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


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: "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

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