ELA
HHMS ELA Department
Mrs. Kristen Buonanno, 6th grade, Content Leader
Mrs. Kelli-Lynne DeTroia, 8th grade
Mrs. Wendy Pacheco, 7th grade
Mr. Michael Penza, 6th and 8th Grade
“That is part of the beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong”. -F.Scott Fitzgerald
*All classes will be using StudySync by McGraw Hill per our curriculum. This can be accessed through Clever and/or through a consumable provided by the teacher. Please note that all texts, questions and activities are available through the library tab in the online book. *
Grade 6
Unit 1/ Quarter 1
- Unit Title: Testing Our Limits
- Essential Question: What do we do when life gets hard?
- Genre Focus: Fiction
- Extended Writing Project: Narrative
Unit 2/ Quarter 2
- Unit Title: You and Me
- Essential Question: How do relationships shape us?
- Genre Focus: Poetry
- Extended Writing Project: Argumentative (RESEARCH PAPER WITH SS.)
Unit 3/ Quarter 3
- Unit Title: In the Dark
- Essential Question: How do you know what to do when there are no instructions?
- Genre Focus: Informational Text
- Extended Writing Project: Informative
Unit 4/ Quarter 4
- Unit Title: Personal Best
- Essential Question: Which qualities of character matter most?
- Genre Focus: Argumentative Text
- Extended Writing Project: Literary Analysis
Grade 7
Unit 1/ Quarter 1
- Unit Title: Conflicts and Clashes
- Essential Question: When do differences become conflicts?
- Genre Focus: Fiction
- Extended Writing Project: Narrative
Unit 2/ Quarter 2
- Unit Title: Highs and Lows
- Essential Question: What do we learn from love and loss?
- Genre Focus: Poetry
- Extended Writing Project: Literary Analysis
Unit 3/ Quarter 3
- Unit Title: Chasing the Impossible
- Essential Question: What makes a dream worth pursuing?
- Genre Focus: Argumentative Text
- Extended Writing Project: Argumentative (RESEARCH PAPER WITH SS.)
Unit 4/ Quarter 4
- Unit Title: Moment of Truth
- Essential Question: How can one event change everything?
- Genre Focus: Informational Text
- Extended Writing Project: Informative
Grade 8
Unit 1/ Quarter 1
- Unit Title: Everyone Loves a Mystery
- Essential Question: What attracts us to the mysterious?
- Genre Focus: Fiction
- Extended Writing Project: Narrative
Unit 2/ Quarter 2
- Unit Title: Past and Present
- Essential Question: What makes you, you?
- Genre Focus: Poetry
- Extended Writing Project: Literary Analysis
Unit 3/ Quarter 3
- Unit Title: No Risk, No Reward
- Essential Question: Why do we take chances?
- Genre Focus: Informational Text
- Extended Writing Project: Informative
Unit 4/ Quarter 4
- Unit Title: Hear Me Out
- Essential Question: How do you choose the right words?
- Genre Focus: Argumentative Text
- Extended Writing Project: Argumentative (RESEARCH PAPER WITH SS.)