7th Grade Language Arts

  • Unit 1: Historical Fiction

    Students will learn how to read and analyze the genre of historical fiction while engaging in discussion and writing about reading.

    As a culminating activity, students will research and write a their own narratives based upon a conflict in history.

    Unit 2: Nonfiction Reading and Argument Writing

    Students will learn how to approach multimedia nonfiction texts in order to determine the author's purpose and bias.

    Students get to choose a topic of interest, research both sides of the issue, and present their findings to their peers while keeping within the argument structure.

    Unit 3: Dystopian Reading and Literary Analysis

    Students will learn how to read and analyze the genre of dystopian literature while engaging in discussion and writing about reading.

    Using a class text and their own personal choice reading, students will compare and contrast the two dystopian novels by writing a compare/contrast literary analysis essay.

    Unit 4: Poetry Reading and Writing

    At the beginning of this unit, students will review some of the skills they have learned through the school year in preparation for state testing.

    Students will learn how to read and analyze poetry while identifying the poets use of figurative language, sound devices and structure.

    Students will write a variety of poems to convey a deeper message, and they will present their original poetry to classmates while incorporating poetic devices.

     

    In each unit, students will also learn grammar and vocabulary.

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