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Ms. Aleman's office hours are TUESDAys and Thursdays.

Curriculum - What We Study in 7th Grade

First Quarter
Reading:
  • The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman 
  • The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
  • various poems
  • various nonfiction articles 
Writing:
  • paragraphs
Language:
  • parts of speech / sentences​
Other:
  • Oral History Projects
Second Quarter
Reading:
  • David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
  • excerpts from other nonfiction books, including The Power of Habit and Grit.
Writing:
  • ​persuasive essay
Language:
  • punctuation
Third Quarter
Reading:
  • various poems
  • various short stories
  • various nonfiction articles
Writing:
  • narrative writing
  • persuasive essay
Language:
  • using Standard English
  • commonly misspelled words
  • vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots
Fourth Quarter
Reading:
  • Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Writing:
  • research project
  • research paper
Language:
  • using Standard English
  • review of spelling
Other:
  • Recitation project
  • Shakespeare Fest
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