Middle School Language Arts

About the Teacher

Mrs. Jones graduated from Creighton University (Omaha, NE) in 2015 with a double major in English and Secondary Education. The 2018-2019 school year will be her fourth year teaching at St. Mark Catholic School as the middle school language arts teacher and sixth grade homeroom teacher. She is thrilled to start another year of teaching, learning, and growing in faith with her students.

Mrs. Lynnea Jones
p: 317-786-4013 ext. 222
e: ljones@stmarkindy.org

IXL Website Link
www.ixl.com/signin/stmarkcs
*Students must use the IXL username and password given to them in class in order to sign in. This is taped to the inside cover of their assignment notebooks.*

Below is a listing of the topics and units that will be covered in Mrs. Jones's middle school Language Arts class at St. Mark Catholic School.

6th Language Arts

Novels: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt & Holes by Louis Sachar

Fiction reading & writing skills with various short stories & poems (summarizing, theme with supporting evidence, predicting, making inferences, etc.)
Nonfiction reading & writing skills with various passages & texts (main idea & supporting details, author's purpose, text structure, tone, mood, etc.)
Writing: persuasive, narrative, & informative (6 traits of writing)
Grammar & vocabulary: weekly practice with IXL's online program

7th Language Arts

Novels: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton & The Giver by Lois Lowry
Fiction reading & writing skills from 6th grade will continue to be built and strengthened with new, grade-level short stories & poems (including a dystopian literature unit prior to reading The Giver)
Nonfiction reading & writing skills from 6th grade will continue to be built and strengthened with new, grade-level passages & texts
Writing: argumentative, narrative, & informative (6 traits of writing)
Grammar & vocabulary: weekly practice with IXL's online program

8th Language Arts

HSPT bell ringer prep throughout first quarter
Review of nonfiction & fiction reading skills with a short story & nonfiction passage unit
Review of 6 traits of writing topics with multiple writing assignments
Edgar Allan Poe Unit
Argumentative Essay Unit -- structure of essay, parenthetical & in-text citations, creating a claim and supporting with evidence, explanations, counterarguments, & rebuttals
Introduction to Shakespeare: "Romeo & Juliet" -- Shakespearean language, historical context, play directions, conflicts & themes, etc.
"Flowers for Algernon" Unit
Poetry Analysis Unit
Grammar & vocabulary: weekly practice with IXL's online program