Seventh Grade

Middle School Facutly

Mr. Anderson - Social Studies

Ms. Lowrie - Science, Spelling/Vocabulary

Mrs. Tice - Religion, Grammar

Mrs. Welcher - Pre-Algebra, Algebra

Mr. Wilburn - Literature, Writing

Curriculum

Literature Reading 7

Text: Mirrors and Windows; EMC Publishing. 2012

Primary units: Short stories; O. Henry; Media literacy; Reading non-fiction; Drama; Folk literature; Mythology; Novel Studies - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Bronze Bow.

Skills taught: plot; conflict; characterization; elements of the story; Greek/Roman mythology; author studies; irony; theme; metamorphosis; point of view; non-fiction reading model; imagery; figurative language; satire; propaganda; public speaking.

Teaching methods and resources used: Basal reader; Accelerated Reader program; novel studies; Literature Circles; projects; group and silent reading.

Language Arts LA Bronze

Text: Writing and Grammar Bronze Level; Prentice Hall

Primary units :
Grammar: Parts of sentences; Nouns; Verbs; Pronouns; Adverbs; Prepositions; Adjectives; Punctuation; Listening; Study skills; Clauses; Phrases;

Writing: Narrative; Persuasive; Descriptive; Research; Short story; 6+1 Traits of Writing

Skills taught: capitalization and punctuation; word usage; vocabulary; sentence combining; writing process; study skills; dialogue and quotations; possessives; connotation; antonyms and synonyms; paraphrasing and note taking; fact and opinion; research and library skills; homophones and homographs.

Teaching methods and resources used: Lecture; class discussion; oral drills; journals; peer tutoring; tests; skits; art projects; bulletin boards; charts; computers; language games; workbooks; dictionaries; thesaurus; letter writing

Spelling

Text: Vocabulary in Action, Level H

Skills taught: word meaning; words in context; pronunciation; prefixes; suffixes; synonyms; antonyms

Teaching methods and resources used: weekly word lists; creating sentences with spelling words; tests; study; dictation sentences; teacher dictated sentences; Spelling Bees.

Mathematics $Math 7$

Text: Prentice Hall, Course 3

Primary units: Graphs – creating, interpreting, mean, median, mode, range; Integers – add, subtract, multiply, and divide; variable expressions, equations, and inequalities - evaluate, write, solve; graphing equations in the coordinate plane; order of operations; integers – add, subtract, multiply, and divide; investigating fractions/mixed numbers - equivalent, improper, simplifying; using fractions/mixed numbers – add, subtract, multiply, divide; ratios, proportions, percents, similar figures, and scale drawings; geometry – angles, lines, triangles, polygons; area, surface area and volume

Skills taught: using calculators to understand their grades, taking notes during a lecture, time management when completing assignments, graphing; multiplying, dividing adding, subtraction fractions; ratios; percents

Teaching methods and resources used: lecture, notes, partner work and games, class games, teacher generated worksheets, teacher generated tests, workbooks that comes with the series, calculators, individual dry erase boards, and computer lab activities

ALGEBRA Algebra

Text: Algebra I: Prentice Hall Mathmatice; 2007

Social Studies SS 7

Text: World History Journey Across Time 2008 McGraw-Hill

Primary units: Geography; Early civilizations; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Israel; Ancient Greeks; Early India; Early China; Rome; Early Christianity; Islam; Medieval Africa and Japan; Medieval Europe; Renaissance and Reformation; Enlightenment and Revolution

Skills taught: basic map skills: oragainzation of information, note-taking and note revision, writing as a fundamental tool of learning; writing various reports and summations, disscussion as a mode of learning (Aristotilian method); using/preparing tables and charts, timelines, using the internet to monitor current events, and using the internet as a resource for a variety of reports (written, poster and group reports), using research as preparation for debates and written statements of opinions on critical issues.

Teaching methods and resources used: lecture, class discussions, debates, assignments from text, group projects, cooperative learning, peer tutoring, tests and quizzes, research reports, guest speakers, field trips, videos, art projects, maps, charts, bulletin boards, newspapers and periodicals, computer resources, internet, games, puzzles, teacher generated materials, student taught lessons.

Science Science 7

Text: MacMillan McGraw Hill Science 2005

Primary units: Structure and classification of living things; cell structure, processes and reproduction; vertebrate and invertabrate clasification; adaptations over time; study of human body systems; introduction to Mendelian genetics; formation and classification of rocks; mineral identification; characteristics of Earth's atmosphere, climate and daily weather patterns

Skills taught: use of microscopes; observing, identifying and classifying material; measuring using the metric system; collecting and interpreting data; hypothsizing and predicting outcomes; decision making; dissecting procedures; science fair.

Teaching methods and resources used: class discussion, group projects, guest speakers, field trips, computer lab, videos, experiments, art projects, teacher generated materials, dissection, microscopes, outdoor classroom, lecture