Middle School Language Arts

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

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

6th Language Arts

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

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

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: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- 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