What Seeds Are Being Planted in English!
First Quarter:
Seventh Grade:
Seventh Grade:
- Students will explore literary terms using power points and text examples.
- Students will read Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes.
- During that poetry study, students will also cover: main idea and details, summaries/synopses, characterization, literary terms and elements, figurative language, and parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives, and prepositional phrases).
- The culminating activity is discovering Slam Poetry (history, creating, performing).
- Students will explore literary terms using power points and text examples.
- Students will read We Beat the Street by Sharon Draper.
- During the reading of the book, students will cover: main idea and supporting details, summarizing, characterization, dialogue, motivation, conflict, active and passive voice, and parts of speech (eight basic parts).
- The culminating activity is an exploration of career choices with each student preparing a presentation.