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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a MS parent at ITS and believe the previous poster is an 8th grader. Not my kid but probably one of his friends.[/quote]

+1. I am a parent but not at ITS and have no dog in this fight but I think that's an 8th grader. Despite the comments about fights and kids who don't care, that comment is a pretty good endorsement of the school because I'm impressed with the writing level.

Hey, ITS kid -- how would you rate the writing instruction at ITS? Would love to hear what kind of writing assignments you get, their length, and how they help you develop as a writer.

Would also love to know what reading has been assigned to you in the last few years. Do you read entire books for school and if so which ones? Do you discuss books in class (themes, character and plot development, use of technique) or do you just write book reports?

Anyway, kudos to you, you seem like you have a good head on your shoulders. Sorry you had to deal with a dysregulated kid in school but sounds like you have a lot of empathy and navigated the situation well. Good work and best of luck to you.[/quote]

I have a middle schooler at ITDS, from the 7th grade ELA syllabus:
We will move between novel studies and writing units, but each unit will include instruction and opportunities for practice in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The progression of units will go as follows:

Reading for Characterization (Independent reading)
Realistic Fiction (Writing)
The Skin I’m In
Chains (interdisciplinary unit co-taught with social studies)
The House on Mango Street
Informational Texts (Reading and Writing)
Argumentative Essays (Writing)
Romeo and Juliet
Literary Essays (Writing)
The Hunger Games
The class will focus on developing students’ self-efficacy and self-sufficiency in order to work towards greater autonomy in learning. Students will work on improving their reading and writing stamina, academic discourse skills, and critical thinking in order to prepare them for high school. [/quote]

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