English Language Arts - Grades 5-8
The goals of English Language Arts (ELA) are to provide a positive learning environment for students who:
- understand how images and language communicate ideas, values and beliefs
- acquire and process information and appreciate the ideas and experiences of others
- gather and learn information
- consider the ideas and experiences of others
- use charts, posters, drama, visual art and video presentations, as well as writing, to communicate their ideas
- understand how the media influences people's lives
- communicate ideas clearly
- appreciate a variety of points of view and the importance of building community
- contribute to building a healthy learning community
- make informed decisions
- experience the joy of communicating lcearly and well
- are literate in knowledge and skills that go beyond reading and writing
- have more opportunities available to them in a rapidly changing world.
Building The Team for the 21st Century
To prepare students for the information age, they need to:
- explore thoughts, ideas and feelings
- work in groups
- solve problems
- build community
- manage information
- share dreams
What Are Student Learning Outcomes?
Learning outcomes are statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to do in a specific subject area by the end of a course or grade.
Each general learning outcome includes specific learning outcomes. Students are expected to show that they have attained the specific learning outcomes for a particular course or grade while building on and maintaining previous outcomes. They are cumulative.
There are five general learning outcomes for the English Language Arts. Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to:
- explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences
- comprehend and respond personally and critcally to oral, print and other media texts
- manage ideas and information
- enhance the clarity and artistry of communication
- celebrate and build community
James Gray
English Language Arts Consultant
Middle Years Grades 5-8
Phone: 788-0203, ext. 115
Email: jgray@wsd1.org
Responsibilities:
- Supporting teachers with implementation of the ELA Curriculum Grades 5-8.
- Provide workshops, Division-wide & school-based.
- Division-wide CAP (Grades 5 & 6).
- Division-wide Grade 8 ELA exam.
- Support teachers with Middle Years Provincial Assessment in Reading Comprehension and Expository Writing.
