basic skills in the production of print or electronic journalistic media. Term: Year long

The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop intermediate-level skills in the production of print or electronic journalistic media. Term: Semester

The purpose of this course is to provide instruction that enables students to develop and strengthen reading skills and develop independent reading habits. Term: Year long/Semester