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COURSE/SUBJECT TITLE: Language Arts
LENGTH OF TIME: Full Year (60/65 minutes every day)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Glencoe Literature Course Two forms the core of the reading curriculum for seventh-grade language arts. The anthology integrates fiction and nonfiction
texts and engages students in reading, writing, speaking and listening activities. An independent reading program is also a component of language arts for 7th graders; students are required to respond in writing to the books they are reading independently. Supplemental reading materials such as novels, poetry, short stories, textbooks, and magazines are also read.
Also within this course, there is an emphasis on the practice of writing, building upon the 6+1 Traits foundation from previous years. The focus is on crafting well-organized constructed responses and essays to support claims, examine topics, and share ideas both real and imaginary.
KEY VOCABULARY
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Appositive
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Dependent clause
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Internal conflict
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Argument
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Diction
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Mood
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Bias
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Direct characterization
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Object of preposition
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Climax
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Direct object
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Persuasion
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Commentary
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Essay
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Prepositional phrase
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Complex sentence
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External conflict
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Symbol
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Compound sentence
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Folktale
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Text structure
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Connotation
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Imagery
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Thesis
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Counter argument
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Indirect characterization
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Tone
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Denotation
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Indirect object
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Transitions
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EVIDENCE/ASSESSMENT:
Reading: Formative and Summative Assessments (Developed from Glencoe Literature and other sources)
Writing: Four point rubrics used for both formative and summative assessments (Essential Outcome based)
English/Grammar: Developed from Glencoe
Vocabulary: Based on developed list of language arts content words. Roots, affixes, and semantic clusters are stressed.
Speaking and Listening: Four point rubric used for summative and formative assessment (Based on Essential Outcomes)
TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES:
Glencoe Literature Course 2, McGraw Hill 2010
Write Source Grade 7, Great Source Education Group 2005
Greek and Latin Roots: The Learning Works 2004
Warriner's Handbook Holt, Rhinehart and Winston
Introductory and First Course
Glencoe Course 2 Supplementary Materials
Revised 8/12
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