Seventh Grade
English Language Arts
In grade seven, students will continue to develop the ability to cite relevant evidence when interpreting or analyzing a text or supporting their points in speaking and writing. Students will also build academic vocabulary as he or she reads more complex texts, including stories, plays, historical novels, poems, and informational books and articles.
22-23 7th Grade ELA Scope and Sequence Final (1).docx.pdfActivities in Seventh Grade ELA
Activities in these areas will include:
• Analyzing how the form or structure of a play or poem contributes to its meaning
• Analyzing how particular elements of a story or play interact (like how the setting shapes the characters or plot)
• Determining how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text
• Conducting short research projects, drawing on several sources and identifying related questions for further research and investigation
• Engaging in a range of classroom discussions on topics and texts, expressing ideas clearly and building on the ideas of others
• Identifying a speaker’s argument and specific claims and evaluating the reasoning and evidence behind these claims
• Using clues such as word roots or add-ons to a word (such as the prefix hyper–, which means ‘excessive’ in the words hyperactive and hypersensitive) to determine the meaning of a word
• Interpreting figures of speech or references to literature or mythology in a text • Writing for a range of purposes and audiences
Excerpt provided by the Council of the Great City Schools at https://www.cgcs.org/Page/244Math
22-23 7th Grade Math Scope and Sequence Final.docx.pdfIn seventh grade math, students will further develop their understanding of rates and ratios, using tables, graphs, and equations to solve real-world problems involving proportional relationships. Students will also work on quickly and accurately solving multi-step problems involving positive and negative rational numbers—any number that can be made by dividing one integer by another, such as ½, 0.75, or 2. Additionally, students will expand their knowledge of geometry and apply the properties of operations to solve real world problems involving the measurement of multi-dimensional objects.
Activities in Seventh Grade Math
Activities in these areas will include:
• Determining whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship and using knowledge of rates, ratios, proportions, and percentages to solve multi-step problems
• Identifying the unit rate of change (the constant rate at which the value of a variable changes) in tables, graphs, equations, and verbal descriptions
• Calculating the unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including quantities measured in different units (for example, the ratio of ½ a mile for every ¼ of an hour means that you travel 2 miles in an hour)
• Solving problems using equations to find the value of one missing variable
• Applying the properties of operations to generate equivalent mathematical expressions
• Solving multi-step word problems by adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing positive and negative rational numbers in any form (including whole numbers, fractions, or decimals)
• Understanding that numbers cannot be divided by 0
• Converting rational numbers to decimals using long division
• Describing situations in which positive and negative quantities combine to make 0
• Finding the area of two-dimensional objects and the volume and surface area of three-dimensional objects
Excerpt provided by the Council of the Great City Schools at https://www.cgcs.org/Page/244Science
In seventh grade science, students will engage in the study of Earth Science. Students will explore and learn a variety of topics that include, but are not limited to content that covers areas from each of Earth’s 4 spheres; Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere. Students will discover forces that shape the surface of the Earth, weather and climate change, and geological changes over time and how humans have impacted environmental changes as well.
Social Science: US History
Seventh grade social science is an exploration into the birth and development of America with special focus on the geography, economy, government, military, foreign affairs and the people who helped to shape the new nation. The class will begin with an understanding of early explorations and then look at Colonial America and the events that lead to revolution and independence from England. Students will examine the United States Constitution and the major debates that helped to shape the young Republic. Students will also study our first presidents and the struggles they faced leading a nation in its infancy on the world stage. Westward Expansion and the acquisition of new land will be covered along with the exploration of the land and how it affected the Native Americans. The year will end with a look at the causes and main events that lead to the American Civil War.
22-23 7th Grade Social Science .pdfPhysical Education
Students at CMS experience a FITNESS driven Physical Education program. Our number one goal in 6th-8th grade is to get the body trained to move for life. Our focus is on health and fitness more so than sport and competition. We facilitate two cardio days per week including "Mile Monday" and circuit training. Three of each days each week will spent exploring different sports and games.
Individual sports include: Frisbee, golf, yoga and badminton
Team sports include: kickball, volleyball, basketball and floor hockey
Games include: Yoshi, dodgeball variations, flickerball and spikeball
Family & Consumer Sciences
In seventh grade Family and Consumer Sciences, students make a nine-patch pillow. We begin by learning the parts of the sewing machine and how to use them. Once these skills are mastered, students are able to independently make their very own pillow that they can take home.
Technology
Technology Education encompass many aspects of today’s ever changing technology. Seventh grade students will learn internet safety and online responsibility in addition to furthering their keyboarding skills. Seventh grade technology introduces students to research techniques using copyright and fair use laws while creating original works.
Students will use a variety of applications such as: Photos, Google Docs and Slides, GarageBand, and iTunes. Students will complete many small projects while mastering these new applications.
In addition, students will use the new knowledge gained through all the small projects to create a large podcast project. The project begins with students learning how to import and edit photos to create a slideshow. They will research events throughout history and create a script in Google Docs that they will record using GarageBand. After recording students will use Google Slides to create a title slide and a resources slide to begin and end their podcasts. Students will export their podcast to iTunes to create a video news podcast that can be viewed on any device.