Jenkins Middle School

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Language Arts

Language Arts and Reading

Jenkins Middle School Language Arts and Reading curricula is designed to exceed District 11
and State of Colorado Performance - Based Standards for Achievement.

What should each student know and be able to do?

Become fluent readers, writers, and speakers
Be able to communicate effectively, concisely, coherently, and imaginatively
Recognize the power of language and use that power ethically and creatively
Be at ease communicating in an increasingly technological

Standards for Reading and Writing

Students read and understand a variety of materials
Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences
Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence
structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling
Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing
Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety
of media, reference, and technological sources
Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience

Measuring Student Achievement

CSAP Test Results
TerraNova Test Results
Quarterly Assessments
Alternative Assessments - (Product development, Student Portfolios and Student Led
Achievement Conferences, Rubrics designed by teacher and Student Research Projects)
Teacher/Parent Observation and Collaboration
Students actively participating as Readers, Writers, and Thinkers outside the classroom