WELCOME TO 7TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS!
Modules of Study:
- Journeys and Survival - In this 8 eight-week module, students explore the experiences of people of Southern Sudan during and after the Second Sudanese Civil War. They build proficiency in using textual evidence to support ideas in their writing, both in shorter responses and in an extended essay.
- Working Conditions Then and Now - In this module, students explore the issue of working conditions, both historical and modern day. As they read and discuss both literary and informational text, students analyze how people, settings, and events interact in a text and how an author develops a central claim. Students strengthen their ability to discuss specific passages from a text with a partner, write extended text-based argument and informational pieces, and conduct a short research project. At the end of the module, students will have a better understanding of how working conditions affect workers and the role that workers, the government, consumers, and businesses play in improving working conditions.
- Slavery: The People Could Fly - In this eight-week module, students explore the life of Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and noted abolitionist who wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. The module focuses on the questions of what makes stories powerful and on understanding an author’s purpose. In addition, students analyze how writers use figurative language and word choice to convey meaning.
- Screen Time and the Developing Brain - This eight-week module focuses on a "science and society" topic, engaging students in reading compelling informational text about adolescent brain development and the effects of entertainment screen time on the brain. In Unit 1, students first read various texts that will build their background knowledge about adolescent brain development in general. Their learning will center around three areas of the brain, namely the prefrontal cortex, the limbic system, and the developing neurons. Students determine main ideas and evidence in diverse media and clarify their learning about this complex content. Then they begin to focus on the issue of screen time and how it may affect teenagers.
What are Modules?
Each module will cover three units over the course of a quarter. We will study literature, non-fiction text, vocabulary, and writing skills. Each unit will have a mid-unit assessment and a summative assessment (project, essay, or test). The students will complete a larger assessment at the end of each module.
Each module will cover three units over the course of a quarter. We will study literature, non-fiction text, vocabulary, and writing skills. Each unit will have a mid-unit assessment and a summative assessment (project, essay, or test). The students will complete a larger assessment at the end of each module.
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