English Language Arts

12/19/2014                                                                                    English Language Arts (S. Yea-Contreras)

Robert Andrews English Language Arts Program

The English Language Arts program is aimed to allow each student to understand and appreciate language through listening, speaking, reading, writing and representing.

Curricular component — Skill instruction is centered around developing the general learning outcomes (GLO’s), which are:

-Exploring thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences
-Comprehending and responding personally and critically to oral, literary and media texts
-Managing ideas and information
-Enhancing clarity and artistry of communication
-Celebrating and building community

Instruction—Students will be reading a variety of texts and engaging in different forms of writing. They will be thinking critically and expressing opinions, thoughts and beliefs through discussions, group work and presentations.