Course Descriptions

Home | Links | Info | Books/Summer reading |Calendar | Homework

Seventh grade language arts encompasses many different aspects of language.  We cover elements of writing, grammar, reading, vocabulary, and spelling.

***********

Eighth grade language arts builds on what was taught in the 7th grade.  It goes from two bells to one bell and requires more independent work.

************

Eighth grade studies provides students the opportunity to learn and develop study skills, organizational skills, and social skills in order to encourage success in their academic classes and in life.  The main focus of the class is language arts support.

*************

Below is an approximate outline of the course of study for grade 7 language arts

September

• Capitalization                               

• Punctuation

• Nouns

• Effective paragraphs

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Short Stories

October

• Pronouns

• Plurals

• Adjectives

• Action verbs

• Linking verbs

• Helping verbs

• Adverbs

• Drama (we'll read a few plays from the Literature book)

• Our Town

• Three paragraph essay

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Scope and Sequence project

• Diagramming

November

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Wrap up Drama

• Prepositions

• Conjunctions

• Interjections

• Five paragraph essays

• Victorian Era

• A Christmas Carol

• Diagramming

December

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Wrap up A Christmas Carol

• Sentence Parts/Structure

• Five paragraph essays

• Parts of Speech review

January

• Kavik the Wolf Dog (for exams)

• Non Fiction

• Exams

• Spelling

• Vocabulary

• Letter format

• Sentence/Non-sentence

• Subject/predicate

February

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Mary, Bloody Mary

• Confusing words

• Agreement

• Five Paragraph Essays

• Direct objects

• Indirect objects

March

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Tenses

• Five paragraph essays

• Predicate Adjectives

• Predicate Nominatives

April

• Silas Marner (Honors)

• Complement review

• Writing to various prompts

• Phrases

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

May

• Poetry

• Phrases

• Words often confused

• Grammar review

• Diagramming review

• Five paragraph essays

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

June

• Concept review

• Grammar review

• Final Exams

*This is a tentative agenda/outline for the class and may change at my discretion.  The Honors class will move more quickly through the content. 

**************

Below is an approximate outline of the course of study for 8th grade language arts:

September

• Capitalization                               

• Punctuation

• Nouns

• Effective paragraphs

• Three paragraph essay

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Short Stories

October

• Pronouns

• Plurals

• Adjectives

• Action verbs

• Linking verbs

• Helping verbs

• Adverbs

• Johnny Tremain

• Three-five paragraph essay

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Diagramming

November

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• A Day No Pigs Would Die

• Prepositions

• Conjunctions

• Interjections

• Five paragraph essays

• Diagramming

December

• Vocabulary

• Spelling

• Wrap up A Day No Pigs Would Die

• Sentence Parts/Structure

• Five paragraph essays

• Parts of Speech review

January

• The Diary of Anne Frank (in play form)

• Non Fiction

• Exams

• Sentence/non-sentence

• subject/predicate

• Spelling

• Vocabulary

  February

  • Vocabulary

  • Spelling

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Sculptors of History project

  • Confusing words

  • Agreement

  • Five Paragraph Essays

  • Direct objects

  • Indirect objects

   

  March

  • Sculptors of History project

  • Turning Point paper

  • Vocabulary

  • Spelling

  • Tenses

  • Five paragraph essays

  • Predicate Adjectives

  • Predicate Nominatives

  April

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Complement review

  • Writing to various prompts

  • Phrases

  • Vocabulary

  • Spelling

  May

  • Poetry

  • Words often confused

  • Grammar review

  • Vocabulary

  • Spelling

  • Five paragraph essays

  • The Call of the Wild

  • Phrases

    June

    • Concept review

    • Grammar review

    • Final Exams

  *This is a tentative agenda/outline for the class and may change at my discretion

*********************

Below is an approximate outline of the course of study for 8th grade studies:

Each quarter we will focus on learning and utilizing different studying techniques and strategies to assist the students with language arts class.  We will also work on organization with regard to projects, assignments, and other subjects.  The course of study will be determined by the other academic classes and will vary weekly.

*******************