Grade 7

                                                                                    
               Reading/Language Arts

• Read a wide variety of materials independently, including stories, books, magazines, and newspapers
• Learn and use effective test-taking strategies
• Use reference tools such as the atlas and the Internet
• Write to inform, by writing a research report based on a variety of sources
• Revise and rewrite to create interesting written compositions
• Listen to a speaker and compare the speaker's point of view to one's own point of view
• Use the computer to search for information on a topic
• Conduct interviews to gather information
• Use appropriate grammar, parts of speech, and correct spelling