Our ELA classes were designed to meet during two class periods daily in order to cover all of the Reading, Writing, Language Arts, and Speaking & Listening standards. The classes do not meet consecutively in order to provide a bit of a brain break in between sessions. Sometimes the second class period will be a continuation of the previous class period and sometimes we’ll start with brand new content. 

The sixth grade curriculum is taught using a variety of novels. We are also utilizing interactive websites, www.noredink.com, for grammar usage and practice, and www.membean.com, for vocabulary practice, as well as a couple of stories out of the myPerspectives textbook by Pearson. There is space within the classroom for students to store textbooks and notebooks. The books we will be reading in sixth grade this year include: 

• Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
• A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• The Lightning Thief (Graphic Novel) by Rick Riordan
• Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
• The Benefits of Being An Octopus by Ann Braden

The seventh grade curriculum is taught using a combination of novels, short stories, and the myPerspectives textbook by Pearson. Seventh grade students will also utilize the interactive grammar website, www.noredink.com, and the vocabulary site, www.membean.com. The novels and short stories that we will be reading in seventh grade this year include:

• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
• The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
• The Landlady by Roald Dahl
• Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl
• All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
• Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
• A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury 
• The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
• Refugee by Alan Gratz
• Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen
• Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie