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Today’s Date: 26th April 2024
Daily Assignments will begin on September 3rd for the 2013/2014 school year.
The following is a preview of: Seventh Grade
Grade Level – If you are not on the correct grade level, please contact us.
Help – Read the help section to familiarize yourself with the system
Course Pages – We recommend visiting each of the Course pages. These are located on the right hand side of this page under “My Courses.”
School Supplies – We recommend getting the following
- Lined paper appropriate for your grade level
- Pens and pencils
- Colored pencils
- Crayons and markers (grades K-6)
- Paint supplies such as watercolors, acrylics, brushes, small canvases
- Drawing Paper
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Protractor (grades 7-12)
- Construction Paper
- Printer paper
- Word processor such as Microsoft Word
- Slide Presentation software such as Power Point
- Email account, network, or online storage/file system for sharing work between student and parent/teacher
- A drawing program such as Photoshop, Corel Draw, GIMP, or FireAlpaca
This Years Curriculum
Palomar K12 curriculum for Seventh Graders is a packed day of reading, writing, thinking, and strategizing. Math also takes a new direction with beginning Algebra. Below is an outline of the curriculum.
Reading/Literature 7
- Determine the theme or central idea of a text and how it conveys particular details
- Cite textual evidence to support analysis of a text
- Describe how a particular text’s plot unfolds and how characters respond or change as the plot changes
- Analyze how a particular part of a text fits into the overall structure
- Compare and contrast a text verses an audio, video, or other media
- Read and comprehend various texts for grade level
Language Arts 7
- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
- Write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information using charts, tables, graphics, and multimedia
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences and events using descriptive details and well-structured sequences
- Produce clear and coherent writing in which the style is appropriate to task
- Use technology, to produce and publish writing and collaborate with others
- Conduct short research projects, and gather information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility of sources, and quote from the sources
- Draw evidence from literary sources to support analysis, reflection, and research
- Grade level spelling words
Math 7 (Pre-Algebra)
- Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations
- Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers
- Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions
- Draw, construct and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them
- Solve problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume
- Solve problems involving cylinders, cones, and spheres
History/Social Studies 7
- World history and geography of Medieval and Early Modern Times
- The disintegration of the Roman Empire
- Geographic, political, economic, and social structures of the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Mesa-American and Andean civilizations during Medieval times
- The Renaissance period
- The Reformation period
- The Scientific revolution and its effects on humanity
- Political and economic change in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries (Age of Exploration, Enlightenment, and Reason)
Science 7
- Life Sciences: cell biology, genetics, and evolution
- Structure and functions of living systems, anatomy of plants, animals, and people
- Underlying biological structures and functions
- Investigations and experiments
Visual and Performing Arts 7
- Dance
- Music
- Art
- Theater
Physical Education 7
- Calisthenics