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7th Grade Language Arts  
Fall
Winter
Spring
         
Humanities Theme   Asia:  Traditions and Transitions Africa:  Culture and the Individual The Middle East:  Center of Civilization, Center of Conflict
Literature Genres
  

Mystery

Non-Fiction/Memoir

Asian Poetry

 Classical

Historical Fiction

Adventure

Poetry

Journalism

Science Fiction
Composition  

Reader Response

Personal Narrative

Mystery

Short Story

Literary Analysis

Expository Essay

Poetry

Historical Argument

Comparative Essay

Journalism

Poetry Analysis

Persuasive Writing

Speech
Mechanics  

Identifying Subject/Predicate

Subject/Verb Agreement

Pronouns

Adjectives and Adverbs

Prepositions

Commonly Confused Words

  • who vs. whom
  • whoever vs. whomever
  • that vs. which
  • effect vs. affect
  • lie vs. lay

 

Punctuation: 

  • Comma
  • Semi-Colon
  • Colon
  • Ellipsis
  • Quotation Mark
  • Parenthesis
  • Apostrophe
  • Hyphen
  • Dash

 

Effective Writing: 

  • concrete vs. vague language,
  • active vs. passive voice,
  • indefinite construction,
  • double negatives,
  • misplaced and dangling modifiers, fragments
Skills  

The Writing Process: Pre-Writing, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing

Using the Internet and Library for Research

Identifying Primary Sources

Researching on Notecards

Understanding Literature within a Cultural Context

Responding to Theme

Technology: Using AppleWorks

Internal Citation

Understanding Symbolism

Character Analysis

Photography

Annotated Bibliography

Performance:  Storytelling, Interview

Recognizing Bias

Evaluating Journalism

Analyzing Poetry

Literary Analysis:  Salient Features

Responding to Nature through Writing

Writing an Action Plan

Peformance:  Oral Presentations
Portfolio Artifacts  

Personal Pillow Book

The Way of the Warrior

Memoirs of a 7th Grader

Haiku/Origami

Southeast Asia Short Stories

Tests and Quizzes

Symbols of the Sea

Uncovering Apartheid

My Hero's Quest

National History Day: Historical Argument

Tests and Quizzes

Poetry Analysis

Culminating Project

 

Tests and Quizzes
Integrated Units  

SS: Asian History and Culture

Math: Southeast Asia Statistics

SS, Art, Math, Science: Through African Eyes

SS:  National History Day

SS: Middle Eastern History and Culture

Art: Threads of Conflict

SS, Art, Math, Science:  Culminating Project
Field Trips & Speakers  

Dr. Gill Holland, Davidson College Professor Emeritus

Mr. Tim Helfrich, Tibetan Studies

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library (Main)

A Thousand Cranes (Children's Theatre of Charlotte)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library (Main)

The Light Factory

Carl Sandburg House

ImaginOn 
Resources  

The Demon in the Teahouse

Red Scarf Girl

DailyGRAMS 7

Vocabulary Workshop Level B

 

The Old Man and the Sea

The Power of One

A Girl Named Disaster

DailyGRAMS 7

Vocabulary Workshop Level B

19 Varieties of Gazelle

Flowers for Algernon

DailyGRAMS 7

Vocabulary Workshop Level B

 

 


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