BHS ELA Instructional Guide

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This section has been revised to refect current research. It also includes links to learn more and for resources in how to implement each. This page now includes links to district policy and state law in regards to classroom novels. With the passing of state standards for Journalism, Debate, Mythology, and Creative Writing, new instructional guides have been written for these courses. You can fnd them after ELA 12. The Aspire Blueprints have been updated to refect the state blueprints. The standards alignment has been removed because they no longer align with the current state standards. If you would like to view the previous versions, you can fnd them linked: English Performance Descriptors and Reading Performance Descriptors. This section has been added to support teaching connections between ELA and the ACT Assessment. Updated in 2024 to align with new ELA standards. The order of the units in ELA 9, 10, 11, and 12 have been rearranged based on teacher feedback. This page highlights several digital tools that are especially useful for Secondary ELA teachers. This will link out to guides and ideas for use as is applicable. Added to the Unpacked Standards is academic language that has been identifed by the state for the standard. Added to the Unpacked Standards are strategies that teachers can use to support the teaching and learning of the standard. All novels approved for your grade (as of 5/15/24) and short stories found in Mirrors and Windows can be found in the Approved Texts and Sample Themes after the Units for your grade. The offcial state standards and supplemental standards for ELA and the core guides have been linked in the table of contents and in the State ELA Resources Page.

Best Practices in ELA

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Standards for Classroom Novel Use

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New Instructional Guides for ELA Electives

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Aspire Overview

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ACT Connections

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Each course

Unit Order Change

State ELA Resources This is a new page that links to the state-created resources.

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Digital Tools to Support ELA

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Unpacked Standards: Academic Language Unpacked Standards: Strategies for Teaching Standards

Each standard

Approved Texts and Sample Themes

Each course

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State Standards and Core Guides

Last Updated August 13, 2024

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