Junior High School- 6th, 7th & 8th Grade
Language Arts Curriculum
▪ Reading Comprehension:
Reading and writing using novels, short stories, and poetry.
▪ Literary Response and Analysis:
Develop and strengthen an understanding of literary elements and devices
such as recurring themes, characterization, figurative language, author's
purpose, conflicts, points of view, tone and mood, irony, dialect, and
structure.
▪ Research: Learning the research process and writing a paper.
▪ Communication: Learning the art of public speaking,
including writing and delivering a speech.
▪ Vocabulary/Spelling:
Understanding words meanings and employing various techniques
to fully comprehend and use vocabulary in everyday life.
▪ Grammar/Mechanics:
Understanding and applying correct grammar usage and writing
mechanics.
Focusing on the writing process and applying that to persuasive, narrative,
creative, and expository forms.