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Delaware Valley Middle School - 258 Route 6 & 209 Milford, PA 18337 Phone: (570) 296-1830 |
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DVMS Info | Academics | Co-Curriculars | DVMS Sports | Summer Reading List | DVMS Home Page | DVSD Site |
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Delaware Valley Middle School - 258 Route 6 & 209 Milford, PA 18337 Phone: (570) 296-1830 |
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DVMS Info | Academics | Co-Curriculars | DVMS Sports | Summer Reading List | DVMS Home Page | DVSD Site |
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Language Arts 7AThis course in communication arts is designed to develop skills in writing, speaking, listening, reading, and thinking. Advanced seventh grade students are encouraged to think critically and become life-long readers. The curriculum integrates grammar and language mechanics into all aspects of the writing process; narrative, informative, and persuasive modes of writing are emphasized. Students read literature selection for discussion, interpretation, and analysis. They implement specific reading strategies for both class and independent reading. This course meets Pennsylvania's new content standards and includes a variety of assessments which measure the achievement of these standards.
Language Arts 7BThis course in communication arts is designed to develop skills in writing, speaking, listening, reading, and thinking. Seventh grade students are encouraged to think critically and become life-long readers. The curriculum integrates grammar and language mechanics into all aspects of the writing process; narrative, informative, and persuasive modes of writing are emphasized. Students read literature selection for discussion, interpretation, and analysis. They implement specific reading strategies for both class and independent reading. This course meets Pennsylvania's new content standards and includes a variety of assessments which measure the achievement of these standards.
Reading 7This course involves the whole language approach to learning, utilizing novels and other reading materials to improve students' skills in reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary development. Students practice test taking strategies, reading comprehension exercises, speed enhancing exercises, and textbook survey techniques.
Language Arts 8AThis course is designed to provide a wide range of communication skills and enrichment experiences in major literary genres, usage, grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, composition, and speech with an emphasis on extending learning experiences as students work at an accelerated pace.
Language Arts 8BThis course is designed to provide a wide range of communication skills covering major literary genres, grammar, usage, mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, composition, and speech.
Reading 8This course is designed for the students with reading difficulties. Specific study skill techniques for reading, listening, writing, dictionary use, and vocabulary development are taught. Emphasis is placed on the reading process through daily independent reading and the reading of other high interest materials. Technology is integrated into the curriculum.
Eighth Grade Intergrated Language Arts/ Social Studies This course cover, chronologically, the foundation and growth of the United States from the impact of indigenous American cultures through the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War. The course retains all existing units from the standard language arts curriculum: writing, formal grammar, public speaking, and literature from every genre. The primary instruments for integerating the two disciplines are the literary selections and assessments used throughout the year; these are selected and developed to enhance students' understanding of historical concepts by encouraging them to synthesize information from multiple academic perspectives and to bridge the gap between historical developments and their implications for contemporary society.
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