Welcome to Mrs. Garrett's 7th Grade ELA Class!

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 THE COURSE IS GUIDED BY THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, WHICH OUTLINES ENGLISH STUDY AS READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND LANGUAGE. WHILE THE STUDENTS READ ENGLISH LITERATURE, THEY WILL BE TAUGHT HOW TO ANALYZE AND APPRECIATE IT. THEY WILL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH LITERARY TERMS AND LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND INTERPRET THE ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES, NOVELS, POETRY, DRAMA, AND NON-FICTION. STUDENTS WILL RESPOND TO THE LITERATURE THROUGH WRITING, SPEAKING, AND LISTENING ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH WILL TAKE THE FORM OF JOURNALS, QUICK-WRITES, ESSAYS, EXAMS, PROJECTS, AND SPEECHES. THESE DIFFERENT RESPONSES WILL VARY IN LENGTH AND DEPTH: FROM BASIC SUMMATION TO CRITICAL ANALYSIS. STUDENT WRITING WILL INCLUDE SENTENCE SENSE AND PARAGRAPH PRACTICE. LANGUAGE STUDY WILL COVER THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARD ENGLISH, KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE, AND VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND USE. 
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