Welcome to 7th Grade English!
This year in English, we will use various types of literature to learn more about ourselves and our world. Writing will also be a major focus in the 7th grade as we prepare for the state writing test in March. Students will use the writing process to write narrative, expository, persuasive and descriptive texts. Students will also read, respond to, and analyze a variety of types of literature, including short stories, plays, poetry, non-fiction and novels. I am looking forward to a very productive and successful year with all of you.
*Please refer to the Course Description for a more detailed explanation of class guidelines, expectations, procedures and policies. Click here: ELA7-Course-Description-Suh-11-12.doc
7th Grade Summer Book List
All students must read The Giver by Lois Lowry.
7th grade students must also read one of the following books.
Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand
Wings by Bill Brittain
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray and Robert Lawson
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Story of My Life (NF) by Helen Keller
The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
The Pigman by Paul Zindel