Keyword for this page: Language Arts

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Curriculum Support for Elementary School

Regular

Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade
Course Description Course Description Course Description
Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards
English-Language Arts Kindergarten Curriculum Map English-Language Arts 1st Grade Curriculum Map English-Language Arts 2nd Grade Curriculum Map
3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade
Course Description Course Description Course Description
Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards
English-Language Arts 3rd Grade Curriculum Map English-Language Arts 4th Grade Curriculum Map English-Language Arts 5th Grade Curriculum Map
 

Implementation Calendars for Curriculum Maps

Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade
English-Language Arts Kindergarten Timeline English-Language Arts 1st Grade Timeline English-Language Arts 2nd Grade Timeline
3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade
English-Language Arts 3rd Grade Timeline English-Language Arts 4th Grade Timeline English-Language Arts 5th Grade Timeline

Curriculum Support for Middle School

Regular

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Course Description Course Description Course Description
M/J LA1 1001010 M/J LA2 1001040 M/J LA3 1001070

Advanced

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Course Description Course Description Course Description
M/J LA1 1001020 M/J LA2 1001050 M/J LA3 1001080

Spelling Bee

2012 Regional Spelling Bees

  • TBA

All private schools and home-schooled students in Polk County are welcome to participate. Contact Diane Plowden, Sr. Coordinator of Secondary Language Arts, 863-534-0623.

2013 Final Polk District Spelling Bee

  • 3/5/13 Jim Miles Professional Development Center 6 p.m.

2012 - 2013 Spelling Bee Word Resources

Word Lists - Word Lists (words used for the Bees do NOT come from these lists - these words employ spelling features used in contest words & are offered only for study)

Scripps National Spelling Bee Study Hints and Guides

Review the 2012 National Spelling Bee

Curriculum Support for High School

Regular

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
Course Description Course Description Course Description Course Description
English I 1001310 English II 1001340 English III 1001370 English IV 1001400

Advanced

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
Course Description Course Description Course Description Course Description
English I Honors 1001320 English II Honors 1001350 English III Honors 1001380 English IV Honors 1001410

Approved Instructional Reading Lists

PCCTE News

Membership
Thanks to our generous 2011-2012 sponsors
  • Atlantic Filter
  • Badcock, Inc.
  • Pearson/Prentice Hall (and our faithful friend Mary Stansbury)
  • Polk Education Foundation
  • Dr. Thomas A. Fellner

Writing Opportunities for Students - Middle and High

Lakeland Ledger student editorial contest

Polk County Council of Teachers of English Annual Poetry Contest

Polk County My Dad, My Hero - Father of the Year Essay Contest

  • TBA

Professional Organizations

Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE)

Professional Learning for Middle and High

  • Comprehension Instructional Sequence Module (CISM) begins January 2012

Tampa Bay Area Writing Project

2011 -2012 Events

Pearson Online Training

www.mypearsontraining.com

Assessment Information

2012 - 2013 Writing Assessment Windows:

PM#1

  • 8/20/12 - 8/31/12

PM#2

  • 10/29/12 - 11/2/12

PM#3

  • 1/22/13 - 2/1/13

FCAT Writing Assessment

  • 2/26/13 - 2/28/13

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