7th Grade - Language Arts
Course Description
Week of November 12th:
- Review of Fish in a Tree Chapters 13-23 (FIAT)
- Story Elements and Character Development
- Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Pronoun Adjectives
FIAT and Pronoun Assessment - Thursday, 11/15/18
Week of October 22nd:
Writing:
- Response to Reading through Written Expression - **Check Novel Study Notebooks for Updated Grades**
Reading:
- Fish in a Tree (Chapters 13-20)
- Chapters 1-12 Assessment - Wednesday, 10/24/18
- Vocabulary Development
- Main Idea/Supporting Details
- Story Elements
Grammar:
- Subject and Object Pronouns
- Direct Object
- Object of the Preposition
- Grammar Test: Tuesday, 10/30/18
Week of October 1st:
Writing:
- Revise/Edit Stage: Writing a Book Summary Paragraph
Reading:
- Fish in a Tree - Introduction
- Reading - Chapters 1 -3
Week of September 17th:
Writing Assignment:
Book Summary/Sequencing of Events (Expository Writing) - Independent Novel Study
- Identify/Application of paragraph writing
- Identify/ Application of the stages of writing
When we return from Fall Break, we will begin our whole group novel study, A Fish in a Tree
We will pick back up with grammar ~ Pronouns
Writing - Response Integration within Novel Study.
Enjoy your Break!
Week of September 10th:
Grammar:
- Continued Focus of Nouns:
- Plural Nouns
- Possessive Nouns ~ Possessive Noun Adjectives
- Subject Nouns
- Simple and Complete Subjects
Grammar Test: Tuesday, September, 18th
Reading and Writing:
- Independent Novel Study: We continue to build reading and writing skills through the use of Reading Strategies. We will culminate the Novel Study next week. This week's Reading Responses: Theme and Summary
- Whole Group Novel Study: Fish in a Tree: Next Week, we will introduce the whole group novel study through a series of lessons which will center on the assessment of the student background knowledge. We will begin reading the novel when the students return from Fall Break.
Week of August 27th - August 31st:
Grammar:
- Plural Nouns
- Concrete vs Abstract Nouns
- Application to writing assignments
Reading/Writing:
- Independent Novel Study - **Students may choose a book to read from the Middle School Reading List; all written journal entries are to be based on these books.
- Students Compose Journal Entries using Text Evidence to Support:
- Students will write 2 to 3 Journal Entries Weekly
- Summary Update (Plot, Setting, Characters, and Theme)
- Descriptive Character Details
- Making a Connection