PERIOD 4 - 7TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

Class Introduction:

In this class students will read from our literature book, a collection of stories which support state language arts standards. We will be attaining better writing skills along with readinig a substantial amount. Student reading will be completed in class as we do not send textbooks home. Most home reading will be done from books chosen by students. We will also be looking at parts of speech, working with the Six Traits of Writing, and honing our skills utilizing the A.C.T.I.V.E Reading Strategy,(Ask, Connect, Track Down, Infer, Visualize, & Eureka-Synthesize). There will be projects involving creativity, research, and presentation skills throughout the year.