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In the Language Arts program at Doty Middle School, we implement a CCSS-aligned curriculum to build students\u2019 reading, writing, listening, and communication skills to become proficient, critical readers, writers, and thinkers in today\u2019s world. Essential standards like <\/span>determining a theme\/central idea of a text, finding\/citing text evidence to support summaries\/inferences, analyzing a speaker’s argument, claim and\/or information, and writing summarizing and argumentative essays <\/span>have been identified by grade levels and guide instruction.\u00a0 Below is a quick overview of the topics and curriculum on which each grade level focuses.<\/span><\/p>\n Reading:\u00a0<\/strong> Short Stories, Biographies, Poetry, A<\/span>rgumentative\/Nonfiction Text, Novels<\/span><\/p>\n Language:<\/strong>\u00a0 Personal Narrative Essays,\u00a0<\/span>Argumentative Essays, Research, Grammar<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Critical reading, writing, and thinking using fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on UC\u2019s ERWC program.<\/span><\/p>\n Critical reading, writing, and thinking using fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on UC\u2019s ERWC program.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/doty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/06\/web_doty_languagearts.jpg” alt=”word cloud with language arts learning principles” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.3″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-100px” transform_translate_tablet=”0px|0px” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin_tablet=”20px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.6″ custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” background_enable_color=”off” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#EDCD1B” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n6<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0Grade<\/span><\/h2>\n
7th Grade<\/span><\/h2>\n
8th Grade<\/span><\/h2>\n
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