Ms. Wunderlich

7th Grade Language Arts Overview

Purpose:

• To provide rich and varied adventures in language.
• To encourage students to stretch further than they thought they could read.
• To assure that all students learn and are challenged according to individual needs and abilities.
• To help students find success and satisfaction as they become competent writers, confident speakers and thoughtful readers of fiction and non-fiction.

Writing:

• Grammar, Conventions
• Brainstorming
• Prewriting
• Drafting
• Conferencing
• Revising
• Letter Format
• Response Writing Format
• Narrative
• Expository
• Persuasive

Reading:

• Weekly Quests
• Monthly Fishbowls
• Monthly Great Books discussions
• Short Stories
• Drama
• Free Choice Novels
• Class Novel Study, A Christmas Carol
• Literature Circle

Skills:

• Note Taking
• Reading Strategies
• Test Taking Skills
• Vocabulary
• Organization Skills
• Graphic Organizers
• Oral Presentations
• Elements of Literature
• Figurative Language

1st Trimester:  “How Does Recognizing Change Open Doors?”

• Elements of Literature
• Grammar: Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns
• Narrative Writing
• Response Writing
• 6+1 Traits: Ideas, Organization, Conventions
• Language as an Art Form
• Reader’s Workshop
• Great Books

2nd Trimester: “How Do We Act Upon Opportunities and Challenges?”

• Expository Writing
• Response Writing
• Grammar: Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions
• 6+1 Traits- Word Choice, Voice
• Language as an Art Form
• Reader’s Workshop
• Great Books

3rd Trimester: “How Do Decisions We Make Affect Others?”

• Persuasive Writing
• Grammar: Conjunctions, Interjections
• RAP= Roots+ Affixes= POWER!
• 6+1 Traits- Sentence Fluency, Presentation
• Literature Circles
• Reader’s Workshop
• Great Books

Contact Ms. Wunderlich

Voice Mail:  630-848-5633

Email:  cwunderlich@naperville203.org

Writing:
o Grammar, Conventions
o Brainstorming
o Prewriting
o Drafting
o Conferencing
o Revising
o Letter Format
o Response Writing Format
o Narrative
o Expository
o Persuasive
Reading:
o Weekly Quests
o Monthly Fishbowls
o Monthly Great Books discussions
o Short Stories
o Drama
o Free Choice Novels
o Class Novel Study, A Christmas Carol
o Literature Circle
Skills:
o Note Taking
o Reading Strategies
o Test Taking Skills
o Vocabulary
o Organization Skills
o Graphic Organizers
o Oral Presentations
o Elements of Literature
o Figurative Language
1st Trimester:  “How Does Recognizing Change Open Doors?”