7^th Grading English Outline

I. First Six Weeks

1.  Grammar

1.  Parts of Speech

1.  Nouns:  common, proper, compound
2. Pronouns:  personal, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, and relative

2.  Mechanics

1.  Spelling
2. Capitalization:  capitalization for sentences and the word I, proper nouns, proper adjectives, capitals for titles of people, capitals for titles of things, and capitals in letters
3. Punctuation

3.  Writing 

1. The Writing Process
2. Write Traits:  Organization
3. Paragraph Color Coding/How-To Paragraph
4. Expository Essay:  Types of Expository Essays and Graphic Organizers
5. Narrative Essay:  Graphic Organizer

4.  Vocabulary

II. Seond Six Weeks

1.  Grammar

1.  Parts of Speech

1. Verbs:  action, linking, helping
2. Using Verbs:  perfect and progressive tenses and participles
3. Adjectives

2.  Mechanics

1.  Spelling
2. Capitalization
3. Punctuation:  quotation marks with direct quotations

3.  Writing

1.  Write Traits:  Ideas
2. Descriptive Writing:  Using Adjectives
3. Expository Essay:  Compare and Contrast how we celebrate Halloween vs. how other countries celebrate Halloween
4. Narrative Essay:  Halloween Stories

4.  Vocabulary

III. Third Six Weeks

1.  Grammar

1.  Parts of Speech:  adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions (coordinating, correlative, and subordinating) , and interjections

2.  Mechanics

1.  Spelling
2. Capitalization
3. Punctuation:  hyphens, apostrophes, and quotation marks

3.  Writing

1.  Write Traits:  Word Choice and Voice
2. Expository Essay:  Cause and Effect “It’s a Wonderful Life”
3. Descriptive Writing:  Using Adverbs
4. Descriptive Writing:  Using Figurative Language
5. Narrative Essay:  Your Favorite Thanksgiving Memory

IV. Fourth Six Weeks

1.  Grammar

1.  Parts of Speech Review
2. Making Words Agree
3. Basic Sentence Parts and Patterns
4. The Basic Sentence

a.  Complete Subjects and Predicates

b.  Compound Subjects and Predicates

c.   Direct and Indirect Objects

d.  Subject Complements

2.  Mechanics

1.  Spelling
2. Capitalization
3. Punctuation:  semicolons and colons and commas

3.  Writing

1.  Write Traits:  Sentence Fluency
2. Expository Essay:  STAAR Prompt
3. Narrative Essay:  STAAR Prompt

4.  Vocabulary

V. Fifth Six Weeks

1.  Grammar

1. Parts of Speech Review
2. Phrases and Clauses

1.  Prepositional phrases
2. Appositive phrases
3. Adverbial and adjectival phrases and clauses
4. Independent and dependent clauses
5. Classifying Sentences by Structure

3.  Basic Sentence Parts and Patterns 

1.  Effective Sentences: 

1.  The Four Functions of a Sentence
2. Shortening Sentences That Are Too Long
3. Correcting Sentence Fragments and Run On’s

4.  Using Modifiers

2.  Mechanics

1.  Spelling
2. Capitalization
3. Punctuation

3.  Writing

1.  Expository Essay:  STAAR Prompt
2. Narrative Essay:  STAAR Prompt
3. Superhero Essay

4.  Vocabulary

VI. Sixth Six Weeks

1.  Grammar

1.  Parts of Speech Review
2. Effective Sentences:  Common Usage Problems

2.  Mechanics

1.  Spelling
2. Capitalization
3. Punctuation

3.  Writing

1.  Poetry Unit
2. Journal Entries

4.  Vocabulary