8th Grade to 12th Grade

06/06/2023

PATERSON CHARTER SCHOOL

FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 8-12

PATERSON CHARTER SCHOOL

FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 8-12

7th grade ELA

Meet the 7th Grade Team: 

Ms. Lent

Mr. Jones

About our Courses:

GRADE 7 LANGUAGE ARTS

Description

This course provides students with a framework to meet the NJ Student Learning Standards.  Students learn grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and other skills within the contexts of meaningful reading, speaking, writing, listening, and viewing experiences. Drawing from an extensive list of traditional and young adult titles in classroom, school such as: The Outsiders, Number the Stars, Night, Monster and The Diary of Anne Frank. Students engage in strategies that promote the independent reading of assigned and self-selected works (novels, short story and poetry, plays, and works of nonfiction). Students will begin to develop a sophisticated portfolio of writing including expository, argument and narrative. Students will be prepared for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments.

GRADE 7 HONORS LANGUAGE ARTS

Prerequisites: Must have passed 6th grade ELA with a B or Higher. Must be meeting grade-level requirements according to the PARCC, STAR, Moby Max, or another Lexile-level assessment.

Description

This course provides students with a framework to meet the NJ Student Learning Standards.  Students learn grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and other skills within the contexts of meaningful reading, speaking, writing, listening, and viewing experiences. Drawing from an extensive list of traditional and young adult titles in classroom. In addition to the 7th grade texts, students will also read Flowers for Algernon. Students engage in strategies that promote the independent reading of assigned and self-selected works (novels, short story and poetry, plays, and works of nonfiction). Students will begin to develop a sophisticated portfolio of writing including expository, argument and narrative. Students will be prepared for the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments.

PCSST is an equal opportunity provider.