English Language Arts
Big Ideas:
Rising Gr. 7 Students: what_rising_7th_graders_need_to_know.pdf
Spelling:
Grade 5: academic_vocabulary_words_for_5th_graders.docx
Grade 6: academic_vocabulary_words_for_6th_graders.docx
Grade 7: academic_vocabulary_words_for_7th_graders.docx
Grade 8: academic_vocabulary_words_for_8th_graders.docx
- Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
- Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
- Exploring and sharing multiple perspectives extends our thinking.
- Developing our understanding of how language works allows us to use it purposefully.
- Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens.
Rising Gr. 7 Students: what_rising_7th_graders_need_to_know.pdf
Spelling:
Grade 5: academic_vocabulary_words_for_5th_graders.docx
Grade 6: academic_vocabulary_words_for_6th_graders.docx
Grade 7: academic_vocabulary_words_for_7th_graders.docx
Grade 8: academic_vocabulary_words_for_8th_graders.docx
Reading
The 7th Grade Reading Challenge: 7th_grade_book_challenge.docx
Epic: www.getepic.com/students
Burnaby Public Library (McGill): https://www.bpl.bc.ca/locations-hours/mcgill
Audible (free): stories.audible.com/start-listen
Grammar practice: www.classroomcereal.com/
BC Performance Standards (Reading Literature) quick_scale_reading_literature.pdf
(Reading for Information) quick_scale_reading_for_information.pdf
Daily Dozen Reading Strategies: reading-strategies-daily-dozen.pdf
More Reading Strategies: 25_reading_strategies.docx
Reading Genres: Science Fiction, Satire, Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Horror, Self-Help, Suspense Fiction (e.g. crime, detective, ...), Fantasy, Adventure, Mythology, Biography, Autobiography, Sports, and Poetry.
Writing
The Writing Process: www.grammarly.com/blog/writing-process/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5auGBhDEARIsAFyNm9FH0mno37dVexajLActjvOuLepTnu9vrUH5fmPj8f2AUOtbBrHJNK8aAptrEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Grammar practice: www.classroomcereal.com/
Outline for five paragraph essay: fivep_aragraph_essay_outline.pdf
Five paragraph essay graphic organizer: five_paragraph_essay_graphic_organizer.pdf
How to write a good summary: good_summaries.pdf
Cursive writing (lower case): youtu.be/2NQ6uS8blwY
Cursive writing (upper case): youtu.be/n__s0CQbnZ0
Writing your own book (Planning): story_board.pdf
Creative Writing (TED-Ed Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJicmE8fK0EgaT9PaLkW977tUpmUXtnAa
BC Performance Standards
(Personal Writing) quick_scale_personal_writing_7.pdf
bc_performance_standards_-_writing_grade_7.pdf
(Writing Reports, Articles, & Letters) quick_scale_writing_reports_articles_and_letters.pdf
(Writing Stories) quick_scale_writing_stories.pdf
(Writing Poems) quick_scale_writing_poems.pdf
(Writing to Communicate Ideas & Information)bc_performance_standards_-_writing_to_communicate_ideas_and_information.pdf
Oral Language
Public speaking: a_beginners_guide_to_public_speaking.pdf
public_speaking_info_to_schools_2020-21.pdf
gr7publicspeakingcriteria.pdf
References/Games
http://www.wordle.net/
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Harry Potter at Home: www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home Learning Games: www.abcya.com/
Scholastic Learning: classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-6-12.html
Idioms: https://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html
Eight Parts of Speech: http://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/parts_of_speech.html
Here are 15 literary devices to use in your writing:
12 Funniest Words Added to the Dictionary in 2020: 12_funniest_words_added_in_2020.docx
ELL:
BrainPop (ELL): ell.brainpop.com/
Raz-Plus Kids: https://www.raz-plus.com/
7 Steps to Learn English: https://7esl.com/
7Learning ESL Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/user/Eidioms/playlists
Picture Books that are read to you: www.storylineonline.net/
Recommended Reading:
Best books for Middle School: best_books_for_middle_school.docx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Reader%27s_Choice_Award
http://readingpowergear.com/book-lists.html
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal
Grade 7 words to know (www.spelling-words-well.com/7th-grade-spelling-words.html): abandon abbreviation absence absolutely absorb abundant accessible accompanied accomplishment accurate achievement acres adequate adjustable admit admittance advice advise afghan alternate alternative amusement analysis analyze ancestor anniversary appreciate artificial assistance association athlete atmosphere attendance authority bacteria bagel baggage benefited benefiting bicycle biscuit bizarre boulevard boundary bouquet brilliant brochure bulletin bureau campaign cancellation candidate capable capital capitol category celery cemetery changeable chaperone character cinnamon civilize commercial committed committee commotion companion competent competition complement complex compliment compressor concentrate concentration conductor confetti congratulations consequently controlling cringe culminate culprit deceive delayed democracy deodorant descendent description diameter diamond discourage disgraceful dismissal distinguished dreadful economics economy elementary embarrass emotion emphasize encircle enclosing encounter endurance engineer environment episode erosion eruption evident exchange executive exhibit expensive extinct extinguish extraordinary extremely fabricate failure fascinating fatigue flagrant foreign forfeit frequently fundamental genuine ghetto gossiping gradual graffiti grammar grievance guarantee harass havoc heroic hesitate horrify hospital humid humility hygiene identical idle idol illegal illustration imaginary immediately immobilize impossibility inconvenient incredible individual infamous influence informant inhabit inherit innocence innocent instructor intelligent interruption introduction involvement irate irresistible jealousy judgment juvenile kettle knitting laboratory language legibly liquidation management maneuver media mileage miniature misbehaved morale mortgage movement murmur musician mysterious negotiate nervous nuisance nurture oases oasis obedient obstacle obviously occasion ordinarily ordinary organization pamphlet panic panicked panicky parallel paralysis paralyze penicillin pedestrian phantom pheasant phrase politely popular precipitation principal principle privilege procedure pronunciation psychology puny qualified qualifying quotation raspberry reasonable receipt receiving recipe recognition recommend recruit reddest reprimand resigned restaurant rotten sandwich scarcity scenery secretary securing significance simile sincerely sincerity situation skeptical slumber smudge solemn souvenir spacious specific stationary stationery statistics subscription substitute superintendent supervisor supposedly threatening tolerate tongue tournament tragedy traitor transferred transferring transmitted traveled traveling unfortunately uniform university unnecessary valuable various vehicle version vertical victim vigorously violation visualize volcano voyage wealthy weapon wheeze wilderness
More words: www.examword.com/middle-school-word/grade-7
The 7th Grade Reading Challenge: 7th_grade_book_challenge.docx
Epic: www.getepic.com/students
Burnaby Public Library (McGill): https://www.bpl.bc.ca/locations-hours/mcgill
Audible (free): stories.audible.com/start-listen
Grammar practice: www.classroomcereal.com/
BC Performance Standards (Reading Literature) quick_scale_reading_literature.pdf
(Reading for Information) quick_scale_reading_for_information.pdf
Daily Dozen Reading Strategies: reading-strategies-daily-dozen.pdf
More Reading Strategies: 25_reading_strategies.docx
Reading Genres: Science Fiction, Satire, Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Horror, Self-Help, Suspense Fiction (e.g. crime, detective, ...), Fantasy, Adventure, Mythology, Biography, Autobiography, Sports, and Poetry.
Writing
The Writing Process: www.grammarly.com/blog/writing-process/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5auGBhDEARIsAFyNm9FH0mno37dVexajLActjvOuLepTnu9vrUH5fmPj8f2AUOtbBrHJNK8aAptrEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Grammar practice: www.classroomcereal.com/
Outline for five paragraph essay: fivep_aragraph_essay_outline.pdf
Five paragraph essay graphic organizer: five_paragraph_essay_graphic_organizer.pdf
How to write a good summary: good_summaries.pdf
Cursive writing (lower case): youtu.be/2NQ6uS8blwY
Cursive writing (upper case): youtu.be/n__s0CQbnZ0
Writing your own book (Planning): story_board.pdf
Creative Writing (TED-Ed Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJicmE8fK0EgaT9PaLkW977tUpmUXtnAa
BC Performance Standards
(Personal Writing) quick_scale_personal_writing_7.pdf
bc_performance_standards_-_writing_grade_7.pdf
(Writing Reports, Articles, & Letters) quick_scale_writing_reports_articles_and_letters.pdf
(Writing Stories) quick_scale_writing_stories.pdf
(Writing Poems) quick_scale_writing_poems.pdf
(Writing to Communicate Ideas & Information)bc_performance_standards_-_writing_to_communicate_ideas_and_information.pdf
Oral Language
Public speaking: a_beginners_guide_to_public_speaking.pdf
public_speaking_info_to_schools_2020-21.pdf
gr7publicspeakingcriteria.pdf
References/Games
http://www.wordle.net/
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Harry Potter at Home: www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home Learning Games: www.abcya.com/
Scholastic Learning: classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-6-12.html
Idioms: https://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html
Eight Parts of Speech: http://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/parts_of_speech.html
Here are 15 literary devices to use in your writing:
- Allusion
- Diction
- Alliteration
- Allegory
- Colloquialism
- Euphemism
- Flashbacks
- Foreshadowing
- Imagery
- Juxtaposition
- Metaphor/simile
- Personification
- Onomatopoeia
- Symbolism
- Tone
12 Funniest Words Added to the Dictionary in 2020: 12_funniest_words_added_in_2020.docx
ELL:
BrainPop (ELL): ell.brainpop.com/
Raz-Plus Kids: https://www.raz-plus.com/
7 Steps to Learn English: https://7esl.com/
7Learning ESL Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/user/Eidioms/playlists
Picture Books that are read to you: www.storylineonline.net/
Recommended Reading:
Best books for Middle School: best_books_for_middle_school.docx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Reader%27s_Choice_Award
http://readingpowergear.com/book-lists.html
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal
Grade 7 words to know (www.spelling-words-well.com/7th-grade-spelling-words.html): abandon abbreviation absence absolutely absorb abundant accessible accompanied accomplishment accurate achievement acres adequate adjustable admit admittance advice advise afghan alternate alternative amusement analysis analyze ancestor anniversary appreciate artificial assistance association athlete atmosphere attendance authority bacteria bagel baggage benefited benefiting bicycle biscuit bizarre boulevard boundary bouquet brilliant brochure bulletin bureau campaign cancellation candidate capable capital capitol category celery cemetery changeable chaperone character cinnamon civilize commercial committed committee commotion companion competent competition complement complex compliment compressor concentrate concentration conductor confetti congratulations consequently controlling cringe culminate culprit deceive delayed democracy deodorant descendent description diameter diamond discourage disgraceful dismissal distinguished dreadful economics economy elementary embarrass emotion emphasize encircle enclosing encounter endurance engineer environment episode erosion eruption evident exchange executive exhibit expensive extinct extinguish extraordinary extremely fabricate failure fascinating fatigue flagrant foreign forfeit frequently fundamental genuine ghetto gossiping gradual graffiti grammar grievance guarantee harass havoc heroic hesitate horrify hospital humid humility hygiene identical idle idol illegal illustration imaginary immediately immobilize impossibility inconvenient incredible individual infamous influence informant inhabit inherit innocence innocent instructor intelligent interruption introduction involvement irate irresistible jealousy judgment juvenile kettle knitting laboratory language legibly liquidation management maneuver media mileage miniature misbehaved morale mortgage movement murmur musician mysterious negotiate nervous nuisance nurture oases oasis obedient obstacle obviously occasion ordinarily ordinary organization pamphlet panic panicked panicky parallel paralysis paralyze penicillin pedestrian phantom pheasant phrase politely popular precipitation principal principle privilege procedure pronunciation psychology puny qualified qualifying quotation raspberry reasonable receipt receiving recipe recognition recommend recruit reddest reprimand resigned restaurant rotten sandwich scarcity scenery secretary securing significance simile sincerely sincerity situation skeptical slumber smudge solemn souvenir spacious specific stationary stationery statistics subscription substitute superintendent supervisor supposedly threatening tolerate tongue tournament tragedy traitor transferred transferring transmitted traveled traveling unfortunately uniform university unnecessary valuable various vehicle version vertical victim vigorously violation visualize volcano voyage wealthy weapon wheeze wilderness
More words: www.examword.com/middle-school-word/grade-7