7th Grade Literature
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Seventh Grade Literature
Literature will consist of reading and writing this year. Although students will learn grammar usage and mechanics in ELA; writing will take the form of written responses to the literature pieces we will read both in and outside of the classroom. Students will be required to read classical and modern literature. We will also study folk tales, drama, fiction, non-fiction essays, Greek Mythology and poetry. Works from authors such as Charles Dickens, Ray Bradbury, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost and many others will be taught this academic year.
We will use our textbook, Prentice Hall Literature, Bronze Level, various guides and an interactive computer-generated program called IXL Reading to personalize and differentiate lessons for each student. Word Wisdom will be used to enhance student vocabulary and to practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.
Below, please find the main topic headings of lessons we will study this year for skill set development. Please also note that although they are listed in a numerical order, we may change and combine the order of the lessons for completion.
We start the year by reading short stories from the reader. Some selections will be taken from other resources. Students will then be introduced to how to write a response to literature and classroom expectations. During the year we will read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, and Heroes, Gods and Monsters by Bernard Evslin, We end the year by reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and other fictional works in class.
Seventh Grade Benchmarks include the study of some of the following...
- The Genre of fiction, multiple themes
- Conventions in myths
- How place and time influence theme
- The importance of graphical elements on the meaning of poems
- Literary Non-fiction- autobiography, biography, memoir and personal narrative
- Comprehension of Sensory Language- figurative meanings that create imagery and mood
- Reading Comprehension of Informational Persuasive Text
- How to interpret both explicit and implicit messages in various forms of media
The text will be used to explore and practice the following skills...
- Context Clues
- Arrange Events in Sequential Order
- Identify the Main Idea
- Identify the Point of View
- Draw Inferences : Make Generalizations
- Predict Outcomes
- Distinguish Fact and Opinion
- Recognize the Author's Purpose
- Recognize the Author's Point of View
- Recognize Appropriate Usage, Spelling, Capitalization and Punctuation