RILEY, LAUREN

7th Grade ELA:

Course Description: The focus of English Language Arts 7 (ELA7) class is developing students’ skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar and vocabulary. Students will participate in a diverse range of writing activities, assignments, and projects in order to strengthen their critical thinking skills, critical reading skills, communication skills, and develop confidence in their voice as writers.

Reading Unit: Investigating Character 
Writing Unit: Literary Analysis 

7th Grade SS:

This unit will address the natural rights of man, authority, democratic means of conflict resolution, the common good, the virtues of civics, American ideals, and the election process.

This unit will address the historical foundations of the American Republic, Federalism, the three branches of government, the amendment process and the Bill of Rights will be analyzed.

This unit will focus on what is considered to be the American ideal, justice and fairness, equality, the Constitution and human rights including: freedom of speech, assemble, right to petition, freedom of religion, and how the Constitution relates to human rights.

This unit will analyze the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, roles of local and state government, public policy, and demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be an active citizen.

Remember to check Google Classroom when you are absent for assignments you missed while you were out.

ELA Classrooms:

• Period 1-3 Google Classroom
• Period 4-5 Google Classroom
• Period 9-10 Google Classroom

SS Classroom:

ELA Homework:

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SS Homework:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wGTpGMtAe0qT5wE79e_uiCWxxj0u_1tNCcGEjfiqMKE/edit?tab=t.0