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Grade 7 Curriculum
| Month |
Suggested Month |
Topics |
| 1 |
Sep |
Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction; Parts of Speech, Punctuation, Subject Verb Agreement, Helping Verbs, Linking Verbs, In/Transitive Verbs, Perfect Tense Verbs |
| 2 |
Oct |
Legends, Fables, Myths; Plot, Setting, Theme, Point of View, Characterization, Symbolism |
| 3 |
Nov |
Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery; Prefixes & Suffixes, Root Words, Greek and Latin Roots |
| 4 |
Dec |
Review of Genres; Spelling Tricks and Tips, Homonyms, Commonly Confused Words |
| 5 |
Jan |
Functional Texts, Textbooks, Biography/Autobiography, Journals; Sequencing, Using text and graphic Features to Improve Understanding, Connotation/Denotation, Prepositional Phrases, Object of the Preposition, Direct Object |
| 6 |
Feb |
Periodicals, Persuasion, Essays; Fact & Opinion, Persuasive Devices, Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, Citing Sources (MLA) |
| 7 |
Mar |
Poetry (blank verse, free verse, ballad, epic, ode sonnet, limerick, haiku, acrostic); Structure of Poems, Mood, Tone, Personification, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme |
| 8 |
Apr |
Drama (comedy, drama, romance, tragedy); Willing Suspension of Disbelief, Dialogue, Monologue, Soliloquy, Aside, Tragic Flaw, Tragic Hero, Character Foil |
| 9 |
May |
Review of Genres; Proofreading for Spelling, Proofreading for Punctuation, Proofreading for Grammar |
| For the Summer months Jun-Aug, a 3 month material containing review of the previous grade and preview of the next grade is offered. |
Summer Transition Grade - 7 - 8
Unlike the self-contained curriculum of our earlier grades, the 8th grade program requires that you obtain a copy of several novels with which our material will correlate. This allows your child to begin developing comprehension skills used in evaluating complete literary works.
| Month |
Suggested Month |
Topics |
| 10 |
Jun |
Review G7 - Fiction, Poetry and Drama review, Grammar review, Vocabulary review |
| 11 |
July |
Review G7 - Non-Fiction review, Literary devices review, Grammar review, Vocabulary review
Preview G8 - Start of a novel "The Giver" |
| 12 |
Aug |
Preview G8 - Comprehension and Vocabulary and Literary Devices on the novel "The Giver" |
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