Focus on 7th grade punctuation Focus on 7th grade punctuation Focus on 7th grade punctuation Focus on 7th grade punctuation skills throughout GUM skills throughout GUM skills throughout GUM skills throughout GUM instruction (See SOL Essential instruction (See SOL Essential instruction (See SOL Essential instruction (See SOL Essential Knowledge Guide) Knowledge Guide) Knowledge Guide) Knowledge Guide) Parts of Speech (8): 7.8f Simple, Compound, Review all GUM skills this Review all GUM skills this Diagramming Sentences: Compound-Complex nine weeks. nine weeks. GRAMMAR, 7.8a Sentences: 7.7h, 7.7i USAGE, Complete Sentences Subject/Verb Agreement: MECHANICS Maintaining consistent 7.8d (GUM) point of view and verb Pronoun/Antecedent tense throughout piece of Agreement: 7.8c writing: 7.8e Maintaining consistent point of view and verb tense throughout piece of writing: 7.8e *Expose students to SOL *Expose students to SOL *Expose students to SOL *Expose students to SOL Writing Prompts (dark banded Writing Prompts (dark banded Writing Prompts (dark banded Writing Prompts (dark banded prompts assigned to 7th grade): prompts assigned to 7th grade): prompts assigned to 7th grade): prompts assigned to 7th grade): Persuasive Writing Expository Writing Persuasive/Research Writing Narrative Writing Understand and apply Understand and apply Understand and apply Locate, evaluate, and elements of composing: 7.7 elements of composing: 7.7 elements of composing: 7.7 use research tools WRITING Central Idea Central Idea Central Idea Organize/synthesize Elaboration Elaboration information Elaboration Unity Unity Use MLA format to cite Unity research within writing Organization Organization Organization and to create “Works Cited” page (to avoid plagiarism)
GRAMMAR, USAGE, MECHANICS (GUM) Focus on 7th grade punctuation skills throughout GUM instruction (See SOL Essential Knowledge Guide) Parts of Speech (8): 7.8f Diagramming Sentences: 7.8a Complete Sentences Maintaining consistent point of view and verb tense throughout piece of writing: 7.8e Focus on 7th grade punctuation skills throughout GUM instruction (See SOL Essential Knowledge Guide) Simple, Compound, Compound-Complex Sentences: 7.7h, 7.7i Subject/Verb Agreement: 7.8d Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement: 7.8c Maintaining consistent point of view and verb tense throughout piece of writing: 7.8e Focus on 7th grade punctuation skills throughout GUM instruction (See SOL Essential Knowledge Guide) Review all GUM skills this nine weeks. Focus on 7th grade punctuation skills throughout GUM instruction (See SOL Essential Knowledge Guide) Review all GUM skills this nine weeks. WRITING *Expose students to SOL Writing Prompts (dark banded prompts assigned to 7th grade): Persuasive Writing Understand and apply elements of composing: 7.7 Central Idea Elaboration Unity Organization *Expose students to SOL Writing Prompts (dark banded prompts assigned to 7th grade): Expository Writing Understand and apply elements of composing: 7.7 Central Idea Elaboration Unity Organization *Expose students to SOL Writing Prompts (dark banded prompts assigned to 7th grade): Persuasive/Research Writing Locate, evaluate, and use research tools Organize/synthesize information Use MLA format to cite research within writing and to create “Works Cited” page (to avoid plagiarism) *Expose students to SOL Writing Prompts (dark banded prompts assigned to 7th grade): Narrative Writing Understand and apply elements of composing: 7.7 Central Idea Elaboration Unity Organization
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