Language Arts
Jennifer Garland
Coordinator of Curriculum Support, Literacy
Standards-based literacy instruction is provided in all Cherokee County Schools for students in kindergarten through grade twelve through a designated literacy block. Students will learn to think critically and communicate orally and through writing while incorporating reading strategies that will enable them to continue to grow as a learner. Students will gain knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and literary resources as well as engage in regular practice with complex text and its academic language.
Resources for all English Language Arts courses:
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)
Lexile, the Framework for Reading
Reading Resources from the Georgia Department of Education
Elementary, grades K-5
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade will experience rigorous and relevant standards-based curriculum designed specifically for the elementary student. The Cherokee County Board of Education has adopted resources that support a balanced literacy approach and includes a phonics program for grades K-2, a multi-leveled Book Room for each school to incorporate guided reading, a Classroom Library for each teacher of reading and Reading Assessments to help each child is read at his or her appropriate level.
K-5 GSE
Balanced Literacy PowerPoint for Parents
What is Balanced Literacy? Video
KINDERGARTEN
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Learn more here about CCSD's Little Free Libraries initiative to support early childhood literacy.
Middle School, grades 6-8
Students in grades six through eight begin to experience literacy with an increasing level of maturity and sophistication. Through challenging literature analyses, nonfiction books, articles, primary and secondary sources, they comprehend and analyze text; stake claims through evidence found within the text and consolidate and internalize skills instilled through the full-progression of the GSE. Student writing will reflect the ability to argue effectively, understand author bias and tailor prose for maximum influence.
Students will engage in a newly created, standards-based rigorous curriculum through real-world scenarios and performance tasks. In addition, students will receive extended support in a literacy-skills based Literacy Workshop course.
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
High School, grades 9 – 12
High School English Language Arts courses are organized into bands of grades 9 – 10 and 11 – 12 which allow schools and districts flexibility in designing courses. The Standards reveal what students should be able to do by the end of each grade band and ultimately by the end of their high school careers. Students will graduate with the ability to communicate in multiple modes of discourse demonstrating a strong command of the rules of Standard English.
Course # | Course Name | Honors | Credit | Required, Core orElective | Testing Requirement | Prerequisite |
23.06100 | 9th Grade Literature/Composition | Honors | 1.0 | R | GMAT-EOC | 8th Grade Language Arts |
23.06200 | 10th Grade Literature/Composition | Honors | 1.0 | C | 9th Grade Lit/Comp | |
23.05100 | American Literature/Composition | Honors | 1.0 | R | GMAT-EOC | 10th Grade Lit/Comp |
23.05200 | British Literature/Composition | Honors | 1.0 | C | American Lit/Comp | |
23.06700 | Multicultural Literature/Composition | 1.0 | C | American Lit/Comp | ||
23.03400 | Advanced Composition | 1.0 | C | 10th Grade Lit/Comp | ||
23.05300 | AP English Language & Composition/American Literature | 1.0 | C | GMAT-EOC | 10th Grade Lit/Comp | |
23.04300 | AP English Language/ Composition | 1.0 | C | American Lit/Comp | ||
23.06500 | AP Literature/Composition | 1.0 | C | American Lit/Comp | ||
23.06400 | Literary Types/Composition | 1.0 | E | 12th Grade Elective | ||
23.02400 | Literature & History of the Old Testament Era | 1.0 | E | 12th Grade Elective | ||
23.02500 | Literature & History of the New Testament Era | 1.0 | E | 12th Grade Elective | ||
23.08200 | Reading Enrichment | 1.0 | E | None | ||
23.08300 | Basic Reading/Writing I | 1.0 | E | Staff/IEP Recommendation | ||
23.08400 | Basic Reading/Writing II | 1.0 | E | Staff/IEP Recommendation & Basic Reading/Writing I | ||
23.08500 | Basic Reading/Writing III | 1.0 | E | Staff/IEP Recommendation &Basic Reading/Writing II | ||
23.08600 | Basic Reading/Writing IV | 1.0 | E | Staff/IEP Recommendation &Basic Reading/Writing III | ||
23.04200 | Oral/Written Communication (Speech) | 1.0 | E | None | ||
23.04600 | Speech/Forensics I | 1.0 | E | None | ||
23.04700 | Speech/Forensics II | 1.0 | E | Speech/Forensics I | ||
23.03100 | Writer’s Workshop | 1.0 | E | None | ||
23.03200 | Journalism I | 1.0 | E | Instructor Approval | ||
23.03300 | Journalism II | 1.0 | E | Journalism I | ||
23.03500 | Journalism III | 1.0 | E | Journalism II | ||
23.03600 | Journalism IV | 1.0 | E | Journalism III |
Grades 9 & 10
Grade 11, American Literature
Grades 11 & 12, Multicultural; British Literature; Advanced Composition
MC–ELAGSE
BL–ELAGSE
AC–ELAGSE
Other Helpful Links
Content above @ https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Pages/ELA.aspx
Edited 7.14.17