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SEVENTH GRADE 
 
 
Religion
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
  • know the accounts of Jesus's birth as written in the Gospels
  • know how The Kingdom of God was revealed to us by Jesus
  • understand how to spread the Kingdom of God by living the Gospel message
  • understand how the Holy Spirit calls and guides us to spread the Gospel message
 
Language Arts 
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
In Literature: 
  • apply recognition and evaluation of story elements to short stories, novels, and plays
  • recognize and name major and minor characters and plot elements in a story
  • demonstrate depth of understanding of character traits
  • apply critical reading skills
  • read and analyze poetry
  • outline and summarize specific reading material
In Writing:
  • develop a well-written paragraph/essay for a specific audience using descriptive narrative, expository, and persuasive writing connections
  • write a research report
  • apply spellling rules to daily work and final writing pieces
  • use neat cursive writing in final drafts
In Grammar:
  • identify parts of speech and how they function in a sentence
  • identify the parts of simple, compound, and complex sentences
In Vocabulary:
  • develop both active and passive vocabularies in content areas
  • understand the structure and etymology of common and content-related words
Mathematics
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
  • construct, read and interpret tables, charts, and graphs
  • classify and construct geometric figures
  • use properties and work with variable expressions
  • use measurement formulas to find the perimeter and area of simple geometric figures
  • write fractions and decimals as percents
  • find the surface, area, and volume of prisms and cylinders
  • use proportion and equations to solve percent problems
  • solve equations with fractions
  • use proportions to solve problems
  • find simple probabilities and odds
  • graph points and lines on the coordinate plane
  • interpret slope
  • solve problems by writing equations
  • compute, estimate, and solve problems using decimals
  • write and solve equations using integers
  • graph functions
  • find and use patterns to solve problems
  • use the Pythagorean Theorem
  • find unit rates
  • interpret functions as rules, tables, and graphs
 
Science
By the end of Grade 7 Physical Science, students will:
 
  • Conduct lab experiments and analyze data
  • Use critical thinking to create solutions to real world problems
  • Design, conduct, and present a science fair experiment
  • Describe energy, the forms it takes, and how it is transferred
  • Explain energy transfer and its role in phase change
  • Demonstrate understanding of the gas laws
  • Understand and model parts of an atom
  • Identify and analyze variables in an experiment
  • Provide examples of physical and chemical properties of matter
  • Explain how atoms form molecules
  • Understand the organization of the Periodic Table 
  • Observe and evaluate chemical reactions, measure characteristics and balance equations
  • Compare and contrast chemical and physical changes
  • Demonstrate momentum and motion
  • Demonstrate Newton's laws
  • Analyze mechanical and electromagnetic wave properties
  • Create and analyze different types of graph for data analysis
  • Write lab reports
 
World Language – French
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
  • write and understand basic phrases and expressions
  • engage in short conversations in French using basic phrases and expressions; focus short conversations on familiar topics such as greetings, introductions, weather, telling time, giving the date, ordering food, and money
  • use simple idiomatic expressions
  • study the concept of gender and agreement
  • conjugate irregular verbs:  aller, etre, avoir
  • conjugate regular verbs:  ER
  • memorize vocabulary relevant topics covered
  • learn about French culture in terms of customs and holidays
  • discuss the practicality of learning French in terms of future careers
  • reinforce skills in negative and interrogative constructions
  • advance to the future proche
  • be introduced to the passé compose
  • focus on adjective formation
  • memorize relevant topics covered
  • learn about school life in France
  • continue to discover similarities and differences between French and American daily life
World Language – Latin
By the end of Grade 7 and 8, students will:
  • be able to read basic sentences in Latin that consist of:
    • one or two main clauses
    • basic vocabulary of their Latin textbook
    • nominative, accusative, and dative cases of nouns
    • present, imperfect, and perfect tenses of verbs in the indicative mood
      • be able to pronounce classical Latin
      • respond orally in Latin to questions about the subject matter of their Latin textbook
      • gain an appreciation and understanding of the life and culture of ancient Rome in general and Pompeii in particular
World Language – Spanish
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
  • possess additional skills of listening, reading, speaking, writing, and understanding
  • use simple idiomatic expressions
  • study the concept of gender and agreement
  • conjugate regular verbs:  AR', ER", IR"
  • conjugate irregular verbs:  ir, ser
  • memorize vocabulary relevant topics covered
  • learn about Spanish culture in terms of customs and holidays
  • discover similarities and differences between Spanish and American daily life
  • discuss the practicality of learning Spanish in terms of future careers
  • discuss the value of learning a world language as it impacts others disciplines
  • engage in short conversations in Spanish using basic phrases and expressions; focus short conversations on familiar topics such as greetings, introductions, weather, telling time, giving the date, ordering food, and money
  • expand conversational skills to include: self-description, description of others, possessions, opinions, getting around town, describing where one lives, and shoppingpossess the basic skills of listening, reading, speaking, writing, and understanding 
Computer Technology
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
  • describe the impact of technology on the skills needed in the workplace
  • select and use technology tools to collect, analyze, and display data
  • research, create, publish, and present projects related to content areas using a variety of technology tools
  • choose charts, tables, and graphs to best represent data
  • create, modify, and use spreadsheets to solve problems related to content areas
Music
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
  • be able to identify music from a variety of periods and discuss the styles and instruments used in each period
  • be able to write original music using standard notation including lyrics
  • understand the science, to a greater degree, through listening and creating their own instruments
Art
Progressively from Grade 5 through Grade 8, students will:
  • expand the repertoire of 2-D and 3-D art processes, techniques, and materials with a focus on the range of effects possible within each medium, such as: 2-D transparent and opaque media, wet, dry, stippled, blended, wash effects, printmaking, etc.
  • create artwork that demonstrates an awareness of the range and purpose of such tools as pens, brushes, markers, etc.
  • use the appropriate vocabulary related to the methods, materials, and techniques students have learned and used previously
  • learn the elements and principles of design and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following skills:
    • for color: use and be able to identify hues, values, intermediate shades, tints, tones, colors, etc. and demonstrate awareness of color by painting objective studies from life and free-form abstractions that employ relative properties of color
    • for line: use and be able to identify various types of line, for example in contour drawings, calligraphy, freehand drawings, etc.
    • for texture: use and be able to differentiate between surface texture and the illusion of texture (visual texture)
    • for shape: form and pattern, use and be able to identify an expanding and increasingly sophisticated array of shapes and forms, such as organic, geometric, positive and negative, or varieties of symmetry
    • for space and composition: create unified 2-D and 3-D compositions that demonstrate an understanding of balance, repetition, scale, rhythm, harmony and emphasis
    • create 2-D and 3-D representational artwork from direct observation in order to develop skills of perception, discrimination, physical coordination, and memory of detail
    • create symbolic artwork by substituting symbols for objects, relationships or ideas
    • create artwork that employs use of free form from symbolic imagery that demonstrates personal invention, and/or conveys ideas and emotions (e.g., conflict/cooperation, happiness/grief, excitement/repose)
    • produce work that show understanding of the concept of craftsmanship
    • demonstrate ability to describe preliminary concepts verbally, to visualize concepts in clear schematic layouts, and to organize and complete projects
    • maintain a portfolio of sketches and finished work
    • create and prepare artwork for group or individual public exhibitions
    • demonstrate a fundamental awareness of architectural styles and the ways that these have influences painting and sculpture
Physical Education
By the end of Grade 7, students will:
  • demonstrate responsible personal and social conduct used in physical-activity settings
  • demonstrate knowledge of cardiovascular fitness to enable them to lead a healthy life style
  • demonstrate body strength in major muscle groups
  • develop knowledge and performance skills in a variety of team sports, individual, and lifetime activities
  • acquire social skills that will contribute to a well-rounded lifestyle by participating in movement-skill activities
  • demonstrate an awareness of the feelings of others of being supportive of teammates/classmates
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