Language Arts Department
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7th Grade Course of Study
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Writing
- Analytical essays
- Timed writings
- Commonplace page
- Monthly bibliographic activity
Literature
- Core novels
- Self-selected monthly genre novels with bibliographic activity
- Literary elements
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Conventions
- Writing complete sentences
- Subject & verb agreement
- Pronouns
- Modifiers
- Consistent use of verb tenses
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Spelling
Reading Comprehension
- Reading log
- Teacher-selected vocabulary
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8th Grade Course of Study
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Writing
- Analytical essays
- Literature-based timed writings
- Commonplace book
Literature
- Core novels
- Self-selected monthly genre novel
- Literary elements
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Projects
- Poetry anthology
- Contemporary issue research report
Conventions
- Writing complete sentences
- Pronouns
- Modifiers: good and well
- Commonly confused verbs
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
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| Reading Comprehension |
- Reading log
- Dialectic journal
- Quotes and notes
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- Annotated bibliographic card
- Vocabulary (self-selected- SSR novel, newspaper, magazine)
- Creative book responses
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