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![]() The Whalehead Club, Corolla, NC Mrs. Macdonald's 7th grade Language Arts and AIG Language Arts on the DOLPHIN team! WELCOME to 7th grade Language Arts! AIG Blk 1: We will continue the William & Mary curriculum, reading several books throughout the school year. The first book will probably be Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 7th graders will seek and acquire quite a large vocabulary this year, using Vocabulary Workshop, Wordly Wise and Words on the Vine. Persuasive writing is our focus in writing and the writing tests will be computerized this year. Our grammar unit will focus on the part each individual word "plays" in a sentence.. Blk 2, 3, 4: Students will study and acquire new literary terms such as plot, theme, setting, symbolism, etc. Students will study read several short stories and study the literary elements of short stories during this first quarter. Students will use Vocabulary Workshop to acquire new vocabulary Our library day is every other Monday. Students are expected to check out library books and to keep their library account clear. Students: Your team is determined by the home room you are in. Students should check the Homework Hotline daily at 704-633-9561. Bradley, Current, Cobb, and Macdonald use ext. 7100. If you have any questions, please email by clicking above or you may call the school (704-633-4775) and leave a message in my voice mailbox #223. North Carolina Standard Course of Study: On a typical day in Language Arts, our class will cover several academic objectives and goals as required by the NC Dept. of Education. The basic six competency goals required by the state of North Carolina for 7th grade Language Arts are: Competency Goal 1 The learner will use language to express individual perspectives in response to personal, social, cultural, and historical issues.
(More details about each of these goals can be found at the DPI website found below in my links!)
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DATES TO REMEMBER: Sept 1 Labor Day Holiday Sept 29 Early Release Day Sept 30 Teacher Work Day Oct 4 1st Qtr Progress Report Oct 28 Early Release Day Oct 31 Teacher work day Nov 8 1st qtr report card Nov 11 Veterans Day Holiday Nov 21-25 Thanksgiving Break Dec 8 2nd qtr Progress Repot Dec 23-Jan 2 Winter Break ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||||||||||||