Junior High English and Reading Curriculum

English

• To develop multi-level paragraph compositions
• Proofread for English conventions
• Master punctuation and capitalization
• Use a variety of sentence types
• Use they parts of speech to enrich written language
• Use technology to enhance mastery of the written language
• Write creatively for a specified purpose (narrative, compare and contrast paper, persuasive paper and autobiography)
• Revise and edit content
• Improve listening and speaking skills
• Overcome communication anxiety and apprehension
• Explore strategies to resolve both group and individual conflict
 

Reading

• Identify and explain theme, main idea and supporting details of a piece of literature
• Incorporate art projects to bring literature to life
• Read aloud fluently
• Increase reading comprehension and processing through a variety of techniques including: contextual clues, inference skills, and graphic organizers
• Foster vocabulary comprehension through word analysis
• Decode words accurately and smoothly while reading aloud
• Acknowledge and orally convey punctuation
• Expose students to a vast array of literature
• Make connections from text to text, text to self and text to world
• Examine different cultures vis-à-vis literature
• Analyze characters and sequence events