7th Grade

Medieval History

Text: My World Interactive

  • Legacy of the Roman Empire

  • Feudalism developing in Western Europe

  • The Catholic Church

  • Everyday life in medieval towns

  • Peasant revolts and the weakening of feudalism

  • The Byzantine Empire

  • Origins and expansion of Islam

  • The Crusades

  • Early West African societies and the Ghana Empire

  • Islam's influence on West Africa

  • Imperial China's political development

  • China's inventions and findings

  • The fall of Imperial China

  • Influence of China and Korea on Japan

  • Japan's Golden Age

  • The Japanese military society

  • Mayas, Aztecs and Incas and their accomplishments

  • The Renaissance

  • Protestant Reformation

  • Age of Exploration

  • Scientific Revolution

  • Enlightenment

Religion - St Mary's Press/Best Are We/Sophia Institute

RELIGION

  • Weekly Mass, prayer services, Station of the Cross, and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

  • Diocesan Standards of Religion Old Testament: Overview of the books (Saints, historical, prophets)

  • New Testament: Continued teachings of the New Covenant of Jesus; Gospel Studies

  • Church History of the Roman Catholic Church Preparation

  • The Four Pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Creed, Liturgy and Sacraments, Moral Life and Prayer

  • Living Stations of the Cross study and performance

  • The Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy

  • Catholic teachings on social justice

  • On-going Service in Action: Service Learning Opportunities

  • Integration of Religion into all areas of instruction


7th Grade Literature Novels- To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee- Cyrano de Bergerac – Edmund Rostand- Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck- The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton- Fever - Laurie Halse Anderson Short Stories- Broken Chain – Gary Soto- The Monkey’s Paw – Edger Allen Poe- Tell Tale Heart – Edger Allen Poe- There Will Come Soft Rains – Ray Bradbury- The Necklace - Guy de Maupassant- Mrs. Flowers – Maya Angelou- Three Skeleton Key – George Toudouze- A Day’s Wait – Ernest Hemingway- The Sole Survivor - Unknown- Fish Cheeks- Amy Tan- Twenty Years After – O. Henry- Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes- Survive the Savage Sea – Dougal Robertson- The Most Dangerous Game - Richard Connell- Man From the South – Roald Dahl- The Landlady – Roald Dahl- Lamb to the Slaughter – Roald Dahl- The Monkey's Paw - W.W. Jacobs Poetry- Oh Captain! My Captain! – Walt Whitman- Oranges – Gary Soto- A Time to Talk – Robert Frost- They Have Yarns – Carl Sandburg- Casey at the Bat – Ernest Lawrence Thayer- The Runaway – Robert Frost- I’m Nobody – Emily Dickinson- Nothing Can Stay Gold - Robert Frost Myths- Orpheus- Echo and Narcissus- The Flight of Icarus- King Midas and the Golden Touch Communication with parents – Parents will be advised of student progress by Power school progress reports
Grading:The grading policy is based on a total point system where each assignment is worth a certain number of points based on the degree of difficulty and importance. The grade at the end of the trimester is based on the percentage of points earned versus the total points possible.Grades are available each week for a student to review.