SEVENTH GRADE


​Language Arts

Grammar
  • Capitalization rules
  • Punctuation rules
  • Kinds of sentences and diagramming
  • Eight parts of speech and their uses
  • Diagramming eight parts of speech
  • Sentence structure
Literature
  • Reading stories and poems for enjoyment and for learning
  • Plot, Drama, Character, Nonfiction, Setting, Essays, Themes, Poetry
  • Reading & responding to such authors as: Lewis Carroll, Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Mary O’Neil, Washington Irving, and many more.
Composition
  • The Writing process
  • Outlining
  • The Library
  • Summaries
  • Book reports
  • Research paper
  • Writing style
  • Letter writing


​History 

The American Nation
  • Geography of the Americans
  • The First Americans’
  • Europeans Reach the Americans
  • The 13 English Colonies
  • The Road to Revolution
  • The American Revolution
  • Creating a Republic
The New Gov’t Begins
  • The Jefferson Era
  • Years of Growth & Expansion
  • The Jackson Era
  • From Sea to Shining Sea
  • The Worlds of North & South
  • A Reforming Age


​Pre - Algebra

The Pre-Algebra course places strong emphasis on the study of integers, order of operations, variables, expressions, and equations. Students will also solve and graph equations and inequalities, write and solve proportions and percents.  It reinforces arithmetic skills and lays a solid foundation for student success in Algebra I


​Life Science

  • Foundations of Life Science
  • Heredity and the Origin of life
  • Concepts in Microbiology and Plant Biology
  • Concepts in the Animal Kingdom
  • The Nature of the Environment
  • Structure and Function of the Human Body
  • Student Activities


​Bible

Wise Up
​This is a study in Proverbs designed especially for leadership and Middle School youth. Relationships, character, family, friends, and decision-making are all important parts of this unique study.


​TECHNOLOGY

Students will be taught Word Processing, Database, Spreadsheet, and Internet principles using Microsoft Office for Windows. Interspersed throughout the year will be hands on training in doing more advanced research on the Internet.


​Spanish I

  • Verbs
  • Past - Present - Future
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Recipes - ingredients
  • Learning about Latin America
  • Building Sentences
  • Vocabulary

Art

Music

Physical Education