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7th Grade Advanced Literature
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The seventh grade literature class explores a variety of literary works centered on the basic theme of conflict resolution. Students engage in meaningful written and verbal dialogue about moral issues and their implications. They grow as critical readers and writers through exploration of a variety of genres. The curriculum utilizes McDougal Littell’s The Language of Literature textbook and supplemental materials. Students are encouraged to become life-long readers through an independent reading assignment.
Anticipated Units of Study
Drama Poetry
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street The Highwayman
A Christmas Carol The Raven
Short Story The Elephant
Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed The Turtle
A Retrieved Reformation Biography
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Edgar Allan Poe
The Cask of Amontillado Eleanor Roosevelt
After Twenty Years Myths/Fables
The Tell-Tale Heart Narcissus
Novel Phaeton
Stargirl Prometheus
A Long Way from Chicago The Ant and the Grasshopper (x2)
Non-Fiction Independent Reading
Four Decades in Space One book per trimester chosen
The Eternal Frontier from a given list
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