7th Grade ELAStudents begin the year with a Realistic Fiction Unit reading, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. They will also read a Historical Fiction text that will connect to their American History social studies curriculum as well as Theater and Poetry Units.
Students in 7th grade write for multiple purposes (to entertain, to explain, to persuade) and learn about various tools (print and digital) to produce, share, and publish writing. In all writing tasks, they will learn to use and to adjust language to best communicate ideas, content, and message to readers. Students learn to be clear on the distinction between conversational and academic language and their purposes and use.
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