Welcome to AIS/ELA! This program has been designed to connect ELA to real world settings and develop the critical thinking, reasoning, and writing skills students need to succeed in all classes. AIS/ELA classes will assist students in achieving greater success and offer skill development needed to meet NYS Learning Standards.

Course Description:
The AIS/ELA program provides students with an additional period of ELA. Students will attend an additional period of ELA once every four days. The purpose of this class is to provide students with an additional opportunity to work on applied skills and strategies that will strengthen their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Instruction is delivered in an engaging format which allows the students to engage in various tasks, reinforce, and demonstrate their skills and knowledge in all content areas. Students will work both individually and in groups on tasks throughout the year. The goal is to make the assignments that the student is required to complete as creative and as meaningful as possible. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that once a task is completed that it is turned into the teacher.

Curriculum:
This class is aligned with the NYS curriculum. While the topics in this class will be similar to those covered in your students' regular ELA class, they may not be covered at the same time or in the same order. The goal is to have the student focus on one or more of the key ideas found below and guide the students to reach several different performance objectives. Some topics that will be covered this year include, but are not limited to:
 

• Thinking Maps
• Paragraph Writing/Editing
• Narrative Writing
• Creative Writing/Story Telling
• Proper Sentence Structure
• Persuasive Writing
• Literary Terms and Poetic Devices
• Author's Purpose
• Expository Writing
• Grammar and Vocabulary Skills