English Language Arts

7th and 8th Grade Language Arts

• Pearson texts – New this year
• District-wide pacing guide created by teachers from all Hayward middle schools
• Pacing guide is organized around writing genres

Literature (7th grade only)

• Most seventh graders take two hours of Language Arts.  For seventh graders who don’t need an intervention class, a literature class is offered.
• This class uses both the district-adopted Pearson text, district approved novels, and other supplemental material at the discretion of the teacher.
• Eighth graders not in need of intervention are enrolled in an enrichment class, which may or may not work on building Language Arts skills.