Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts — Grade 7

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Goal 6

The learner will apply conventions of application of grammar and language usage.

Objective 6.02

Continue to identify and edit errors in spoken and written English by:

using common spelling rules, applying common spelling patterns, and developing and mastering an individualized list of words that are commonly misspelled.
mastering proofreading symbols for editing.
producing final drafts/presentations that demonstrate accurate spelling and the correct use of punctuation, capitalization, and format.
listening to and monitoring self to correct errors.

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Creative communication frames: Discovering similarities between writing and art: Students will build a comparative frame to explore the creative processes of writing and art as communication. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Cooking up descriptive language: Designing restaurant menus: In this lesson students explore the genre of menus by analyzing existing menus from local restaurants and creating their own original menus. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Character clash: A mini-lesson on paragraphing and dialogue: When writing dialogue in their stories, student writers often forget to indent paragraphs to indicate a change of speaker, which can create problems in understanding. This ReadWriteThink mini-lesson asks students to look closely at their writing, marking... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Campaigning for fair use: Public service announcements on copyright awareness: In this lesson that introduces issues of fair usage and copyright laws, students create audio public service announcements that can be broadcast over the school's public address system or published as podcasts on the Internet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Book reviews, annotation, and web technology: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students will write a group book review, taking notes in their journals throughout the reading and discussion process; write short research papers as annotations for their reviews; and post them to the Web, demonstrating... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Book report alternative: Summary, symbol, and analysis in bookmarks: Students practice summarizing, recognizing symbols, and writing reviews—all while writing for an authentic audience. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Book report alternative: Creating a childhood for a character: In this lesson, students examine the character traits of an adult character in a book they have read, create a childhood for the character, and describe that childhood in the form of a short story, journal entry, or time capsule letter. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Analyzing advice as an introduction to Shakespeare: Students read and analyze the advice given in Mary Schmich's 1997 Chicago Tribune column “Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young,” as an introduction to studying the advice that Polonius gives to Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

ABC bookmaking builds vocabulary in the content areas: Engages and motivates students in building content area vocabulary through the creation of ABC books. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

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