MYP Course Vision
MYP Discipline (highlight):
Humanities Language A Language B Mathematics Sciences Technology
Course Title: Advanced English 8
Teacher Names: Andrew Opie, Jeremy Stelzner, Melanie Wilson, Diane Sauter, Loretta Collins
Grade Level (highlight all that apply): Grade 6 (Level 1)
3)
Grade 7 (Level 2)
Grade 8 (Level
Vision Statement:
The vision of the IB/MYP English/Language Arts Department at The Silver Spring International Middle School is
to cultivate adolescent learners into active, compassionate and global-minded critical thinkers who
Use interdisciplinary topics as forms of research, writing construction, reading comprehension, skill
building, and literary selection.
Communicate and write with clarity and precision for a variety of purposes
Express ideas with clarity and precision
Use appropriate organization and word choice for a stated purpose
Analyze a wider variety of texts to determine how settings across cultures influence character development
Analyze from a range of texts to compose writing from a character’s point of view
Formulate an appreciation for language – written and spoken – which leads to development of debating and
persuasive writing skills.
Expand their intercultural awareness through the use of propaganda posters and political cartoons
Participate in an inter-disciplinary unit with World Studies to analyze original texts in order to synthesize
their own ideas.
Resources (textbooks, novels, media, etc.):
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Twelve Angry Men
Short stories by Poe, de Maupaussant
As You Like It by William Shakespeare (*subject to change)
Course Title: Advanced English 7
Teacher Names: Aisha Artis, Margaret Taylor, John Jackson
Grade Level (highlight all that apply): Grade 6 (Level 1)
3)
X Grade 7 (Level 2)
Grade 8 (Level
Vision Statement:
ENGLISH / LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the IB/MYP English/Language Arts Department at The Silver Spring International Middle School is to cultivate adolescent learners
into active, compassionate and global-minded critical thinkers who
use interdisciplinary topics as forms of research, writing construction, reading comprehension, skill building, and literary selection.
Communicate and write with clarity and precision for a variety of purposes
Express ideas with clarity and precision
Use appropriate organization and word choice for a stated purpose
Analyze a wider variety of texts to determine how settings across cultures influence character development
Analyze from a range of texts to compare viewpoints and reactions to conflicts across culture
with the purpose of fostering life-long learning.
Course Title: Grade 6 English
Teacher Names: Flowers, Mannix, Swift
Grade Level (highlight all that apply): Grade 6 (Level 1) Grade 7 (Level 2)
Grade 8 (Level 3)
Vision Statement:
The goal of the sixth grade English Language Arts program is to create literate, thoughtful communicators, capable of controlling
language effectively as they negotiate an increasingly complex and information-rich world. Students will refine specific skills and
strategies in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing and will use these skills and strategies as tools for learning and
reflection across the disciplines. Students will display their knowledge through a variety of expository, narrative, persuasive
writings and through oral presentations. Students will also gain multiple perspectives of literature through the analysis of
multicultural texts. Through the exploration of a variety of texts, students will understand and appreciate language and literature
as catalysts for deep thought and emotion.
Resources (textbooks, novels, media, etc.):
Language of Literature
Tuck Everlasting -Babbit
The Wringer - Spinelli
Maniac Magee - Spinelli
The True Adventures of Charlotte Doyle-Avi
Esperanza Rising - Ryan
The View from Saturday - Konigsburg
Belle Prater’s Boy - White
The Writer’s Craft
Holes - Sachar
Ruby Holler - Creech
Short stories by Soto, Sperry, Jimenez, Cisneros, Farjean, Namioka, Whitebird
Poems by Paulsen, Soto, Angelou, Shakespeare. Excerpts by Shakespeare