Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Scaffolds

General

● CSD Middle School ELA Resource Hub and Community

● NCTE Position Statement - Understanding and Teaching Writing: Guiding Principles ● Mini-Moves for Writers, Voice and Style ● A Step-By-Step Plan for Teaching Narrative Writing (Cult of Pedagogy) ● Learning Through Writing Strategies (Avid) ● Text Annotation (Avid) ● Guiding Questioning ● Close Reading Routine ● The Three Phases of the Critical Reading Process (Avid) ● Think-Alouds and Structured Dialogue (Avid)

Writing

Reading

● Text-Dependent Questions ● Accessing Complex Texts

● Structured Academic Discussions ● The Big List of Discussion Strategies (Cult of Pedagogy)

Speaking and Listening

● Poetry Slam ● Short Story, Vignette, Feature story, Personal Narrative, Short Film - live action or animated ● Create a storyboard, podcast, profle, or turning point essay ● Submit to school’s newspaper or literary journal ● Submit for publication: learn how to write a query letter, research publications for submissions, submit essay or narrative for publication Multilingual learners will construct language arts narratives that ● Orient audience to context and one or multiple point(s) of view ○ Title, heading, opening statements to capture reader’s interest (March. Two people, a man and a woman are walking along the corridor.) Source: WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020 Edition

Extensions

Language Expectations for Multilingual Learners

Essential Vocabulary ● Narrative ● Context ● Main/Central Idea ● Sequence of Events ● Characterization ● Antagonist ● Protagonist ● Relevant Details

● Literal Language ● Figurative Language ○ Personifcation ○ Simile ○ Metaphor ○ Idioms ● Sensory Language ● Connotation/Denotation

● Diction ● Dialogue ● Theme ● Setting ● Plot

Last Updated May 30th, 2024 Middle School ELA, Page 40