Grade 7 English Language Arts Second Semester covers the following topics:

 

  • Poetry
  • Punctuation
  • Point of View
  • Informational Writing
  • Short Stories

Reference Material

G7ELA – Reference Material

Poetry

G7ELA20.1.1-Poetry, Introduction, Part 1
G7ELA20.1.2-Poetry, Introduction, Part 2
G7ELA20.2.1-Poetry, Structure, Overview
G7ELA20.2.2-Poetry, Structure, Free Verse
G7ELA20.2.3-Poetry, Structure, Concrete
G7ELA20.2.4-Poetry, Structure, Sonnet
G7ELA20.2.5-Poetry, Structure, Haiku
G7ELA20.2.6-Poetry, Structure, Lyric
G7ELA20.2.7-Poetry, Structure, Narrative
G7ELA20.3.1-Poetry, Figurative Language, Overview
G7ELA20.3.2-Poetry, Figurative Language, Example
G7ELA20.3.3-Poetry, Figurative Language, Assignment 1
G7ELA20.3.4-Poetry, Figurative Language, Assignment 2
G7ELA20.4.1-Poetry, Theme, Overview
G7ELA20.4.2-Poetry, Theme, Example
G7ELA20.4.3-Poetry, Theme, Assignment 1
G7ELA20.4.4-Poetry, Theme, Assignment 2
G7ELA20.5.1-Poetry, Multimedia Comparison, Intro
G7ELA20.5.2-Poetry, Multimedia Comparison, Recording
G7ELA20.5.3-Poetry, Multimedia Comparison, Response
G7ELA21.1.1-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 1

Grammar

G7ELA21.1.1-Grammar, Adjectives and Adverbs, Adjective Review
G7ELA21.1.2-Grammar, Adjectives and Adverbs, Coordinate Adjectives
G7ELA22.1.3-Grammar, Adjectives and Adverbs, Adverb Review
G7ELA22.1.4-Grammar, Adjectives and Adverbs, Practice

Evaluating Arguments

G7ELA23.1.1-Evaluating Arguments, Tracing Claims, Persuasive Writing
G7ELA23.1.2-Evaluating Arguments, Tracing Claims, Passage 1
G7ELA23.1.3-Evaluating Arguments, Tracing Claims, Facts and Opinions
G7ELA23.1.4-Evaluating Arguments, Tracing Claims, Passage 2
G7ELA23.2.1-Evaluating Arguments, Methods, Emotional Appeals
G7ELA23.2.2-Evaluating Arguments, Methods, Advertising
G7ELA23.3.1-Evaluating Arguments, Analyzing, Article 1
G7ELA23.3.2-Evaluating Arguments, Analyzing, Article 2
G7ELA23.4.1-Evaluating Arguments, Bias, Overview
G7ELA23.4.2-Evaluating Arguments, Bias, Identifying Bias
G7ELA21.1.2-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 2
G7ELA21.1.3-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 3

Punctuation

G7ELA24.1.1-Punctuation, Commas, Part 1
G7ELA24.1.2-Punctuation, Commas, Part 2
G7ELA24.1.3-Punctuation, Commas, Part 3
G7ELA24.2.1-Punctuation, Semicolons and Colons, Part 1
G7ELA24.2.2-Punctuation, Semicolons and Colons, Part 2
G7ELA24.3.1-Punctuation, Quotation Marks, Overview
G7ELA24.4.1-Punctuation, Italics and Underlining, Overview
G7ELA24.5.1-Punctuation, Apostrophes, Overview
ELA24.6.1-Punctuation, Hyphens Dashes and Parentheses, Overview
ELA24.7.1-Punctuation, Review, Practice

Speech Analysis

G7ELA25.1.1-Speech Analysis, Techniques, Introduction
G7ELA25.1.2-Speech Analysis, Techniques, Practice
G7ELA25.2.1-Speech Analysis, Speech 1, Background
G7ELA25.2.2-Speech Analysis, Speech 1, Analysis
G7ELA25.3.1-Speech Analysis, Speech 2, Background
G7ELA25.3.2-Speech Analysis, Speech 2, Analysis

Drama

G7ELA26.1.1-Drama, Elements, Introduction
G7ELA26.1.2-Drama, Elements, Terms
G7ELA26.2.1-Drama, Fourteen, Background
G7ELA26.2.2-Drama, Fourteen, Part 1
G7ELA26.2.3-Drama, Fourteen, Background Part 2
G7ELA26.2.4-Drama, Fourteen, Part 2
G7ELA26.2.5-Drama, Fourteen, Background Part 3
G7ELA26.2.6-Drama, Fourteen, Part 3
G7ELA26.2.7-Drama, Fourteen, Assignment
G7ELA21.1.4-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 4
G7ELA21.1.5-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 5

Paired Texts

G7ELA27.1.1-Paired Texts, Exploration, Text 1
G7ELA27.1.2-Paired Texts, Exploration, Review 1
G7ELA27.1.3-Paired Texts, Exploration, Text 2
G7ELA27.1.4-Paired Texts, Exploration, Review 2
G7ELA27.1.5-Paired Texts, Exploration, Compare and Contrast
G7ELA27.1.6-Paired Texts, Exploration, Analysis
G7ELA27.2.1-Paired Texts, Space Travel, Text 1
G7ELA27.2.2-Paired Texts, Space Travel, Review 1
G7ELA27.2.3-Paired Texts, Space Travel, Text 2
G7ELA27.2.4-Paired Texts, Space Travel, Review 2
G7ELA27.2.5-Paired Texts, Space Travel, Compare and Contrast
G7ELA27.2.6-Paired Texts, Space Travel, Analysis

Informational Writing 

G7ELA28.1.1-Informational Writing, Introduction, Overview
G7ELA28.1.2-Informational Writing, Introduction, Example
G7ELA28.1.3-Informational Writing, Introduction, Transitions
G7ELA28.2.1-Informational Writing, Sources, Overview
G7ELA28.2.2-Informational Writing, Sources, Quoting and Paraphrasing
G7ELA28.2.3-Informational Writing, Sources, Taking Notes
G7ELA28.2.4-Informational Writing, Sources, Outline
G7ELA28.2.5-Informational Writing, Sources, Citing Sources
G7ELA28.2.6-Informational Writing, Sources, Works Cited
G7ELA28.2.7-Informational Writing, Sources, Graphics and Visual Aids
G7ELA28.3.1-Informational Writing, Planning, Pre-write
G7ELA28.3.2-Informational Writing, Planning, Research
G7ELA28.3.3-Informational Writing, Planning, Notes
G7ELA28.3.4-Informational Writing, Planning, Outline
G7ELA28.4.1-Informational Writing, Writing Process, First Draft
G7ELA28.4.2-Informational Writing, Writing Process, Revise
G7ELA28.4.3-Informational Writing, Writing Process, Works Cited
G7ELA28.4.4-Informational Writing, Writing Process, Edit
G7ELA21.1.6-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 6
G7ELA21.1.7-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 7

Word Usage

G7ELA29.1.1-Word Usage, Parts, Roots
G7ELA29.1.2-Word Usage, Parts, Prefixes and Suffixes
G7ELA29.2.1-Word Usage, Double Negatives, Overview
G7ELA29.3.1-Word Usage, Review, Assignment

Character POV & Read and Respond

G7ELA30.1.1-Character POV, Gren’s Ghost, Introduction
G7ELA30.1.2-Character POV, Gren’s Ghost, Part 1
G7ELA30.1.3-Character POV, Gren’s Ghost, Part 2
G7ELA30.1.4-Character POV, Gren’s Ghost, Analysis
G7ELA30.1.5-Character POV, Gren’s Ghost, Questions
G7ELA30.1.6-Character POV, Gren’s Ghost, Rewrite
G7ELA30.2.1-Character POV, The Lady or the Tiger, Introduction
G7ELA30.2.2-Character POV, The Lady or the Tiger, Part 1
G7ELA30.2.3-Character POV, The Lady or the Tiger, Part 2
G7ELA30.2.4-Character POV, The Lady or the Tiger, Analysis
G7ELA30.2.5-Character POV, The Lady or the Tiger, Rewrite
G7ELA21.1.8-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 8
G7ELA21.1.9-Read and Respond, Practice Text, Assignment 9

Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing

G7ELA31.1.1-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, The President, Intro
G7ELA31.1.2-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, The President, Analysis
G7ELA31.2.1-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, JFK Biography, Intro
G7ELA31.2.2-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, JFK Biography, Analysis
G7ELA31.3.1-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, Black Blizzard, Intro
G7ELA31.3.2-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, Black Blizzard, Analysis
G7ELA31.4.1-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, The Dust Bowl, Intro
G7ELA31.4.2-Fiction Account Vs Historical Writing, The Dust Bowl, Analysis

Explanatory Writing

G7ELA32.1.1-Explanatory Writing, Informational, Overview
G7ELA32.2.1-Explanatory Writing, Directions, Overview
G7ELA32.3.1-Explanatory Writing, Writing Process, Sample
G7ELA32.3.2-Explanatory Writing, Writing Process, Prewrite
G7ELA32.3.3-Explanatory Writing, Writing Process, Order
G7ELA32.3.4-Explanatory Writing, Writing Process, Draft
G7ELA32.3.5-Explanatory Writing, Writing Process, Revise
G7ELA32.3.6-Explanatory Writing, Writing Process, Editing

Short Story

G7ELA33.1.1-Short Story Unit, The Smallest Dragonboy, Section 1
G7ELA33.1.2-Short Story Unit, The Smallest Dragonboy, Analysis 1
G7ELA33.1.3-Short Story Unit, The Smallest Dragonboy, Section 2
G7ELA33.1.4-Short Story Unit, The Smallest Dragonboy, Analysis 2
G7ELA33.1.5-Short Story Unit, The Smallest Dragonboy, Section 3
G7ELA33.1.6-Short Story Unit, The Smallest Dragonboy, Analysis 3
G7ELA33.2.1-Short Story Unit, A Sound of Thunder, Section 1
G7ELA33.2.2-Short Story Unit, A Sound of Thunder, Analysis 1
G7ELA33.2.3-Short Story Unit, A Sound of Thunder, Section 2
G7ELA33.2.4-Short Story Unit, A Sound of Thunder, Analysis 2
G7ELA33.2.5-Short Story Unit, A Sound of Thunder, Section 3
G7ELA33.2.6-Short Story Unit, A Sound of Thunder, Analysis 3
G7ELA33.3.1-Short Story Unit, Silver Blaze, Section 1
G7ELA33.3.2-Short Story Unit, Silver Blaze, Analysis 1
G7ELA33.3.3-Short Story Unit, Silver Blaze, Section 2
G7ELA33.3.4-Short Story Unit, Silver Blaze, Analysis 2
G7ELA33.3.5-Short Story Unit, Silver Blaze, Section 3
G7ELA33.3.6-Short Story Unit, Silver Blaze, Analysis 3
G7ELA33.4.1-Short Story, Writing, Brainstorm
G7ELA33.4.2-Short Story, Writing, First Draft
G7ELA33.4.3-Short Story, Writing, Final Draft
G7ELA34.1.1-Post-Assessment, Spring Semester, Wrap-up