Honors

Seventh grade ELA incorporates elements of language and writing skills, reading comprehension, and college readiness standards. The course is designed to help students master state mandated objectives and to prepare students for success in high school and beyond. 

By course completion, students will be able to:

• Comprehend a wide variety of genres

• Identify central ideas and themes in literature

• Analyze literary elements used by authors and how they shape and convey messages

• Write formally and informally for a variety of audiences

• Write expository, analytical, and argumentative essays

• Understand their own writing process and importance of revision

• Synthesize ideas and information from various sources

• Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating

Students enrolled in Honors classes will examine a variety of literature with a more analytical and critical eye, and are expected to be highly motivated and independent in order to complete more rigorous reading requirements.  While some of the literature and activities in all levels of 7th grade Language Arts may be the same, the focus, depth, and complexity involved in Honors studies will be different.