Curriculum
In 7th grade language arts, students will focus on developing skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, which correspond to the ELA 7th grade Common Core standards.
Reading: Students will read and analyze a variety of fiction and nonfiction pieces across multiple genres. Areas of study include investigating elements of plot, characterization, and setting, interpreting literary devices, and analyzing themes. Through the reading selections, students will further develop literary and informational text skills and the exploration of Big Ideas and Essential Questions. Students will explore community and society through literature. Texts explored throughout the year include The Outsiders, The Giver, and The Maze Runner. Other various short stories, informational texts/articles, and poems will be utilized.
Writing: Students will create a variety of organized pieces of writing throughout the year, such as personal memoirs, expository writing, and argumentative paragraphs. Each unit emphasizes the reciprocal nature of reading and writing. Writing instruction will integrate the skills and knowledge that students learn and practice as they read. Students will apply those skills and that knowledge in their writing.
Language: Students will expand their vocabulary by examining and applying words used within texts. Improvement of knowledge of the English language will develop through the use of grammar-specific mini-lessons as well as assessment and re-teaching of correct application of grammar conventions in individual writing.
Speaking/Listening: Students will have numerous opportunities to discuss and process pieces of literature with their peers and their instructor. They will discuss texts in whole class and small group settings numerous times throughout the year. Each novel unit will include Big Idea discussions that connect the story to the student’s lives and the world around them. Students will also explore informational literacy through a research project in which they will explain how they would survive a tragic scenario.
Reading: Students will read and analyze a variety of fiction and nonfiction pieces across multiple genres. Areas of study include investigating elements of plot, characterization, and setting, interpreting literary devices, and analyzing themes. Through the reading selections, students will further develop literary and informational text skills and the exploration of Big Ideas and Essential Questions. Students will explore community and society through literature. Texts explored throughout the year include The Outsiders, The Giver, and The Maze Runner. Other various short stories, informational texts/articles, and poems will be utilized.
Writing: Students will create a variety of organized pieces of writing throughout the year, such as personal memoirs, expository writing, and argumentative paragraphs. Each unit emphasizes the reciprocal nature of reading and writing. Writing instruction will integrate the skills and knowledge that students learn and practice as they read. Students will apply those skills and that knowledge in their writing.
Language: Students will expand their vocabulary by examining and applying words used within texts. Improvement of knowledge of the English language will develop through the use of grammar-specific mini-lessons as well as assessment and re-teaching of correct application of grammar conventions in individual writing.
Speaking/Listening: Students will have numerous opportunities to discuss and process pieces of literature with their peers and their instructor. They will discuss texts in whole class and small group settings numerous times throughout the year. Each novel unit will include Big Idea discussions that connect the story to the student’s lives and the world around them. Students will also explore informational literacy through a research project in which they will explain how they would survive a tragic scenario.
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