7th Grade Accelerated Language Arts
7th Grade Accelerated Language Arts (04010713)
Length: Year
Format: Meets Daily
Description: Seventh (7th) Grade Accelerated Language Arts allows high-performing, highly-motivated, and academically-advanced students to pursue rigorous coursework that is tailored toward students who are performing two (2) or more years above grade-level expectations. Students are admitted to accelerated courses based on criteria that consider past performance and demonstrated readiness. A Parent Override to access an Accelerated class is available for one subject/discipline (excluding math) per year. This course builds on and extends the range of basic content from the on-grade-level language arts course and pursues skills and content from advanced grade levels. Students in this course will develop advanced skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and research. Rigorous in- and out-of-class reading, challenging class discussions, and a variety of writing experiences will be required. Summer assignments will also be required. Major units of study in this course consist of:
- Unit #1 - Method and Meaning in Fiction and Poetry
- Unit #2 - Method and Meaning in Nonfiction
- Unit #3 - Because I Said So: Crafting an Argument
- Unit #4 Hidden Messages: Symbolism and Imagery
- Unit #5 - Tell Me a Story: The Art of Narrative Writing
- Unit #6 - Fact and Fiction
Self-selected readings, vocabulary, and grammar run concurrently with the above units.