Seventh Grade English Overview
Course Overview: Students will receive instruction in spelling and grammar, but the main emphasis will be on improving writing skills. Students will become familiar with the processes of writing, including pre-writing activities, focusing of ideas, drafting, revising and editing. Students will read and write poetry, and read and respond to literature through writing. Descriptive and narrative paragraph writing will be emphasized.
Semester One Outline:
Unit 1: Who am I?
Unit 2: Belonging
Unit 3: Struggle and Grit
Unit 4: Rebellion
Semester Two Outline:
Unit 5: Relationships
Unit 6: Making Decisions
Unit 7: This I Believe
Unit 8: Who am I? - Final
Semester One Performance Tasks:
Group Presentation
Blog Writing
Argumentative Essay
Narrative Story
Semester Two Performance Tasks:
Research Paper
Standardized Tests
"This I Believe" Essay
Class Presentation