{"id":6,"date":"2013-04-26T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T17:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:16:35","slug":"la","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/la\/","title":{"rendered":"English Language Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8755da2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8755da2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-054aeed\" data-id=\"054aeed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398bc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"398bc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/files\/2026\/06\/ELA-Banner-1024x341.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/files\/2026\/06\/ELA-Banner-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/files\/2026\/06\/ELA-Banner-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/files\/2026\/06\/ELA-Banner-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/files\/2026\/06\/ELA-Banner-1536x512.png 1536w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/curriculum\/files\/2026\/06\/ELA-Banner-2048x683.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a77c225 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a77c225\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e45f3e\" data-id=\"9e45f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf3deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccf3deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reading, Writing, Thinking, and Communicating<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6844674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6844674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The English Language Arts Department at Sebastian Middle School helps students develop the literacy skills needed for success in school and beyond. Through reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking, students learn to communicate effectively, analyze information, and express their ideas with confidence.<\/p><p>Our curriculum challenges students to explore a variety of literary and informational texts while strengthening their reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing skills. Students are encouraged to think deeply, support their ideas with evidence, and become lifelong readers and learners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d37048e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d37048e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9697207\" data-id=\"9697207\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7f9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a7f9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>English Language Arts Department<\/h3><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">*Students and parents can use Schoology to correspond with teachers, locate assignments or find update on special events.*<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Ms. Clark \u2013 Instructional Literacy Coach<br \/>Ms. Kirby-Allie \u2013 6th Grade<br \/>Ms. Huerkamp-Giacosa \u2013 6th Grade<\/p><p>Ms. Huerkamp-Giacosa \u2013\u00a0 7th Grade<br \/>Ms. Parisen \u2013 7th Grade<br \/>Ms. Tabet \u2013 7th Grade<\/p><p>Mr. Jansen \u2013\u00a0 8th grade\u00a0<br \/>Ms. Martin\u2013 8th Grade<\/p><p>Ms. Cruz \u2013 Reading<br \/>Ms. Diaz \u2013 Reading<br \/>Ms. Charles-Smith \u2013 Reading<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8d03cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8d03cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eda5ab4\" data-id=\"eda5ab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1804bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1804bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What Students Learn<\/h3><h4>Grade 6 ELA<\/h4><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Students build foundational skills in reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar, and written expression. Instruction focuses on analyzing texts, identifying central ideas, and supporting responses with evidence.<\/p><h4>Grade 7 ELA<\/h4><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Students strengthen analytical reading and writing skills through increasingly complex texts. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, research, argumentative writing, and effective communication.<\/p><h4>Grade 8 ELA<\/h4><p>Students prepare for high school by engaging with challenging literary and informational texts. Students refine their writing skills, conduct research, evaluate evidence, and develop advanced reading and communication strategies.<\/p><p>For more information, view year at a glance for all grade levels:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/year-at-a-glance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/year-at-a-glance\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4a2535 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4a2535\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33e2952\" data-id=\"33e2952\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2dbd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2dbd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Every Student Has a Story to Tell<\/h2><p>The ELA Department is committed to helping every Eagle become a confident reader, writer, speaker, and thinker. 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