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Curriculum/Instructional Resources Grades 6-8
READ, WRITE, AND DISCUSS EVERY DAY!
Grade 6 Curriculum Resources
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CURRICULUM
ADDITIONAL NOVEL GUIDES
STANDARD DOCUMENTS FOR 6TH GRADE READING, WRITING, LANGUAGE, & SPEAKING
- 6th Grade Standards
- 6th Grade Clear Learning Targets ALL
- 6th Grade Clear Learning Targets Reading Literature
- 6th Grade Clear Learning Targets Informational Text
- 6th Grade Clear Learning Targets Writing
- 6th Grade Clear Learning Targets Language
- 6th Grade Clear Learning Targets Speaking & Listening
- 6th Grade I Can Statements Reading
- 6th Grade I Can Statements Writing
- 6th Grade I Can Statements Language
- 6th Grade I Can Statements Speaking & Listening
- Grade 6 ELA Model Curriculum (2018)
- ODE Student Readiness Toolkit (2020)
- ODE Ohio Reading Restart-Secondary (2020)
- ODE Ohio Writing Restart-Secondary (2020)
- Standards & Clear Learning Targets Page
- ELA Strand Resource Page
ELECTIVE
Grade 7 Curriculum Resources
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CURRICULUM
ADDITIONAL NOVEL GUIDES
STANDARD DOCUMENTS FOR 7TH GRADE READING, WRITING, LANGUAGE, & SPEAKING
- 7th Grade Standards
- 7th Grade Clear Learning Targets ALL
- 7th Grade Clear Learning Targets Reading Literature
- 7th Grade Clear Learning Targets Reading Informational Text
- 7th Grade Clear Learning Targets Writing
- 7th Grade Clear Learning Targets Language
- 7th Grade Clear Learning Targets Speaking & Listening
- 7th Grade I Can Statements Reading
- 7th Grade I Can Statements Writing
- 7th Grade I Can Statements Language
- 7th Grade I Can Statements Speaking & Listening
- Grade 7 ELA Model Curriculum (2018)
- ODE Student Readiness Toolkit (2020)
- ODE Ohio Reading Restart-Secondary (2020)
- ODE Ohio Writing Restart-Secondary (2020)
- Standards & Clear Learning Targets Page
- ELA Strand Resource Page
ELECTIVE
Grade 8 Curriculum Resources
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CURRICULUM
ADDITIONAL NOVEL GUIDES- Grade 8 The Taming of the Shrew Teacher Resource
- Grade 8 Chains Teacher Resource (coming soon)
HUMANITIES LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- Humanities Defined
- Humanities Language Arts 8 Curriculum Map
- HUMANITIES LANGUAGE ARTS 8 COURSE FOLDER
- Humanities Language Arts 8 Course Introduction Page
STANDARD DOCUMENTS FOR 8TH GRADE READING, WRITING, LANGUAGE, & SPEAKING
- 8th Grade Standards
- 8th Grade Clear Learning Targets ALL
- 8th Grade Clear Learning Targets Reading Literature
- 8th Grade Clear Learning Targets Reading Informational Text
- 8th Grade Clear Learning Targets Writing
- 8th Grade Clear Learning Targets Language
- 8th Grade Clear Learning Targets Speaking & Listening
- 8th Grade I Can Statements Reading
- 8th Grade I Can Statements Writing
- 8th Grade I Can Statements Language
- 8th Grade I Can Statements Speaking & Listening
- Grade 8 ELA Model Curriculum (2018)
- ODE Student Readiness Toolkit (2020)
- ODE Ohio Reading Restart-Secondary (2020)
- ODE Ohio Writing Restart-Secondary (2020)
- Standards & Clear Learning Targets Page
- ELA Strand Resource Page
ELECTIVES
- Essay Writing 8 Curriculum Map
- ESSAY WRITING 8 COURSE FOLDER
- Essay Writing 8 Course Introduction Page
- Grade 9-10 English Composition Elective Curriculum (Requires 9th Grade Certified Teacher)
LITERACY
CCS ELA GUIDING DOCUMENTS
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GUIDING and ACCESS DOCUMENTS
- English 6-12 Curriculum Overview (the courses, curriculum, and resources)
- CCS SECONDARY LITERACY PLAN
- READ, WRITE, AND DISCUSS EVERY DAY! (new poster image)
- CCS Adopted, Supplemental, and Intervention Resources List
- Course Resource Spreadsheet with Visuals
- CLEVER (Access to StudySync, Launchpad, Achieve3000, TeachingBooks, DBQ)
- Orientation to English Courses in Canvas
- StudySync/Canvas Integration: Access/Pair/Use StudySync (McGraw Hill LTI) in Canvas
- CCS NOVEL LISTS on TeachingBooks:
- TEACHINGBOOKS: ACCESSING COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS’ NOVEL LISTS; TeachingBooks Video Tutorial
- CCS-Novels Available in the English 6-12 Curriculum Office A-L
- CCS-Novels Available in the English 6-12 Curriculum Office M-Z
- CCS Middle School Curriculum: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 6: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 7: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- CCS English 8: Novels in Warehouse, Course Folder, or Adopted Resource
- Video Orientation to Curriculum Docs/Folders
- Video-Using the Curriculum Maps with StudySync
- Video-StudySync is Your Adopted Curriculum Resource, Not Your "Program"
- Video-Close Reading of Complex, Grade-Level Texts: Research & Practice
- Video-StudySync and Vocabulary Acquisition
- Content Priorities ELA 6-8
- Video-Overview of Content Priorities for Secondary English
- MTSS Guide
- Core Instructional Framework
- Teacher Clarity Snapshot
- Ten Principles for Teaching ELA
- Snapshot of a Successful ELA Classroom
- Text Complexity Grade Bands and Associated Lexile Ranges
- Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Documents
- Social Emotional Learning in ELA
- Traditional vs Standards-Based Classroom
- Instructional Practice Guide
- The Literacy Template
- Mini-Q Volume 3 Contents (One Binder in Each Building from 2019-20SY)
- Google Activation
- Strandards Page
- ELA Strands Page
- Standardized Testing Page