Seventh Grade

• Studio Art: An introduction to art with emphasis on developing an aesthetic eye. Basic drawing skills are taught using primarily a pencil. Students also learn calligraphy.
• Music II: An introduction to music theory including the study of notation, rhythm, major scales and an introduction to melodic writing. Students continue the study of their instrument, and participate in a school orchestra and school choir.
• Prealgebra: The study of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and their arithmetic operations along with the study of ratios, proportions and percents. Basic geometric concepts such as properties of points, lines and planes are introduced. Students use the text Prealgebra by McDougal Littell.
• Earth and Space Science: Students continue to make observations and employ the scientific method to learn about what occurs inside the earth, on its surface, and in space. topics include: plate tectonics, earthquakes, the atmosphere, and astronomy. Students wil lbe using the Prentice Hall "Science Explorer" Series..
• Latin II: Continuing in the Ecce Romani series, students study Latin grammar, vocabulary and translation.
• History: Students learn about the Middle Ages and its culture, including the study of art, literature and architecture. Periods of study include the fall of the Roman Empire up to the time of the Renaissance.
• Literature/Composition: Focuses on sentence construction – parts of speech, parts of a sentence, compound sentences and prepositional phrases – and introduces the concept of a five-part paragraph. Reading includes examples of noble, heroic characters. Texts include Shane, Tom Sawyer, Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage and Watership Down.

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