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Welcome to Pomona Middle School's
English Language Arts (ELA) Department!Our ELA Teachers are:
Grade 7:
Ms. Drummond
Mr. Holder
Ms. Polansky
Mrs. Schwander
Mrs. Taub-Blackoff
Grade 8:
Mrs. Arbit
Ms. Rosen
Ms. Solomon
Mrs. Taub-Blackoff
Curriculum
We offer four courses of study:
Grade 7English 7
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English 7 HonorsIn Grade 7 English, students learn about:
(1) Reading Closely and Writing to Learn
(2) Working with Evidence
(3) Understanding Perspectives
(4) Reading and Research- Module 1: Journeys and Survival
- A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
- Module 2: Working Conditions
- Lyddie by Katherine Patterson
- Module 3: Slavery: The People Could Fly
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass
Grade 8
English 8
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English 8 HonorsIn Grade 8 English, students learn about:
(1) Reading Closely and Writing to Learn
(2) Working with Evidence
(3) Understanding Perspectives
(4) Research, Decision-Making, and Forming Positions
- Module 1: Finding Home: Refugees
- Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
- Module 2: Taking a Stand
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Module 3: The Civil Rights Movement and the Little Rock Nine
- A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls Lanier
New York State English Language Arts Assessments
- All Grade 7 ELA students take the Grade 7 NYS Common Core English Language Arts Assessment in April.
- All Grade 8 ELA students take the Grade 8 NYS Common Core English Language Arts Assessment in April.
- Module 1: Journeys and Survival