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Jane Ailor, Supervisor
Andrew Johnson Building, 10th Floor, (865) 594-1730 Fax: (865) 594-1743
The mission of the Knox County Language Arts Department is to facilitate learning and empower students to develop and demonstrate effective reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and problem solving skills in their personal, community, and work environments in an ever-changing society.
News **Practice Tests & Item Samplers Posted for TN AYP EOCsNew Practice Tests and Item samplers have been posted on TN DOE website for grades 6-8 and for English I and English II State AYP End-of-Course Assessments. These item samplers give indication of types of questions that may be asked for each course's SPI. Full-length practice tests will soon be posted by TN DOE.
For practice tests and item samplers for English I and English II, click here. For item samplers for grades 6-8, click here. Theatre Arts Production DatesKnox County High School Theatre Arts Departments have announced production dates for 2009-10. Click here for a listing of productions. High School Course DescriptionsClick here for a summary of all Knox County High School course descriptions - including core and elective courses in Language Arts.
Language Arts Information for grades K-5Click here to access reading and language arts information for grades K-5
Contacts Language Arts Files
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Web Links All sites contain lesson ideas for each facet of Language Arts Websites with special focus on 6+1 Traits of Writing, research papers, and general composition strategies Websites with special focus on grammar studies Websites with special focus on AP Language and Literature course preparation. Websites with special focus on literature studies, public domain sites, and reading strategies websites with special focus on the art of persuasion and non-fiction analysis Websites with special focus on research skills and documentation Websites with special focus on speech creation and delivery with links to famous speeches Websites with special focus on preparing students for national and state evaluations Websites with special focus on developing vocabulary skills. Includes links to online dictionaries and thesaurus |
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