7th grade Language Arts---Units of Study
Novels
Short Stories--"Out Here On My Own"
Non-fiction
Mythology--Greek myths
Vocabulary
Grammar and Writing
Figurative Language--power in poetry and writing
Technology, Research, and Multi-Media
Novels
- historical fiction
- The Cay by Theodore Taylor--racism and prejudice/survival
- realistic fiction
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton--youth and society/beating the odds
Short Stories--"Out Here On My Own"
- survival
- bravery and perseverance
Non-fiction
- Jamestown Texts--a collection of varying themes
- Example, "Baby Jessica", the story of a little girl trapped in a well
Mythology--Greek myths
- Societal references....advertising
- Literary influences....novels and film
Vocabulary
- Themed weekly vocabulary--use of context clues, word structure, and sound to build vocabulary
- Vocabulary within literary texts
Grammar and Writing
- Developed paragraph writing
- capitalization
- punctuation
- topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding/transition sentences
- Re-telling/Summarizing events
- cartoon illustrations with dialogue
Figurative Language--power in poetry and writing
- Alliteration Creation
- Object Obituary
- Similes and Metaphors in Writing
Technology, Research, and Multi-Media
- Online search and review of information---finding valid sites on the internet
- Presentation--speaking in front of a group, listening for purpose
- Sharing information--power point or other tool for sharing research with a group