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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Focus should be on writing and using proper grammar in preparation for college rather than discussing literature all year.[/quote] Students write better papers when they have better discussions of the literature. But don't worry. They aren't discussing all that much literature - if you're talking about novels. But they are doing a lot of reading and writing of short pieces (ie no long papers)[/quote] This is true. See Natalie Wexler’s The Knowledge Gap and Daniel T Willingham’s research. Thankfully the ELA Department at APS knows this and that’s why we have a new curriculum. If a teacher plans to ignore the new curriculum (as one of the PPs posted) then that is concerning. [/quote] What, like the new curriculum is entirely new content? I don't think so, though I admit I haven't read either one.[/quote]
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