Seventh Grade Curriculum

List of 8 items.

• Language Arts

  • Literature-based program using novels, poetry, short stories, Shakespearean play, a medieval feast, and historical fiction
  • Writing: a well-constructed five-paragraph essay, persuasive and expository; research paper 
  • Vocabulary Workshop
  • Grammar Workshop
  • Simplify Writing
  • Accelerated Reader
  • IXL

• Mathematics

  Pre-Algebra

  • Real Numbers
  • Algebraic Expressions
  • Equations 7 Inequalities
  • Ratios, Proportions, & Percents
  • Geometry
  • Measurement: Area, Volume, & Surface Area
  • Probability
  • IXL

• Science: Earth Science

  Earth ScienceEarth Science (MGraw Hill)
  

  • Scientific method
  • Laboratory safety
  • Earth Systems
  • Geology: rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes 
  • Oceanography: freshwater and marine
  • Meteorology: weather and climate
  • Astronomy: Earth, moon, solar system, stars, and galaxies 
  • Ecology: resources and the environment

• Social Studies: American History Part 1

  United State History Pt. 1 (American Revolution - Civil War)
  United States History: Voices and Perspectives (McGraw Hill)
  

  • Exploration, Colonization, and Civil War
  • Texas history integrated into U.S. History units
  • Map skills, geography, research, and reporting skills

• Spanish

  
  

  • Navigando 1  - Spanish curriculum, high school Spanish I curriculum (year 2 of Spanish I)
  • Basic grammar, conversational structures, pronunciation, and vocabulary
  • Development of oral and written communication skills
  • Cultures of Spain and Latin America

• Values

  All seventh graders take one semester of Values. 
  

  • Personal, Family, culture, and school values
  • Ethical decision-making
  • Scholastic Choices Magazine 

• Physical Education

  • Team Athletics - Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf
  • Track and Field
  • Cooperative Activities 
  • Physical fitness - mile run

• Technology

  • Keyboarding
  • Google Apps 
  • Digital citizenship