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7th Grade Curriculum Guide

Reading

Literary Terms:

  • Irony

  • Flashback

  • Foreshadowing

  • Allusion

  • Alliteration


Elements of Fiction:

  • Plot

  • Setting

  • Theme

  • Point of view

  • Conflict

  • Climax

  • Characterization

  • Tone

  • Mode

  • Dictation


Forms of Poetry:

  • Iambic pentameter

  • Lyrical

  • Blank Verse


Word Study:

  • Vocabulary

  • Greek and Latin roots


Novel Studies:

Including:

  • The Giver

  • The Last Battle

  • Merchant of Venice

  • The Prince and the Pauper


Language Arts:

Nonfiction essays:

  • Narrative

  • Persuasive

  • Report of Information

  • Autobiographical

  • Poetry


Formal Research Project:

  • Form a hypothesis

  • Organizing an outline

  • Integrating quotations from sources

  • Preparing a bibliography

  • Science Fair and speech


Grammar:

Parts of speech:

  • Phrases and Clauses

  • Pronoun Usage

  • Verb Usage

  • Subject Verb Agreement

  • Using Modifiers

  • Capitalization and Punctuation


Sentence structure:

  • Simple

  • Compound

  • Complex

  • Diagramming

Math

Equation Solving:

  • Integers

  • Equalities

  • Inequalities

  • Multiplication of exponential expressions

  • Proportions with mixed numbers

  • Graphing inequalities

  • Permutations


Modes of Centrality:

  • Mean

  • Mode

  • Median


Geometry:

  • Complementary and supplementary angles

  • Pythagorean theorem

  • Triangles

  • Angle bisectors


Unit Conversions:

  • Metric and customary conversions

History

Illinois and US Constitution Tests

  • Study of both Illinois and US Constitution

  • Branches

  • Offices

  • Powers

  • Checks and Balances

  • Amendments


Early American History

  • Geography of the Americas

  • The Americans

  • Exploration and colonization

  • Colonial American

  • The American Revolution

  • The Founding Fathers

  • Federalists, Jefferson, and Jackson eras

  • Manifest Destiny

  • Life in the north and south

Science

Light and Sound:

  • Properties of light and sound waves


Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum:

  • Refraction

  • Reflection

  • Visible light


Electricity and Magnetism:

  • Terms and concepts

  • Electron flow

  • Static electricity

  • Flowing electricity

  • Ohm’s Law

  • Earth’s magnetism

  • Relating electricity and magnetism


Experimentation:

  • Laboratory techniques

  • Scientific method

  • Analysis of data

  • Standard of deviation

  • Science fair project

  • Rhetorical skill sets to present scientific ideas

Theology

The Bible:

  • Divine Revelation

  • Books of the Bible

  • The Prophets

  • Prefigurements

  • The priesthood of Jesus


Church History:

  • Salvation history

  • Foundations of the Church


Church Doctrine:

  • Doctrine of Grace

  • The theological and cardinal virtues

  • The seven sacraments

  • Gifts of the Holy Spirit


Saints:

  • Mary –Mediatrix of grace

  • Preparation for confirmation

  • Saints fair


Prayers:

  • Collective Kindergarten through fifth grade

Enrichment

Spanish:

Reading and Comprehension:

  • Conversation

  • Spanish cultures


Writing and Grammar:

  • Verb conjugations

  • Irregular verbs

  • Sentence structure


Prayers in Spanish

Music:

  • Dynamics within songs


Music History:

  • Style of music

  • Genres of music

  • Themes and influences on society

  • Songs in Latin


Visual Arts:

  • Art history


Methods:

  • Cray-pas

  • Water color

  • Pastels


Physical Education:

  • Fitness

  • Sportsmanship

  • Rules and skill practice for team sports


Technology:

  • Creating Graphs

  • Discerning websites

  • Research and Reference websites

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