English Language Arts
Whitman Middle School ELA Scope and Sequence
6th Grade
Personal Narrative
Thinking Deeply about Characters
Literary Essay
Non-Fiction Reading Skills
Embracing our Differences – Integrated Reading and Writing Unit
Independent Writing Unit
Book Clubs – Civil Rights, Refugees, Biography, Historical Fiction, High Interest
7th Grade
Fiction Signposts
Book Club #1
Realistic Fiction
NF Signposts
Research Based Argument Essay
Book Club #2
Literary Essay
Structure through Poetry
8th Grade
Analyzing Fiction
Author’s Craft Essay
Argument Essay
Non-Fiction Reading and Notetaking
Book Clubs
Global Issues: Collecting and Evaluating Sources