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6-12 Language Arts

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2009 Back to School Language Arts Update

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Department Chairs

Language Arts Teachers

Language Arts Video Gallery

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Curriculum Support

Polk County Curriculum Maps

Monthly Calendars for Curriculum Mapping Implementation

Author's Backpack Writing Portfolios

Language Arts Grade 6 Language Arts Grade 7 Language Arts Grade 8 English I Grade 9 English II Grade 10
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Persuasive and Expository Writing Prompts Persuasive and Expository Writing Prompts Persuasive and Expository Writing Prompts Persuasive and Expository Writing Prompts Persuasive and Expository Writing Prompts
First Quarter Portfolio Rubric First Quarter Portfolio Rubric First Quarter Portfolio Rubric First Quarter Portfolio Rubric First Quarter Portfolio Rubric
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*ESOL Language Arts students’ participation in the Author’s Backpack Writing Portfolios:  According to a student’s individual language acquisition level, utilize graphic organizers to paragraph development to essay writing to demonstrate the student’s yearly progress in writing and language proficiency. 

 

Curriculum Resources

FCAT Writing and Reading Expectations

CPT/SAT/ACT Writing Expectations
Polk County Approved Reading

Writing Contests for Middle and High

Third Annual Young Writer's Contest

2009 Ledger Editorial Contest

Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Challenge

Poetry Contest

NCTE: ED announces "I am What I Learn" Video Contest

Professional Learning for Middle and High

Pearson Online Training, www.mypearsontraining.com

2009 Fall Institute: Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Polk County Reading Council: Bag Ladies on November 7, 2009

Differentiated Instruction in your Classroom, April 23, 2010

Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE)

Polk County Council Teachers of English (PCCTE)
PCCTE Newsletters

Middle School

Spelling Bee

Feedback

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PowerPoints

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