Students will continue to develop literacy skills through the integration of reading, writing, listening, speaking, language, and vocabulary. Instruction is aligned with Maryland’s College and Career Ready Standards. Each quarter, students will read literary (novels, short stories, poetry, etc.) and informational texts (articles, autobiographies, websites, etc.) and write argumentative, informative, and narrative pieces. Program implementation involves direct, explicit instruction of reading and writing strategies and skills.
Course Names for Grades 6-8: Core ELA, Core Extended, Core Advanced
Text: StudySync
Units of Study: Each unit is centered around an Essential Question(s).
Grade 6 Core and Core Extended
Unit 1: Testing Our Limits
Essential Question: What do we do when life gets hard?
Unit 2: You and Me
Essential Question: How do relationships shape us?
Unit 3: In the Dark
Essential Question: How do you know what to do when there are no instructions?
Unit 4: Personal Best
Essential Question: Which qualities of character matter most?
Grade 7 Core and Core Extended
Unit 1: Conflicts and Clashes
Essential Question: When do differences become conflicts?
Unit 2: Highs and Lows
Essential Question: What do we learn from love and loss?
Unit 3: Chasing the Impossible
Essential Question: What makes a dream worth pursuing?
Unit 4: Moment of Truth
Essential Question: How can one event change everything?
Grade 8 Core and Core Extended
Unit 1: Everyone Loves a Mystery
Essential Question: What attracts us to the mysterious?
Unit 2: Past and Present
Essential Question: What makes you, you?
Unit 3: No Risk, No Reward
Essential Question: Why do we take chances?
Unit 4: Hear Me Out
Essential Question: How do you choose the right words?
Grades 6, 7, & 8 Core Advanced will use the next grade level band of standards and units.
