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LA/SS is dedicated to the exploration of the human experience through the integration of literature, writing, history and geography. In order to ensure continuity throughout the curriculum, a common approach is used from Grade 6 through 8. This allows teachers and students to develop a shared terminology and process when reading and writing within a range of authentic assessments and key learning activities in the classroom.
Throughout the year, students write in a variety of genres, learning the use and value of each step of the writing process, and developing the six writing traits in their writing. “Writers Workshop” is a key component of our writing program; in these workshops, students target specific writing skills, offer and receive peer feedback, and reflect on their own writing.
Students explore a variety of literary genres independently and in small groups (“Literature Circles”). Through discussions and written responses, students analyze setting, character, plot and theme.
In social studies, we examine the human experience through history, geography, and current events. Students engage in a variety of class activities in order to draw comparisons across time, place and culture. These activities are also designed to help students develop the ability to pose questions, examine evidence and construct their own interpretations. The content of Middle School Social Studies spans pre-history through the 19th Century, and makes connections with contemporary issues.
Grade 6:
Reading: Stories from the Junior Great Books series are used as the basis for whole-class discussions. Students then move on to conducting student-led Literature Circle discussions about various novels. The purpose of these discussions is to help students explore literary elements such as plot, characterization, theme, and author’s craft. Students also read self-selected novels throughout the year.Writing: Students write in a variety of genres (memoir, historical fiction, "textbooks," non-fiction, poetry, academic essays, and newspaper articles) to develop their narrative and expository writing.
Writing workshops are used to introduce and develop:
Core novel: Wolf Brother, by Michelle Paver.
Examples of Literature Circle novels: Uglies, Wonderstruck, Among the Hidden, Olive’s Ocean, Hatchet, The Cay, The Lightning Thief, Skellig, Running Out of Time, The Golden Compass, Walk Two Moons, Wringer, House of the Scorpion.
Throughout the year, students write in a variety of genres, learning the use and value of each step of the writing process, and developing the six writing traits in their writing. “Writers Workshop” is a key component of our writing program; in these workshops, students target specific writing skills, offer and receive peer feedback, and reflect on their own writing.
Students explore a variety of literary genres independently and in small groups (“Literature Circles”). Through discussions and written responses, students analyze setting, character, plot and theme.
In social studies, we examine the human experience through history, geography, and current events. Students engage in a variety of class activities in order to draw comparisons across time, place and culture. These activities are also designed to help students develop the ability to pose questions, examine evidence and construct their own interpretations. The content of Middle School Social Studies spans pre-history through the 19th Century, and makes connections with contemporary issues.
Grade 6:
Reading: Stories from the Junior Great Books series are used as the basis for whole-class discussions. Students then move on to conducting student-led Literature Circle discussions about various novels. The purpose of these discussions is to help students explore literary elements such as plot, characterization, theme, and author’s craft. Students also read self-selected novels throughout the year.Writing: Students write in a variety of genres (memoir, historical fiction, "textbooks," non-fiction, poetry, academic essays, and newspaper articles) to develop their narrative and expository writing.
Writing workshops are used to introduce and develop:
- The Writing Process (prewriting/brainstorming, drafting, editing/proofreading, revising, publishing);
- The Six Writing Traits (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, conventions, sentence fluency).
Core novel: Wolf Brother, by Michelle Paver.
Examples of Literature Circle novels: Uglies, Wonderstruck, Among the Hidden, Olive’s Ocean, Hatchet, The Cay, The Lightning Thief, Skellig, Running Out of Time, The Golden Compass, Walk Two Moons, Wringer, House of the Scorpion.