Using a motif of Heroes, Helpers, and Hope, students in the MS Language Arts 1 course will acquire the reading, writing, language, and speaking/listening skills necessary for success in college, career, and beyond. Students will become critical readers and thinkers as they delve into fiction and informational texts within the course. They will also learn to effectively write narrative, informational, and argumentative pieces and present their ideas clearly and cohesively.
Segment 1 Advanced includes: Novel Study
Segment 2 Advanced includes: Elements of Drama
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the critical analysis of texts by summarizing the development of plot and character in a narrative, contrasting the implicit versus explicit meanings of a text, and summarizing the development of a central idea in an informational text.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of informational articles by describing the research process, explaining strategies for organizing ideas in informational writing, creating a comparison and contrast article, and forming sentences with appropriate voice and structure.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of narrative writing by describing elements of narrative writing, explaining the organization of ideas for a narrative, and creating a narrative.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of comparing and contrasting texts by explaining strategies for conveying central ideas, comparing texts from different genres, and explaining strategies for determining word meaning.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of an author’s craft by describing the use of figurative language, explaining choices concerning characters’ perspectives, and creating a multimedia presentation on a work of fiction.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of argumentative writing by summarizing the elements of an argumentative essay, describing relevant evidence, and creating an argumentative essay.
Projects allow students to demonstrate competence and understanding of concepts and skills by completing a career-related task. For example, the assignment might be to create a mural, a package design, a speech, a film review, or a movie set – you name it! These creative projects are about applying your learning acquired through in-depth research to real-world career tasks.
Each competency will be addressed through a project based on a real-life career task. Here are the careers you will explore: Technical Writer, Career Counselor, Emergency Management Specialist, Web Developer, Literary Agent, and Police Officer.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the critical analysis of texts by summarizing the development of plot and character in a narrative, contrasting the implicit versus explicit meanings of a text, and summarizing the development of a central idea in an informational text.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of informational articles by describing the research process, explaining strategies for organizing ideas in informational writing, creating a comparison and contrast article, and forming sentences with appropriate voice and structure.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of narrative writing by describing elements of narrative writing, explaining the organization of ideas for a narrative, and creating a narrative.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of comparing and contrasting texts by explaining strategies for conveying central ideas, comparing texts from different genres, and explaining strategies for determining word meaning.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of an author’s craft by describing the use of figurative language, explaining choices concerning characters’ perspectives, and creating a multimedia presentation on a work of fiction.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of argumentative writing by summarizing the elements of an argumentative essay, describing relevant evidence, and creating an argumentative essay.