Class Information

ELA

Course Description:

In 7th grade ELA, students are immersed in a world of reading, writing, speaking/listening, and research. In our Into Literature units, we explore different modes of writing and reading workshops. We will also be engaged with different ways to show our learning throughout the year!

 

Essential Understandings/Critical Content:

We will be practicing and honing our skills for the three major modes of writing: narrative, informational, and argument. We will be reading multiple types of genres to gain our best understanding of how ideas are communicated through books. Our students will progress through 4 units of study that weave in reading, writing, speaking/listening, and research.


 

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Social Studies


Course Description:

In 7th grade Social Studies, students are immersed in a world of reading, writing, speaking/listening, and research. In our history units, the first semester is filled with Medieval Europe, the Golden Age of Islam, the Renaissance, and finishing with the Age of Exploration. The second semester is diving deep into our own area with Washington State History. 

 

Essential Understandings/Critical Content:

We will be practicing and honing our skills for the three major modes of writing: narrative, informational, and argument. We will be reading multiple types of genres to gain our best understanding of how ideas are communicated through texts. In addition to the above, students will engage in Project-Based Learning opportunities where they will take control and own their learning of the content and present it in a way that best showcases their abilities.



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