Grade 7
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Communication and Multimodal Literacies
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Language Usage
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Research
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Reading Informational Text
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Reading Literary Text
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Reading and Vocabulary
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Writing
Virginia ELA Standard: 7.RV.1
Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis
Personification: A River
A river that chases, chuckles, and grips things with a gurgle. Your students will see how a writer turns plain water into a living creature, then try it themselves on fire, snow, or traffic.
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Epsilon
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Delta
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Multiple Meaning Matcher – Gamma
Can your students match multiple meanings of the same five words?
Greek and Latin Spellbook
What happens when Greek and Latin roots become magic spells?
Antonym Paths
Does the antonym of an antonym bring us back to the same meaning?
Ambiguous Sentences
Rather than just demand that students “write clearly,” we’ll explore the hazards of poorly written sentences… and maybe create one of our own!
What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah
Can students spot similes vs metaphors?
Common English Words From Other Languages
Bored with typical spelling studies? Let’s dig into the origins of common English words from other languages!