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NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Teacher: Mr. Kris Eldridge
Grade Level and Course: 7th Grade / Shurley English
Course Aims: To educate students with the concrete steps necessary to relate a definition to a concept, a concept to a skill practice
and a skill practice to writing and editing. Competent writing begins with sentence structure, expands to paragraphs, and results in
well written essays, reports, letters, and general writing.
Course Description: The Shurley Method English Made Easy Level 7 by Brenda Shurley and Ruth Wetsell cover study skills,
vocabulary, nouns, verbs, kinds of sentences, adverbs, adjectives, subject nouns, subject/predicate, question/answer flow,
singular/plural nouns, common/proper nouns, prepositions, pronouns, possessive pronouns/nouns, subject pronouns, helping verbs, the
NOT adverb, the question verb, subject/verb agreement conjunctions, interjections, subject/verb agreement, homonyms, expository
paragraph and essay, friendly letter, business letter, three-point paragraphs, direct object, compound sentence, comma splice,
coordinate conjunctions, connective adverbs, combining sentences, pronoun cases, indirect object, complex sentences, subordinate
conjunctions, double negatives, persuasive essay, principal parts of verbs, verb tense, descriptive writing, predicate adjectives, degrees
of adjectives, descriptive writing, narrative writing, creative writing, thank-you notes, invitations, and more.
Textbooks:
Title: The Shurley Method: English Made Easy Level 7
ISBN: 1-881940-56-X (Level 7 Student Workbook)
Authors: Brenda Shurley and Ruth Wetsell
Publisher: Shurley Instructional Materials, Inc.
Publication Date: 1997
Grammar and Punctuation 6+
Daily Language Review Grade 7
978-1-55799-850-7 (EMC 2716) 978-1-55799-792-0 (EMC 2797)
Delana Heidrich & Chyrl Light
Joy&Marilyn Evans & Jo Ellen Moore
Evan-Moor Corp.
Evan-Moor Corp.
2009
2009
Assessment
There will be a minimum of points scored each quarter. These points will be obtained from assignments, quizzes, chapter tests, and
projects. The points will be distributed from each category from the range of percent’s given below.
Example
• Homework 20% – 25%
• Writing 15% - 25%
• Tests 45% - 55%
• Quizzes 5% - 15%
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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COURSE: ______7th Grade English____________________
QUARTER: _____Q 1____________
Content
August Chapter 1 Lessons 1-5
1. Study Skills
2. Vocabulary
3. Jingles
4. Synonyms/Antonyms
5. Four Kinds of Sentences
6. Journal Writing
7. Daily Language Review
(Sentence editing, punctuation,
grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and
comprehension skills)
8. Grammar & Punctuation
(Rule 1: 4 kinds of sentences & Rule
2: Subject & Predicate)
9. A/an choice
10. Editing paragraph
11. Background knowledge
of grammar and
mechanics
Skills
Students will learn how to
organize school supplies,
lockers,
subject folders, and keep a
grade sheet to record
grades.
Vocabulary words to
broaden their knowledge.
Jingles to learn English
terms.
Correctly identify
synonyms and antonyms.
Correctly identify
declarative, imperative,
exclamatory, and
interrogative sentences.
Students will use journals
to practice writing skills
correctly.
Correctly sentence edit,
punctuate, grammar,
vocab, spelling, and
comprehend.
Students additional work to
master kinds of sentences,
subject, and predicates.
Assessment
1. Chapter 1
Lesson 1
Pretest
2. Chapter 1
Lesson 2
Skill Test
3. Chapter 1
Lesson 3
Application
Test
4. Evaluate
their
mastery of
basic
grammar &
editing
skills
5. Rule 1
Packet
(4 kinds of
sentences)
Students use A with a
consonant sound and An
with a vowel.
Students will edit a
paragraph correctly using
the editing guide.
Students will use journals
to practice writing skills
correctly.
6.
Rule 2
Packet
Standards
1.A.3b
1.B.3d
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
Can students stay
organized once you have
showed them how to do it?
What can the teacher do to
make sure they stay
organized all year long?
Will the vocabulary be
beneficial to their writing
and verbal skills?
Will the jingles truly help
them remember the
meaning of the English
terms?
Will they be able to
Identify the 4 kinds of
sentences, synonyms, and
antonyms after this lesson
has been taught?
Will the journal writing
they do every day make
them better writers?
Will the additional Daily
language review and
Grammar and punctuation
help them master these
skills?
Subject/Predicate
Will the students edit their
own writing the way they
do in the editing guide?
Are journals effective
ways to practice writing?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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COURSE: _____7th Grade English_____________________
QUARTER: ______Q 1___________
Content
September Ch.2 Lessons 1-5
Ch.3 Lessons 1-5
1.
Identify 4 kinds of sentences&
introduce subject nouns, verbs,
adjectives, adverbs, articles,
Pattern 1 sentence, & complete
subject/predicate.
2. Classify Introductory &
Practice Sentences.
3. Introduce skill builder check,
noun check, singular/plural
nouns, common/proper nouns,
simple subject/predicate.
4. Question & Answer Flow.
5. Classify Practice Sentences
6. Capitalization & Punctuation
Rules
7. First, Second, & Third Point of
View
8. Introduce preposition, object
of the preposition, adverb
exception, and natural and
inverted order.
9. Introduce word analogies.
Introduce a three point expository
paragraph
Skills
1. Students will identify
these by using labels in a
sentence.
2. Students will classify (tell
what each word is) the
sentences using the labels
learned from the Shurley
Method.
3. Students will use the oral
skill builder check to answer
oral questions to keep their
skills sharp & automatic.
4. Students will learn the
function of each word in a
sentence verbally.
5. Students will classify
practice sentences using the
question & answer flow.
6. Students will identify
capitalization/punctuation
mistakes by using rule
numbers & correcting them.
7. Noun, verb, adverb,
adjective, preposition, object
of the preposition,
prepositional phrase,
preposition flow jingles,
noun job jingle Review
previous jingles.
8. Students will write
Practice & Improved
Sentences using synonyms,
antonyms, & complete word
changes.
9. Students will be able to
identify different points of
view through examples
given in class. 10. Students
will be able to identify word
analogies by deciding which
two words relate to each
other & how they are alike.
11. Students will identify the
steps in writing the 3 point
expository.
Assessment
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Ch. 2 Lesson 2 Skill
Test
Ch.2 Lesson 3
Application Test
Ch.3 Lesson 2 Skill
Test
Ch. 3 Lesson 3
Application Test
3 point expository
paragraph in 1st person.
(Things I Like to do on
the Weekend)
Journal writing
Write Practice &
Improved Sentences
using the labels
provided.
Rewrite a 3rd person
paragraph in 1st person.
Rewrite a 1st person
paragraph in 3rd person
Rule 3 Packet (Compound
sentences)
Standards
1.B.3d
3.A.3
3.B.3a
3.B.3b
3.C.3a
3.C.3b
4.A.3a
4.A.3c
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
Why is it important for me
to know what part of speech
a word is?
What is the difference
between an adjective and an
adverb?
What is the difference
between a proper noun and
a common noun?
Will the students be able to
effectively use the Shurley
English in their writing?
What is the question and
answer flow?
What is the oral skill
builder check?
What is the difference
between 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
person?
Rule 4 Packet (Common,
proper, singular, and plural
nouns)
Rule 5 Packet
(Rules to make plural nouns)
Rule 6 Packet (Action,
linking, and helping verbs)
What is the difference in
traditional writing versus
Shurley writing?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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COURSE: ____________7th Grade English______________
QUARTER: ____Q 1-2___________
Content
October Chapter 4 Lessons 15 Chapter 5 Lessons 1-5
Pronouns, Subject pronouns,
Understood subject pronouns,
Object pronouns
Introduce subject-verb
agreement rules in sentences &
paragraphs. Introduce
Guidelines for editing rough
drafts & editing checklist
Possessive pronouns & nouns,
irregular verbs, subject verb
agreement in special cases, 3
paragraph expository essay.
Skills
Sentence/Nyms jingles
for pronouns, subject
pronouns, understood
subject pronouns, object
pronouns.
Classify introductory
sentences & do oral skill
builder check.
Review jingles. Classify
sent. & do oral check.
Edit for Subject-verb
agreement in sentences.
Word analogy exercise.
Edit rough drafts. Use
editing checklist.
Possessive pronoun &
noun jingle. Review all
jingles. Classify
sentences. Oral skill
builder check. Irregular
Verb Chant. Introduce
subject-verb agreement
cases. Word analogy
exercise.
Assessment
Write practice & improved
sentences using labels
provided.
3 point expository paragraph
in 3rd person.
Ch.4 L2 Skill Test
Ch.4 L3 Application Test.
3 point expository paragraph
in 1st person.
Practice & improved
sentences. 3 point expository
paragraph in first person. Ch.
5 Lesson 2 Skill Test.
Ch.5 Lesson 3 Application
Test. 3 paragraph expository
essay in first person.
Standards
1.B.3d
3.A.3
3.B.3a
3.B.3b
3.C.3a
3.C.3b
4.A.3a
4.A.3c
5.C.3b
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
What is a pronoun and
how does it help in my
writing?
What are practice and
improved sentences?
Will these help in my
writing?
Will editing for subject
verb agreement in
sentences continue with
their own writing?
Rule 7 Packet ( Present, past,
and future verbs)
What is an effective way
to edit rough drafts?
Rule 8 Packet
(Regular/irregular verbs and
change the tense.
What is the purpose of
analogies?
Rule 9 Packet (Subject,
Object, Reflexive pronouns)
Rule 10 Packet (Indefinite,
demonstrative, interrogative
pronouns)
Write pattern 1 sentences
independently to check for
understanding of the
question/answer flow.
Why is it important to
start with expository
writing versus starting
with narrative or
persuasive writing?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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COURSE: ________7th Grade English__________________
QUARTER: _____Q 2____________
Content
November Ch.6 L 1-5 Ch.7
L 1-5
Helping verbs, possessive
nouns, figures of speech, 5
paragraph expository essay,
conjunctions, compound
parts, interjections.
Descriptive paragraph.
Double negatives.
Comparative & Superlative
forms. Story elements
outline. Narrative writing.
Skills
Assessment
Students will learn
helping verb jingle,
review jingles,
classify sentences
using pattern 1,
review skills in an
oral skill builder
check, write
practice &
improved sent.,
identify parts of
speech using labels,
question & answer
flow, edit
possessive nouns,
figures of speech,
steps to write a 5
paragraph essay,
steps to write a
descriptive
paragraph, identify
& correct double
negatives, adj. and
adv. In comparison,
identify
comparative &
superlative forms,
identify word
analogies, story
elements, and
identify writing
steps for narratives.
Practice & improved
sent. 3 paragraph
expository essay in 1st
person. Ch.6 L2 Skill
Test. Ch.6 L3
Application Test.
Figures of speech
exercise. 5 paragraph
expository essay in first
person. Descriptive
paragraph in 1st
person.Ch.7 L2 Skill
Test. Ch.7 L3
Application Test.
Narrative writing using
a story starter in 1st
person.
Rule 11 Packet
(Antecedent of a pronoun)
Rule 12 Packet
(Possessive nouns &
pronouns)
Rule 13 Packet
(Adjectives)
Rule 14 Packet
(Comparative & Superlative
Adjectives)
Jingle Quiz
Standards
1.B.3d
1.B.3d
1.C.3b
2.A.3b
2.A.3d
2.B.3a
3.A.3
3.B.3a
3.B.3b
3.C.3a
3.C.3b
4.A.3c
4.A.3a
5.C.3a
5.C.3b
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
Why is it important
to teach and use
figures of speech in
English?
What is the
difference between
comparative and
superlative forms?
Will identifying and
correcting double
negatives help in
their writing?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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QUARTER: _____Q 2/ S-1____________
Content
December Ch.8 L 1-5 Ch.9
L 1-5
Eight parts of speech,
descriptive paragraph in 1st
person, simple sentence,
sentence fragments, simple
sentence with compound
parts, and compound
sentence coordinate
conjunctions, connective
adverbs, personal narrative,
story elements, subordinate
conjunctions, complex
sentence, and personification
in narratives.
COURSE: ________7th Grade English__________________
Skills
Assessment
Students will learn eight
parts of speech. Review
learned jingles. Classify
practice & introductory
sent. Oral skill builder
checks. Write and edit
descriptive, narrative
paragraphs. Identify &
write sentence varieties.
Identify analogies.
Identify writing steps of
paragraphs & story
elements. Practice &
improved sentences
Identify & write complex
sent. Students will learn
the writing steps of
personification in
writing.
Descriptive paragraph in 1st
person, Ch.8 L1 Skill Test A,
Ch.8 L2 Skill Test B, Ch.8 L3
Application Test A &B, 5
story elements in outline
form, Personal narrative in
1st person, descriptive
paragraph in 1st person,
practice & improved
sentences, Ch.9 L1 Skill Test
A, Ch.9 L2 Skill Test B, Ch.9
L3 Application Test A&B,
Word analogy exercises,
Narrative writing with
personification in first person.
Rule 15 Packet (Adverbs)
Rule 16 Packet (Prepositions)
3 Paragraph Expository essay
test.
5 Paragraph Expository essay
test
Standards
1.B.3d
1.B.3d
1.C.3b
2.A.3b
2.A.3d
2.B.3a
3.A.3
3.B.3a
3.B.3b
3.C.3a
3.C.3b
4.A.3c
4.A.3a
5.C.3a
5.C.3b
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
What is the
difference between
complex and
compound
sentences?
Why is important to
know and learn
about complex and
compound
sentences?
Will writing
compound and
complex sentences
transfer over to the
students own
writing?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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QUARTER: _____Q 3____________
Content
January Ch.10 L 1-5 Ch. 11
L-5 Ch.12 L 1-5
Ch.13 L 1-5
Direct Object, Transitive Verb,
Narrative Writing –Tall Tale in Third
Person. Propaganda techniques.
Persuasive Paragraph in First Person.
Transition Words, Indirect Object,
Quotations, Dialogue, 5 paragraph
Persuasive essays in 1st person.
COURSE: ________7th Grade English__________________
Skills
Assessment
Students will learn direct
object jingle. Review
previous jingles. Classify
practice & introductory
sentences. Do oral skill
builder checks. Write
practice & improved
sentences. Students will
improve short choppy
sentences and combine
them. Identify & write a
tall tale. Introduce
fact/opinion propaganda
techniques. Introduce
improving long, rambling
sentences. Introduce a
persuasive paragraph in
first person.
Transition & indirect
object Word Jingle.
Review previous jingles.
Introduce mixed patterns.
Classify introductory &
practice sentences. Do oral
skill builder check.
Introduce a 3 paragraph
persuasive essay in 1st
person. Journal writing.
Write practice & improved
sentences. Introduce
quotation & dialogue.
Chapter 10 Lesson 2 Skill
Test A & B. Chapter 10
Lesson 3 Application
Test. Word Analogy &
figures of speech Test.
Journal Writing. Writing
assignment #14 Tall Tales
in third person. Chapter 11
Lesson 1 Skill Test A.
Ch.11 L2 Skill Test B &
C. Ch.11 L3 Application
Test. Journal Writing.
Writing assignment #15
Persuasive paragraph in
1st person.
3 & 5 paragraph
persuasive essay in first
person 7 & then 11 topics
to choose from. Ch.12 L2
Skill Test. Ch.12 L3
Application Test. Journal
writing. Ch.13 Lesson 2
Skills Test. Ch.13 L3
Application Test. Analogy
Test.
Standards
1.A.3b
1.B.3d
1.C.3d
2.A.3b
2.B.3a
3.A.3
3.B.3a
3.B.3b
3.C.3a
3.C.3b
4.A.3c
5.C.3a
5.C.3b
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
Why must you have
a transitive verb to
have a direct object?
Why is it important
for students to know
different propaganda
techniques?
Why is it important
for students to learn
persuasive writing?
Will writing tall tales
help in their creative
writing for the
future?
Why is it important
to learn transition
words?
Rule 17 Packet
(Prepositional phrases)
Rule 18 Packet (Comma
usage)
Rule 19 Packet
(Comma usage)
Rule 20 Packet
(Commas & colons)
How can dialogue
make a story more
interesting?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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QUARTER: ______Q 3___________
Content
February Ch.14 L 1-5 Ch.15
L 1-5 Ch.16 L 1-5 Ch.17 L
1-5
Descriptive Paragraph in 3rd
person. Narrative with
dialogue. Mixed patterns 1-3.
Friendly letters. Business
letters. Thank you notes &
invitations.
Predicate noun, linking verb,
Sentence pattern 4, and
persuasive friendly letter, and
persuasive business letter,
parts of the library, research
report, and outlines.
Skills
COURSE: ________7th Grade English__________________
Assessment
Writing assignment #19 Descriptive
Review previous jingles.
Classify practice &
introductory sentences.
Do oral skill builder
checks. Journal writing.
Introduce descriptive
writing and a narrative
with dialogue. Introduce
parts of a friendly letter
& envelope. Introduce
Business letter &
envelope. Introduce
Thank you notes &
invitations.
Predicate noun jingle &
previous jingles.
Classify introductory &
practice pattern 4
sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Write
practice & improved
sentences. Introduce
persuasive friendly &
business letter. Introduce
the main parts of the
library. Introduce
writing a topic and
writing a report.
Introduce organizing
note cards, outlines, &
first draft & second draft
outlines. Introduce
editing a rough draft and
writing a final draft.
paragraph in 3rd person. Ch.14 L2
Skill Test. Ch.14 L3 Application
Test. Word analogy & figure of
speech tests. Journal writing. #20
Narratives with dialogue 1st or
3rd person. Ch.15 L1 Skill Test
A. #21 Friendly Letters. Ch.15 L3
Skill Test B. Write a business
letter to a college of their choice.
Ch.15 L4 Application Test. #22
Business Letter. #23 Thank you
note. #24 Invitations. #25-#26
Thank you notes. Writing
assignment #19 Descriptive
paragraph in 3rd person. Ch.14 L2
Skill Test. Ch.14 L3 Application
Test. Word analogy & figure of
speech tests. Journal writing. #20
Narratives with dialogue 1st or
3rd person. Ch.15 L1 Skill Test
A. #21 Friendly Letters. Ch.15 L3
Skill Test B. Write a business
letter to a college of their choice.
Ch.15 L4 Application Test. #22
Business Letter. #23 Thank you
note. #24 Invitations. #25-#26
Thank you notes.
Write a practice and improved
sentence. Correct a paragraph
with long rambling sentences.
Write conversation in a dictation
box. #27 Persuasive friendly
letter.Ch.16 Lesson 3 Application
Test. Ch.16 L4 Skill Test A.
Ch.16 L5 Skill Test B. #28
Persuasive business letters. #29
Research report. Ch.17 L5
Application Test
Rule 21 Packet
(comma usage)
Rule 22 Packet (Quotation Marks)
Rule 23 Packet (Titles)
Rule 24 & 25 Packet
(Word
usage)
Standards
1.A.3b
1.B.3d
1.C.3d
2.A.3b
2.B.3a
3.A.3
3.B.3a
3.B.3b
3.C.3a
3.C.3b
4.A.3c
5.C.3a
5.C.3b
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
Why do I need to
know how to write a
friendly and business
letter?
Why do I need to
know how to write
thank you notes and
invitations correctly?
What is a predicate
noun?
What is a persuasive
business letter?
Why do I need to
know the different
parts of the library?
How will correcting
long rambling
sentences help me?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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QUARTER: _____Q 3-4____________
Content
March Ch.18 L 1-5 Ch.19 L
1-5 Ch.20 L 1-5 Ch. 21 L 15 Ch. 22 L 1-5 Ch. 23 L 1-5
Personal pronouns, pronoun
cases, 1st, 2nd, 3rd person
point of view.
Research report. Predicate
Adjectives. Pattern 5
sentence. Antecedents, Dem.
Pronouns, Dem. Adj., Int.
Pronouns, Int. Adj. Indefinite
pronouns. Personal Pronoun
Point of view. Personal
Pronoun case. Research
reports.
Object complements, reflexive
pronouns, intensive pronouns,
contractions, confusing possessive
pronouns, Pattern 6 Objective
Complement Noun, Pattern 7
Object Complement Adjective.
Contractions, confusing pronouns,
& Appositives.
COURSE: __________7th Grade English________________
Skills
Assessment
Predicate Adj. jingle and
previous jingles.
Introduce Mixed patterns
1-4. Classify
Introductory & Practice
sent. Do oral skill
builder check. Introduce
Sentence pattern 5.
Ch.18 L1 Skill Test, #30
Research paper, Ch.18 L3
Application Test, Practice &
improved Sent., Ch.19 L2
Skill Test A, #31 Research
report, Ch.19 L 3
Application Test, Word
analogy Test, Ch.19 L5 Skill
Test B.
Review previous jingles.
Classify practice &
introductory sentences.
Do oral skill builder
check. Introduce
Indefinite pronouns.
Introduce taking notes
from 3 sources. Students
will be introduced how to
write an independent
research report.
Object complement,
Appositive jingle, &
previous jingles. Classify
practice & improved
sentences. Do oral skill
builder check. Introduce
pattern 6 Object
complement noun & 7
Object complement Adj.
sentences. Introduce
contraction chart.
Introduce appositives.
Guided practice/indefinite
pronouns. Ch.20 L1 Skill
Test. #32 Independent
research writing assignment.
Ch.20 L3 Application Test A
& B. #33 Independent
research writing assignment.
Ch.21 L1 Skill Test. Ch.21
L3 Application Test A &B.
Do practice & improved
sentences. Guided practice for
contractions or possessive
pronouns. Ch.22 L1 Skill
Test. Ch.22 L Application
Test A & B. Guided practice
for appositives. Ch.23 L1
Skill Test. Continue #33
independent writing
assignments. Ch.23 L3
Application Test.
Standards
1.A.3b
1.B.3d
1.C.3d
2.A.3b
2.B.3a
3.A.3
3.B.3a
3.B.3b
3.C.3a
3.C.3b
4.A.3c
5.C.3a
5.C.3b
5.C.3c
Common Core
Essential Questions
What is the difference in
demonstrative and
interrogative pronouns and
adjectives?
Why do we do research
papers in the 7th grade?
What are indefinite
pronouns and when will I
ever use them?
Why is it important to know
which pronouns go with
which case?
Should students be allowed
to write an independent
research report?
What is the difference
between reflexive and
intensive pronouns?
How do you use object
complements to distinguish
between pattern 6 and
pattern 7?
How do you combine
sentences using
appositives?
NORTH MAC MIDDLE SCHOOL
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QUARTER: _____Q 4____________
Content
Skills
April Ch.24 L 1-5 Ch.25 L
1-5 Ch. 26 L1-5 Ch.27 L 1-5
Regular & irregular verbs.
Simple & perfect tenses.
Verb conjugation in 3rd
person. Principal parts of
verbs, progressive verb form,
emphatic verb form. Verb
Tenses from present to past
tense. Active & passive voice
of verbs. Notes from an oral
lecture.
Adjective & Adverb phrases.
Prepositional Adjective &
Adverb phrases. Verbals &
participles. Gerunds.
Infinitives. Sentence pattern
review.
Introduce the regular
verb jingle, irregular verb
jingle, mighty, mighty
verb tense power jingle
& previous jingles.
Review the verb chant
chart for regular &
irregular verbs. Introduce
regular & irregular verbs.
Introduce simple &
perfect tenses. Introduce
the guidelines for finding
the tense of a verb phrase
& verb conjugation in
3rd person. Introduce the
principal parts of verbs,
the progressive form, and
the emphatic verb form.
Intro. finding the tense of
progressive & emphatic
forms. Intro. Verb
conjugation of the
progressive & emphatic
forms. Introduce
changing verb tenses
from present to past
tense. Introduce active &
passive voice of verbs.
Introduce taking notes
from an oral lecture.
Introduce adj. & adv. In
prepositional phrases.
Continue taking notes
from an oral lecture.
Introduce verbals &
participles. Introduce
gerunds. Review patterns
1-7. Introduce infinitives.
COURSE: __________7th Grade English________________
Assessment
Standards
Common Core
Essential Questions
1.A.3b
What is the
Ch.24 L1 Skill Test A. Ch.24
1.B.3d
difference in regular
L2 Skill Test B & C. Ch.24
L3 Skill Test D. Ch.24 L4
1.C.3d
and irregular verbs?
Skill Test E. Ch.24 L5
2.A.3b
Posttest. Guided practice/
change present tense verbs to
2.B.3a
What is verb
past tense verbs. Change
3.A.3
conjugation?
mixed verb tenses to past
tense verbs & present tense
3.B.3a
verbs. Ch.25 L1 Skill Test A.
3.B.3b
What is the
Guided practice/ Active –
passive voices. Ch.25 L2
3.C.3a
difference in active
Skill Test B &C. Ch.25 L3
3.C.3b
and passive voice?
Skill Test D. Ch.25 L3 Skill
Test E. Ch.25 L4 Skill Test F
4.A.3c
&G. Ch.25 L5 Skill Test H &
5.C.3a
How can students
I. # 34 An essay from the
outline from an oral lecture.
5.C.3b
benefit from taking
Guided practice/Label each
5.C.3c
notes from an oral
prep. phrase Adj. or Adv.
Ch.26 L1 Skill Test A &B.
lecture?
Ch.26 L2 Skill Test C &D.
Ch.26 L3 Skill Test E. Ch.26
L4 Skill Test F. #35 Lecture
essay: Piranha. Ch.26 L5 Test
G. Ch.27 L1 Skill Test A &B.
Ch.27 L2 Skill Test C &D.
Ch.27 L3 Skill Test E &F.
Ch.27 L4 Skill Test G & H.
Ch.27 L5 Skill Test I &J.
Guided practice: Sentence
review.
Will these review
patterns 1-7 continue
in next year’s grade
level?
What is the
difference between
gerunds and
infinitives?
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Content
Skills
Review gerunds,
May Ch. 28 L 1-5
participles, &
Ch.29 L 1-5 Ch. 30 L 1-5
infinitives. Also
Gerunds, participles, & infinitives
there phrase. Independent &
dependent Clauses.
Independent clauses used as
adverbs, mixed adj. & adv. clauses.
Noun clauses. Mixed independent
clauses. Troublesome words that
give special problems in usage
introduce & review
the phrases for these.
Introduce dependent
& independent
clauses. Clause jingle
& subordinate
conjunction jingle.
Introduce other words
that introduce
dependent clauses.
Introduce mixed
introducers that
introduce dependent
clauses. Introduce
dependent clauses
used as adj. clauses.
Introduce independent
clauses used as
adverbs. Introduce
mixed adj. & adv.
clauses. Introduce
noun clauses.
Introduce mixed
dependent clauses.
Introduce troublesome
words that give
special problems in
usage.
COURSE: __________7th Grade English________________
Assessment
Standards
Common Core
Essential Questions
Ch.28 L1 Skill Test A
1.A.3b
Why is it important
& B. Ch.28 L2 Skill
1.B.3d
for me to know
Test C &D. Guided
1.C.3d
troublesome words
practice. Ch.28 L3 Skill
2.A.3b
in usage?
Test E & F. Ch.28 L4
2.B.3a
Skill Test G & H.
Ch.28 L5 Skill Test I & 3.A.3
Are the students
J. Ch.29 L1 Skill Test
3.B.3a
going to use these
A. Ch.29 L2 Skill Test
3.B.3b
troublesome words
B. Ch.29 L3 Skill Test
3.C.3a
correctly in their
C. Ch.29 L4 Skill Test
3.C.3b
writing?
D & E. Ch. 29 L5 Skill
Test F.
4.A.3c
Ch.30 L1 Skill Test A.
5.C.3a
Ch.30 L2 Skill Test B.
5.C.3b
Ch.30 L3 Skill Test
5.C.3c
C.Ch. 30 L4 Skill Test
D.
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