English/
Language Arts / Aug-Sept
Writing
  • Problem Solution Format
  • Types of Sentences
  • Subject/verb agreement
  • CUPS (capitalization, usage, punctuation, and sentence structure)
  • Book Reports
Reading
  • Genre: Nonfiction/Fiction/
  • Short Story/Elements of Literature
Comprehension Skills:
  • Context Clues/Inferencing/
  • Making Predictions/ Compare-Contrast
Word Parts: Word Roots / Oct
Writing:
  • Journaling
  • Problem Solution Format/Evaluative
  • CRAFT- (context, role, audience, format, topic)
  • Topic-Closing Sentence
  • Book Reports
Reading
Genre: Drama
Comprehension Skills
  • Inferencing/Author’s Purpose/Summarize/Main Idea/Fact vs. Opinion/ Compare-Contrast
Word Parts: Word Roots / Nov
Writing:
  • Journaling
  • Problem Solution Format/Evaluative
  • Style/voice
  • Elaboration and support
  • Book Reports
Reading
Genre: Novel Study/Short Story
Comprehension Skills
  • Visualize/Main Idea/ Predict/Inferencing/Context Clues/Compare-Contrast
Word Parts: Word Roots / Dec
Writing:
  • Journaling
  • Problem Solution
  • Self-evaluation
  • Editing
  • Transitions
  • Strong vocabulary
  • Book Reports
Reading
Genre: Drama
Comprehension Skills
  • Inferencing/Author’s Purpose/Summarize/Main Idea/Fact vs. Opinion/ Compare-Contrast
Word Parts: Word Roots / Jan
Writing:
  • Journaling
  • Evaluative Format
  • Book Reports
Reading
Genre: Themes in Oral Tradition (Fables/Folklore/Mythology)
Focus: Evaluate author’s argument
Comprehension Skills
  • Clarify
  • Question
  • Problem/ Solution
  • Goal/Action/Outcome
  • Proposition/Support
Word Parts: Word Roots

7th Grade Curricular Pacing Guide HMS 2009-2010MSHMS

English/
Language Arts / Feb
Writing
  • Journaling
  • Problem Solution/Evaluative Format
  • CUPS (capitalization, usage, punctuation, and sentence structure)
  • Book Reports
Reading
  • Genre: Novel
Comprehension Skills:
  • Notetaking
  • Context Clues/Inferencing/
  • Making Predictions/ Compare-Contrast/Literary Devices
Word Parts: Word Roots / Mar
Writing:
  • Journaling
  • Problem Solution Format/Evaluative
  • Original Poetry Booklet
  • Book Reports
Reading
Genre: POETRY (Haiku, Ballads, Free Verse, Rhyme, Concrete)
Comprehension Skills
  • Imagery/Drawing Conclusions/Figurative Language/Literary Devises/Sound Devices
Word Parts: Word Roots / Apr
Writing:
  • Journaling
  • Original Poetry Booklet
  • Book Reports
Reading
Genre: POETRY (Haiku, Ballads, Free Verse, Rhyme, Concrete)
Comprehension Skills
  • Imagery/Drawing Conclusions/Figurative Language/Literary Devises/Sound Devices
Word Parts: Word Roots / May
Writing: Journaling
Reading
Genre: REVIEW OF ALL GENRES
Comprehension Skills
  • Inferencing/Author’s Purpose/Summarize/Main Idea/Fact vs. Opinion/ Compare-Contrast
Word Parts: Word Roots / Jun
EOG preparation and Testing