Prairie River AcademyEnglish Language Arts

Literature and Composition I · Literature, language, and composition

Grade 7 English Language Arts

Genre study, rhetoric, vocabulary, grammar, structured analysis, argument, and revision using original and public-domain texts.

Table of contents

12 units · 60 lessons planned
  1. 01
    Close reading routines
    Lesson 1: Read Literally Before InterpretingLesson 2: Select Evidence, Not DecorationLesson 3: Notice Repetition and ChangeLesson 4: Study Diction in ContextLesson 5: Synthesize a Close Reading
  2. 02
    Short fiction and narrative structureSequenced in the complete course map
  3. 03
    Character, choice, and consequenceSequenced in the complete course map
  4. 04
    Poetry: image, sound, and formSequenced in the complete course map
  5. 05
    Myth, legend, and archetypeSequenced in the complete course map
  6. 06
    Informational rhetoricSequenced in the complete course map
  7. 07
    Syntax and sentence controlSequenced in the complete course map
  8. 08
    Evidence-centered paragraphsSequenced in the complete course map
  9. 09
    Literary analysis essaySequenced in the complete course map
  10. 10
    Explanatory essaySequenced in the complete course map
  11. 11
    Argument and counterclaimSequenced in the complete course map
  12. 12
    Research and portfolio defenseSequenced in the complete course map