This course requires students to read and deeply analyze a wide variety of genres including fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction texts including informational and argumentative as well as digital/multi-modal texts. Students will utilize their understanding of genres read and the best examples of the author’s craft to generate written texts of their own in individual and group situations through a writing process that involves planning, drafting, revising, and editing. Students will work collaboratively and independently and use listening, speaking reading, writing, and thinking skills to answer text-dependent questions and master TEA grade-level ELAR (and ELPS) standards. STAAR End of Course (EOC) tested.