English Language Arts
Our ELA Teachers
Michelle Armstrong | (562) 434-7411 ex: 2703 | Teacher |
Melissa Jespersen | (562) 434-7411 ex: 2701 | Teacher |
Jasmine Thomas | (562) 434-7411 ex: 2704 | Teacher/ELA Dept. Chair |
Erin Vaughn | (562) 434-7411 ex: 2702 | Teacher |
Pamela Weinstein | (562) 434-7411 ex: 2503 | Teacher |
Standards
Detailed description of the Common Core English standards
In summary:
1. Reading
- Interpret literal and figurative meaning in text.
- Identify key ideas and supporting details.
- Analyze the impact of word choice and text structure in a piece of text.
- Analyze the use of characters with different points of view in a piece of text.
- Compare and contrast different media (audio, film, or live performance) and the ways the use of a different medium changes the story.
- Compare and contrast different forms and genres and the different ways they portray central themes.
2. Writing
- Students should be proficient in argumentative writing, expository writing, narratives, and short research projects. Additionally, they should be proficient in writing in both long and short time frames.
- Students should be aware of the audience in their style of writing.
- Students should demonstrate a clear purpose and organization.
3. Speaking and Listening
- Students should be able to effectively collaborate in groups, not only expressing agreement or disagreement but also building on others' ideas.
- Students should be able to evaluate a speaker's reasoning and use evidence to support their own perspectives.
- Students should be able to use multimedia presentations when appropriate.
- Students should be able to demonstrate clear organization and purpose in speaking.
4. Language Conventions.
- Students will understand basic English grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
- Students will understand the different connotations of words so that they can use and interpret them effectively.
- Students will increase their vocabulary in addition to interpreting words using context clues.
Resources
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The language arts page at the LBUSD web site has these links to the writing rubrics:
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Language Arts classes generally use the following two textbooks:
- Most text students analyze comes from the Language of Literature textbook.
- The Language Network books are often used for grammar and writing strategies.