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English Language Arts (ELA)

Welcome to Pomona Middle School's English Language Arts (ELA) Department!

Our ELA Teachers

Grade 7

Mr. Holder
Ms. Polansky
Mrs. Schwander
Mrs. Taub-Blackoff

Grade 8

Mrs. Arbit
Ms. Solomon
Mrs. Taub-Blackoff
Mr. Bradford

Curriculum

We offer four courses of study:

Grade 7

English 7
&
English 7 Honors

In 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
&
English 8 Honors

In 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.