Middle School English-Language Arts
The Fountain Valley School District Middle School English-Language Arts department follows the California Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy. FVSD students read complex, rigorous fiction and non-fiction texts, frequently write to produce full-length and shorter brief writes, practice speaking and listening, and develop their language skills throughout their three years in middle school. Teachers have developed two shared Units of Study taught at all three of our middle schools to deliver high-quality, standards-based instruction.
During each unit, students read a rigorous core text, analyze connected non-fiction text, participate in instructional strategies such as "close reading" and Socratic Seminar, and complete a culminating writing assessment. Student writing is assessed using specific grade-level rubrics that help ensure consistency of expectations across grade levels and school sites.
All middle school students have access to Chrome Books in their ELA classroom. They also use the Google Suite tools to create, revise, and finalize their writing.