Language Arts
The broad heading of Language Arts covers the subjects of writing,* research, penmanship, and speaking/listening.
The USD 417 Language Arts curriculum was completed by the K-12 Language Arts Subject Area Committee (SAC) during the summer of 2008. The curriculum was piloted and then finalized the summer of 2009. Our local curriculum is aligned with the Kansas Writing Standards as well as being aligned from grade level to grade level K-12. The focus of each grade level is stated at the beginning of each document.
To view the USD 417 Language Arts curriculum, click on any grade level or course below.
*Writing includes narrative writing, expository writing, persuasive writing, and technical writing. These different types of writing are also called "modes." Each writing mode also covers six different writing traits. These six traits are Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. Spelling and Grammar are both found under the trait of Conventions.
Other Language Arts resources are linked below:
USD 417 Local Writing Assessment Guidelines
Writing Checklist for Grades 1 & 2 - narrative
Writing Checklist for Grades 1 & 2 - expository ("how-to")
