English Language Arts 2-Grade 7

Semester 1:

• Reading Comprehension/Informational & Expository Writing
• Explaining author’s purpose through diction and syntax
• Exploring connotation and denotation
• Examining the ways literary elements interact
• Understanding the effect of unreliable narrators
• Analyzing plot structure
• Determining one or more themes in literature
• Learning the correct usage of hyphens
• Uncovering word meanings through context clues
• Discovering tools for enhancing language
• Composing powerful paragraphs
• Determining the central idea of a text
• Recognizing text features
• Writing effective summaries
• Identifying the structure of informational texts
• Distinguishing between organizational patterns
• Reading for research purposes
• Avoiding plagiarism Citing sources correctly
• Formatting the Works Cited page
• Using signal phrases and transitions in academic writing
• Writing effective informational introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions
• Formulating thesis statements for academic writing
• Using precise language and domain-specific vocabulary
• Creating different types of sentences
• Editing and revising
• Identifying and correcting logical fallacies
• Using semicolons effectively
• Determining word meaning through affixes and root words
• Defining and analyzing author’s perspective
• Writing compare and contrast paragraphs
• Using colons effectively
• Identifying and analyzing allusions in non-fiction and fiction

Semester 2:

• Reading Comprehension/Argumentative Writing/Narrative Writing
• Analyzing rhetorical appeals and devices
• Responding to text-based prompts
• Identifying elements of an effective claim and counterclaim
• Effectively supporting a claim Organizing an effective argument
• Determining the central/main idea
• Using elaborative details
• Understanding how figurative language affects meaning and tone
• Interpreting figurative language
• Finding literal and figurative meaning
• Comparing and contrasting texts
• Using context clues to paraphrase poetry
• Identifying characteristics of poetic forms
• Explaining how figurative language impacts tone
• Identifying elements of drama
• Clarifying point of view and perspective
• Tracking the development of conflict and theme
• Revising for parallel structure
• Using digital media to create a book review
• Identifying narrators and points of view
• Planning a narrative based on a prompt
• Writing a narrative that clearly reflects plot structure