English Language Arts 7

Description

English Language Arts 7 builds on sixth-grade skills with richer texts and more independent writing. Students compare authors' points of view, trace how ideas develop across a longer work, and craft multi-paragraph essays that make and support a claim. Frequent reading, journaling, and peer feedback help students find their own style and grow as thoughtful communicators.

What students learn

• Analyze how authors develop ideas and characters across a text
• Write multi-paragraph essays that state and support a clear claim
• Cite specific textual evidence to back up an interpretation
• Compare information from two or more sources on the same topic
• Use editing routines to fix grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Give and use peer feedback to improve a draft

Signature project

Students write and share a short literary analysis comparing two texts that explore a common theme.