Language Arts

The Language Arts program focuses on the core areas of literature, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. The curriculum at each grade level is developed to meet the objectives mandated by the Diocese of St. Augustine. The Catholic Identity Edition Journeys series, used in our elementary school, exposes students to a broad variety of literary and informational texts. Reading skills learned include the ability to draw upon a variety of comprehension skills (generate and respond to questions, make predictions, compare texts, etc.). Students respond to a variety of literature and distinguish between structural features of the text and the literary terms or elements such as theme, plot, setting, and characters. In the middle school, students analyze various genres of literature and participate in novel studies. Students draw connections to Catholic Social Teaching and how it connects to the themes of the literature studied.

The Excellence in Writing program is used throughout our school. Students build their writing skills each year as they learn more about the keys to successful writing. Our students compose writing pieces that are both creative and research-­based. Writing is a cross-­curriculum subject that students are immersed in no matter what class they attend. In-­depth research, key word outlines, and MLA format are just a glimpse of what writing skills our middle school students put into every paper they produce.