Middle School ELA
Fishtank ELA for 6th–8th Grade
In middle school, Fishtank ELA offers knowledge-building units centered around engaging, increasingly complex texts. Fishtank ELA prioritizes both academic discourse and writing in every lesson to develop students' fluency, confidence, and content knowledge. Each middle school course is grounded in a question that guides students' yearlong exploration of core texts and supporting materials.
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Reviews and Recommendations
Knowledge Matters Campaign
Fishtank ELA has been recognized as a program that excels in building knowledge.
Educator Spotlight
"Students are incredibly engaged... when I am in a classroom and Fishtank instruction is happening, all students are engaged with the text and with the curriculum in a way that I have not seen before."
Kate Gribben
Cambridge Public Schools
"This whole year was different for me because I was better prepared. I had much more engaging lessons, the discussions were rich—it just worked for me. I'm a super fan of Fishtank Learning."
Adrienne Marquez
I.S. 229
"First and foremost, I believe that one of the most important elements of a curriculum, from my perspective as the school principal, is to ensure that our teachers are recognized as the experts they are and are given the opportunity to understand their students well, then utilize materials that reflect their students and give them a voice."
Michael Wiebusch, New Heights Middle School
