In 2013, program participant Carl Andersen developed a curriculum on global citizenship for his eighth
grade language arts class, using the work of ART21 featured - artists to explore what it means to be a responsible global citizen, and to exist responsibly in terms of self, community, and society.
Teacher Bethany Smith with students in her 8th
grade language arts class at Mooresville Middle School.
Not exact matches
Each
grade performs a
class play that embodies elements from what is being studied in history, social studies,
language arts, eurythmy, or music.
And after learning that this year marked Hood River County School District's 150 - year anniversary, Sarah Segal, a HRMS sixth -
grade literacy, social studies, science, and
language arts teacher, created a museum studies enrichment
class to celebrate their local history.
Based on preliminary results from the spring 2000 state test, 88 percent of the school's first 8th
grade class scored proficient or above in
language arts (compared with 47 percent citywide), and 66 percent scored proficient or above in math (versus 21 percent citywide).
«This cross-curricular and cross-cultural project weaves geography, literature,
language arts, math,
art, and so much more into a culminating project that shows off the multi-faceted talents of the entire
grade 2
class,» school director James Pastore told Education World.
Meghan Rosa, a UPCS seventh - and eighth -
grade English
language arts teacher, has her students share their low - stakes writing homework at the beginning of each
class.
In their sixth -
grade social studies and
language arts class, while doing a simulation on the Maya, students take breaks for research, close reading of articles (from secondary sources to primary documents written in the 1500s), and analyzing their own artistic replicas of primary documents.
Hinijos focused on risk as a concept in her sixth -
grade social studies and
language arts class, and she talked with Bromfield about how he could incorporate risk into his math and science
class at the beginning of his geosphere unit.
Prather teaches eighth
grade language arts, eighth
grade practical living, and an enrichment
class for seventh and eighth graders at Silver Grove Independent School in Kentucky.
Unlike so many of his peers in my
class, he was solidly on
grade level in
language arts.
The ERO
class, designed to serve 12 - 15 students, replaces a ninth -
grade elective, and it is offered in addition to students» regular English
language arts classes.
In the fourth -
grade class, Tara was required to use a reading textbook during her
language arts instruction.
Grades 9 - 12 English
classes at Rancho Cucamonga High School are improving their
language arts skills with Merit Software's Language Arts Bun
arts skills with Merit Software's
Language Arts Bun
Arts Bundle.
In one school, a high score on the English
language arts assessment combined with a high
grade in a sophomore English
class might automatically place a student in an AP Literature
class that they didn't know they were qualified for.
The teachers» questions indicated that, on the standardized reading assessment, they wanted 9th
grade vocabulary and comprehension subskill results disaggregated for each of the 10th
grade English
language arts course sections so teachers would have a profile of students» reading ability in their current
classes.
Florida classrooms are also dealing with a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2002 limiting
class sizes in certain subjects, such as math, science and
language arts (18 students in prekindergarten through third
grade; 22 students fourth through eighth
grades; and 25 students in high school).
In my 8th
grade English
language arts classroom, I often use the Socrative student - response system to ask students multiple - choice or short - answer questions at the beginning of
class about the novel they are reading.
Seventh
grade will feature science sleuths, technology integration with math enrichment
classes and weaving poetry in a sixth
grade language arts lesson.
One cited study of 112 eighth and ninth
grade language arts classrooms found that students engaged in true discussion for less than one minute per hour of
class.
A 9th
grade language arts teacher explains how her school helped struggling readers by placing them in an Academic Literacy
class that gave them time to read books for pleasure and helped them develop strategies for choosing books, eliminating distractions, and monitoring their thinking as they read.
An inexperienced eighth
grade language arts teacher relied on yelling, arguing with students in
class, and writing office referrals to manage her fifth period
class.
Fourth, if we accept these premises, we are obliged to revise the early
grades curriculum so that we can impart to all students, in
language arts classes and throughout the day, the knowledge that will enable them to read with strong comprehension.
I didn't realize it at the time, but I had witnessed a first
class demonstration of the integrated curriculum —
art, literature, writing, reading, and oral
language shared with fascinated first
grade listeners.
Starting in 8th
grade, each student receives four years of Spanish -
language instruction, beginning with either a native
language arts class for Spanish speakers or a more traditional high school Spanish course.
Students who need credit for
language arts, math or social studies
classes they did not previously pass; preference given to
grades 11 and 12.
Despite years of state budget cuts and rising
class sizes that now average 30 or more, 83 percent of Laurel Street K - fifth
grade students scored at the proficient or higher level on a recent state
language -
arts exam, and 91 percent scored that high on the state math test.
Her students at KIPP scored among the top 10 percent of students in New York City on their exams in English
language arts, and they were the highest - performing eighth -
grade charter school
class in the city.
Taught Seventh and Eighth
grade language arts education
classes plus Eighth
grade religion
classes with an average of 25 students.
Barrington Community School, Woodridge, VA 11/2014 — Present Second
Grade Teacher • Teach reading,
language arts, social studies, mathematics, science,
art and physical education to second
grade students • Create and impart effective lesson plans for each subject • Develop instructional materials related to each subject and concept to be used during
class instruction • Establish and maintain standards of student behavior and indulge in behavioral management duties when needed • Create and administer tests and check and
grade test papers