English Seven

First Marking Period:

Introduction to literary elements ( protagonist, conflict, irony, symbolism, etc.)

Short story Unit

Vocabulary ( from literature read)

ELA  (English Language Arts) (each quarter)

Writing (each quarter)

Second Marking Period:

Grammar Unit (8 parts of speech, plurals, possessives, commas)

Third Marking Period:

Holocaust Unit and The Diary of Anne Frank

Vocabulary (from The Diary of Anne Frank)

Outside reading and oral report

Fourth Marking Period:

Second Short Story Unit and review of literary elements

Poetry and figurative language

Vocabulary  (from short stories)

Fifth Marking Period:

Novel

Writing

Vocabulary

Sixth Marking Period:

Greek Mythology

Character review and analysis

Vocabulary  (Mythology)

Writing project (create a myth of your own)

Course Requirements:

notebook for literature

notebook for grammar and vocabulary

a two-pocket folder