7th Grade Language Arts
Mr. Schaffnit
2008-2009 School Year
First Quarter:
Novel Unit: The Outsiders
Vocabulary: Word Of The Week
Drama: Rebel Shakespeare Residency
Listening Unit: Following Directions
Speech: Summer Reading
Letter Writing: “The Great American Mail Race”
Daily Writing: Journal Entries
Grammar: 5th/6th Grade Review
Writing Workshop: Expository Essay
Short Stories: Stories of mystery and intrigue!
Second Quarter:
Novel Unit: The Giver
Vocabulary: Shakespeare Vocab and Insults!
Non-Fiction: William Shakespeare Biography
Daily Writing: Journal Entries
Listening Unit: Following Directions
Grammar: 5th/6th Grade Review
Writing Workshop: A Memoir
Drama: A Midsummer Night's Dream/Shakespeare Residency
Short Stories: The Twilight Zone Tele-Scripts
Third Quarter:
Novel Unit: World Myths/Greek Mythology
Vocabulary: Latin/Greek Stems Lists #1-5
Non Fiction: MCAS Sample Questions/Editorials
Listening Unit: Following Directions
Speech: Book Talk
Letter Writing: Foreign Embassy
Daily Writing: Journal Entry
Grammar: 7th Grade Standards
Writing Workshop: MCAS Rehearsal
Short Stories: Literature Anthology
Fourth Quarter:
Novel Unit: Medieval Literature Circles
Vocabulary: 100 Most Used Words List
Non Fiction: Middle Ages Research
Speech: Book Talk
Letter Writing: “The Great American Mail Race”
Daily Writing: Journal Entries
Grammar: 7th Grade Standards
Writing Workshop: Journal Choice
Short Stories: Ray Bradbury Author Study
