The results showed a continued racial divide — in
ninth grade language arts, about 90 percent of white students are in honors, compared to less than 50 percent of black students.
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.
Not exact matches
A recent lesson in my
ninth -
grade language arts classroom reminded me of the power and efficiency of using hypos — discussions based on hypothetical scenarios — to engage students and extend their thinking.
At Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, we teach MPX, a completely project - based curriculum that fulfills the
ninth grade requirements for biology, mathematics, social studies, and
language arts.
«Last year's
ninth -
grade students took the PARCC
language arts test, and 82 percent of them were proficient,» says Crites.
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.
As part of the procurement process for
ninth - through 11th -
grade assessments, both ACT and SAT must provide a group of three math and English
language arts assessments that are essentially ready - made and do not need significant alterations.
Last school year was the first year schools taught the new
language arts standards, and sixth - and
ninth -
grade teachers taught the new math standards.