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Secondary ELA Curriculum:

• Secondary ELA classes are based on the Utah State English Language Arts Core Standards
• Teachers utilize short stories, informational texts, poems, plays, novels, etc. to teach the ELA Core
• All classroom novels are submitted to a district committee for approval
  • Approved Literature Lists

Secondary ELA Assessments:

• The Utah State end-of-year assessment for 7th and 8th grade is the Utah Rise
• The Utah State end-of-year assessment for 9th and 10th grade is the Utah Aspire+
• Students may also take the Star Reading Assessment throughout the year in order to gauge students' reading proficiency and individual growth

Utah State Board of Education ELA Guides to Student Success:

• 7th grade Guide
• 8th grade Guide
• 9th-12th grade Guide