7th Grade Language Arts
Trinity Christian School
Mrs. Agate
Literature
We will be using the latest course of Elements of Literature. This text is full of poetry, short stories, and more. Additionally, we will be reading four novels together this year: The Giver, The Hobbit, Breaking Through, and a Classic Novel Choice Unit. We will be doing a variety of activities in Literature this year including group projects, book reports, and more.
Writing
We will be doing a great deal of writing this year in 7th grade! We will be using the Shurley curriculum, Excellence in Writing, as well as some supplemental materials. Often we will do writing projects based on our Literature. Additionally, we will do creative writing and journaling.
Grammar
We will be using the 2013 grammar curriculum by Shurley English Grammar, and we will use other resources in addition to this text and work book. Grammar will also be graded through the papers, writing assignments, essay question answers, etc.
Vocabulary
We will be using a combination of vocabulary from the literature we read and words from the text Vocabulary from Classical Roots. You will be given a list of words for several units or stories. We will focus on spelling, pronunciation, and meaning. We will have vocab tests at least twice a month.
Analogies
We will be practicing analogies periodically throughout the year. We will be using Analogies I as well as other resources.
