State Language Standards
Our class language skills come from the Michigan Common Core State Standards. This year, we will be developing the following language skills:
  • Demonstrates command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • Applies knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
  • Utilizes appropriate strategies for understanding new vocabulary in context.
  • Demonstrates understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Word of the Day
​Extra Credit
Every day there will be a new word of the day posted on our board.  Use the word of the day in a sentence, find it in song lyrics, find it in a book, and you'll earn a point of extra credit. Write down the sentence where you found or used the word of the day and bring it for the next class period to earn a point of extra credit.

Grammar Mistake
​Extra Credit
​It is surprising just how many grammar mistakes we pass by every day. Signs that are missing their apostrophes. Newspaper articles with obvious misspellings. Advertisements littered with dangling modifiers and prepositions left to fend for themselves at the end of sentences. So why not point out these mistakes and get some extra credit in the process!
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​See a sign with a grammar mistake? Find a grammar mistake in a book you are reading? Take a picture and either show Ms. Ward in class or email it to her along with an explanation of the mistake. We're looking for published or local examples, not pictures that you pull off of a Google search or from social media websites.