Language Arts, grade six, based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading, writing, speaking, listening and media interest and age-appropriate content. Students apply skills they learned in earlier grades to make sense of longer, more challenging text. Students interpret figurative language and words with multiple meanings. Students examine an author's choice of words and logic of statements in nonfiction works. Students critique the believability of characters and plots in fiction works. Students begin to read autobiographies. Students read and respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, mystery or adventure, folklore or mythology, poetry, short stories, and dramas, and nonfiction selections, such as subject area books, biographies, magazines and newspapers, various reference or technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books of interest and read independently for enjoyment. Students apply language skills and strategies they learned in earlier grades. Using oral discussion, reading, writing, art, music, movement, and drama, students respond to fiction, nonfiction, and informational selections or reality-based experiences, multimedia presentations, and classroom or group experiences. Students apply their research skills by writing or delivering reports that demonstrate the distinction between their own ideas and the ideas of others. Students use simple, compound, and complex sentences to express their thoughts. Students deliver oral presentations on problems and solutions and show evidence to support their views. Students also listen to literature read aloud and write independently for enjoyment.

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Language Arts, grade seven, based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Art, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading, writing, speaking, listening, and media interest and age-appropriate content. Students develop advanced skills and strategies in reading. Students understand comparisons, such as analogies and metaphors, and they begin to use their knowledge of roots and word parts to understand science, social studies, and mathematics vocabulary. Students begin to read reviews, as well as critiques of both informational and literary writing. Students read and respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, mystery or adventure, folklore or mythology, poetry, short stories, and dramas, and nonfiction selections, such as subject area books, biographies or autobiographies, magazines and newspapers, various reference or technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books of interest and read independently for enjoyment. Students develop advanced skills and strategies in language. Using oral discussion, reading, writing, art, music, movement, and drama, students respond to fiction, nonfiction, and informational selections or reality-based experiences, multimedia presentations, and classroom or group experiences. Students write or deliver longer research reports that take a position on a topic, and they support their positions by citing a variety of sources. Students use a variety of sentence structures and modifiers to express their thoughts. Students deliver argumentative presentations that state a clear position in support of an argument or proposal. Students also listen to literature read aloud and write independently for enjoyment.

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Language Arts, grade eight, based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading, writing, speaking, listening, and media interest and age-appropriate content. Students begin to study the history and development of English vocabulary. Students begin to compare different types of writing as well as different perspectives on similar topics or themes. Students evaluate the logic of informational texts and analyze how literature reflects the backgrounds, attitudes, and beliefs of the authors. Students read and respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, mystery or adventure, folklore or mythology, poetry, short stories, and dramas, and nonfiction selections, such as subject area books, biographies or autobiographies, magazines and newspapers, various reference or technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books of interest and read independently for enjoyment. Students get ready for the language challenges of high school materials. Using oral discussion, reading, writing, art, music, movement, and drama, students respond to fiction, nonfiction, and informational selections or reality- based experiences, multimedia presentations, and classroom or group experiences. Students not only write or deliver research reports but also conduct their own research. Students use subordination, coordination, noun phrases and other devices of English language conventions to indicate clearly the relationship between ideas. Students deliver a variety of types of presentations and effectively respond to questions and concerns from the audience. Students also listen to literature read aloud and write independently for enjoyment.

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Language Arts Lab is supplemental to language arts to provide students with individualized or small group instruction designed to support success in completing language arts studies aligned with Indiana's Academic Standards for English/Language Arts in grades six through eight.

● Recommended Grade Level: grades six through eight

● For students who need additional support in all the language arts areas (reading, writing, speaking, and listening)

● Note: This may also be used for students who need Tier 2 and 3 interventions in English/language arts.

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Reading and Literature, grade six, based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading in content that is interesting and age appropriate. Students apply skills they learned in earlier grades to make sense of longer, more challenging text. Students interpret figurative language and words with multiple meanings. Students examine an author's choice of words and reasonableness of statements in nonfiction works. Students critique the believability of characters and plots in fiction works. Students begin to read autobiographies. Students read and respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, mystery or adventure, folklore or mythology, poetry, short stories, and dramas, and nonfiction selections, such as subject area books, biographies, magazines and newspapers, various reference or technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books of interest and read independently for enjoyment.

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Reading and Literature, grade seven, based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading in content that is interesting and age-appropriate. Students develop advanced skills and strategies in reading. Students understand comparisons, such as analogies and metaphors, and they begin to use their knowledge of roots and word parts to understand science, social studies, and mathematics vocabulary. Students begin to read reviews, as well as critiques of both informational and literary writing. Students read and respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, mystery or adventure, folklore or mythology, poetry, short stories, and dramas, and nonfiction selections, such as subject area books, biographies or autobiographies, magazines and newspapers, various reference or technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books of interest and read independently for enjoyment.

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Reading and Literature, grade eight, based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts, is integrated instruction emphasizing reading, in content that is interesting and age-appropriate. Students begin to study the history and development of English vocabulary. Students begin to compare different types of writing as well as different perspectives on similar topics or themes. Students evaluate the logic of informational texts and analyze how literature reflects the backgrounds, attitudes, and beliefs of the authors. Students read and respond to fiction selections, such as classic and contemporary literature, historical fiction, fantasy or science fiction, mystery or adventure, folklore or mythology, poetry, short stories, and dramas, and nonfiction selections, such as subject area books, biographies or autobiographies, magazines and newspapers, various reference or technical materials, and online information. Students self-select books of interest and read independently for enjoyment.

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