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