7th Grade Course of Study

Writing

• Analytical essays
• Timed writings
• Commonplace page
• Monthly bibliographic activity

Literature

• Core novels
• Self-selected monthly genre novels with bibliographic activity
• Literary elements

Conventions

• Writing complete sentences
• Subject & verb agreement
• Pronouns
• Modifiers
• Consistent use of verb tenses
• Capitalization
• Punctuation
• Spelling

Reading Comprehension

• Reading log
• Teacher-selected vocabulary
   

8th Grade Course of Study

• Descriptive writing
• Memoir
• Analytical essays
• Literature-based timed writings
• Poetry anthology
• Short fiction
• Technical writing

Literature

• Short fiction
• Core novels
• Self-selected monthly genre book
• Drama
• Poetry
• Non-fiction
• Literary devices
• Plot elements

Conventions

• Sentence structure
• Grammar
• Capitalization
• Punctuation
• Spelling

Reading Comprehension

• Active reading strategies
• Vocabulary
• Creative book responses
• Reader's notebook