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= Seventh Grade Language Arts =

North Carolina’s Standard Course of Study allows for six main goals for seventh graders. Each of these goals has many objectives that make it up. [|NC Standard Course of Study] Emphasis is placed on: · Argumentative research · Expressing individual perspectives · Critically analyzing literary works and sources · Using correct sentence structure and overall grammar · Interpreting a wide range of literary genres

 · ** __Goal 1__ ** : Students use language to convey ideas about personal, social, cultural, and historical issues. o 1.01—Narrate an account that explains significant events, engages the audience, and has an overall flow. o 1.02—Respond to the work of others by drawing connections, summarizing, creating an artistic representation, generating a learning log/journal, etc. o 1.03—Learn how to interact in groups by responding to questions, offering opinions without dominating, giving support for opinions, and respecting the opinions of others. o 1.04—Reflect on self-growth and learning experiences, and understand diverse opinions and beliefs. · ** __Goal 2__ ** : Students learn to use different sources to gain information for decision making and writing. o 2.01—Comprehend and respond to informational material given in different formats. o 2.02—Create informational materials (brochures, newsletters, infomercials, etc.) using appropriate sources. · ** __Goal 3__ ** : Students learn how to argue and persuade. o 3.01—Analyze argumentative works by understanding biases and logistics that make a good argument. o 3.02—Understand and analyze the Problem-Solution process. o 3.03—Study and create arguments with strong judgment and logical bases. · ** __Goal 4__ ** : Students evaluate sources for quality, bias, and accuracy. o 4.01—Analyze the author’s purpose and understand the effects of the author’s writing style on the audience. o 4.02—Develop (with assistance) criteria to evaluate source through literary or media techniques. o 4.03—Learn to critique sources and literary views by looking at both sides of the argument and remaining fair. · ** __Goal 5__ ** : Students interpret and evaluate various literary genres. o 5.01—Increase fluency and comprehension through different reading strategies, depending on the type of text. o 5.02—Study characteristics of different types of literary genres and be able to differentiate between sorts of literature. · ** __Goal 6__ ** : Students work on grammar and language conventions. o 6.01—Model an understanding of conventional written and spoken language through variety in sentence structure, using parts of speech correctly, using correct punctuation, and expanding vocabulary. o 6.02—Continue to identify and edit personal errors in spoken and written language.

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