2011-2012

Elementary Gifted and Talented English/Language Arts

Grade Levels: 3 - 5


I. HCS Gifted and Talented Goals:
Goal I: To support the mastery of core areas of learning at a pace, complexity,
abstractness, and depth appropriate for gifted learners.

Goal II: To develop an understanding of concepts, themes, and issues which are
fundamental to the disciplines as well as society and to develop an appreciation for
interrelationships among the disciplines.

Goal III: To develop inquiry skills at a level of complexity, abstractness, and depth
appropriate for gifted learners.

Goal IV: To develop the skills of critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making
at a level of complexity, abstractness, and depth appropriate for gifted learners.

Goal V: To develop proficiency in communicating abstract and complex ideas,
relationships, and issues.


II. Materials/Textbooks:
South Carolina English Language Arts Curriculum Standards
Jacobs Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary Language Arts & Social Studies
Units
HCS Integrated Units of Study
Junior Great Books
HCS Word Part Study Curriculum
Reading Detective


Center for Gifted Education @ the College of William and Mary Units of Study by Grade Level
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Journeys and Destinations Literary Reflections
Building a New System
The World Turned Upside
Down
A House Divided?
Patterns of Change
The 1920s in America
The 1930s in America
The 1940s in America



2011-2012

* Any objection to a specific title should be made to the teacher so an alternative
selection can be offered on an independent contract basis. Parents are encouraged to
read and discuss assigned novels with students.


III. Assessments and Grading Scale:
Assessments Grading Scale
Performance-based tasks
Diagnostic tests
Homework
Collaborative inquiry
Oral and written explanations
Comprehensive tests
Formal presentations
Projects
Quizzes
Class Participation

40% Unit Tests/Projects
60% Daily Assignments
The G/T ELA teacher will provide the homeroom ELA teacher with
a grade at interim and at the end of the grading period. These
grades will be included in the ELA grade as a test grade.

100-93 A
92-85 B
84-77 C
76-70 D
Below 70 F