Seventh Grade

Seventh graders after Latin Heritage chapel.

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Reading & Literature

Read and explore novels, short stories, poems, and plays whose protagonists represent a variety of backgrounds and challenges
Identify literary elements: metaphor, symbolism, foreshadowing, theme, and historical and cultural references
Independent and in-class reading and literature criticism
Analyze and identify literary themes: friendship, identity, tolerance, diversity, and beliefs
Connect literature to history, author, personal experience, and the modern world through discussion, journal entries, and group work

Explore Medieval Europe, the Arabian Peninsula, West Africa, Japan, China, and The Americas
Politics, Economics, Geography, and Society of different civilizations
Note-taking skills: history notebook, document analysis, paragraph, and essay writing
Cause, effect, and impact of historical events
Comparison of present-day case studies and literature to historical studies

Work as a scientist: observe, research, develop controlled experiments, communicate findings
Evolution
The microbiome, viruses, the immune system
Life processes: strategies and solutions from cells to plants to human beings
Genetics and heredity
Sex and drug education: accurate information leads to informed decisions
Develop research skills, apply scientific method, create models, write scientific arguments
Buddy science projects with Lower School students

Project-based learning that focuses on authentic, meaningful situations. Verbal communication is highly emphasized
Use Realidades textbook, workbook, and interactive website
Active learning through Total Physical Response games, art, music, and dance
Celebration of Latino culture through study of music, stories, dance, traditional holidays, and geography
In-depth individual PowerPoint presentations on Mexico
Interrogatives, the imperative, the preterit tense, formulas tener que + infinitivo and ir + a + infinitivo