Grade 7

My Perspectives – Literature:

Students will learn to:

• Read and analyze how authors present ideas and express their points of view in different types of texts.
• Expand your knowledge and use of academic and concept vocabulary.
• Write a nonfiction narrative in which you develop experiences or events using narrative techniques effectively.
• Conduct research projects of various lengths to explore a topic and clarify its meaning.
• Engage in collaborative discussions, build on the ideas of others, and express your own ideas clearly.
• Integrate audio, visuals, and text in presentations.
• Read and analyze the development of ideas and language in literature and nonfiction texts, including how authors that write in different genres explain ideas.

Writing Component:

• Non-fiction Narrative
• Explanatory Text
• Argumentative Thesis
• Persuasive Research Paper
• Informative Text

Novels:

• Holes by Louis Sachar
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Vocabulary Workshop: First Course

• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
• Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Grammar:

• The Sentence
• Parts of Speech Overview
• The Clause
• Complements
• Agreement
• Using Verbs Correctly
• Using Pronouns Correctly
• Using Modifiers Correctly
• A Glossa

• Number Sense
• Expressions
• Equations and Inequalities
• Ratios, Proportions, and Percentages
• Geometry
• Measurements: Area and Volume
• Probability and Statistics

• The Cell in Action
• Heredity
• Genes and Genetic Technology
• Evolution
• Matter in Motion
• Forces in Fluids
• Heat and Heat Technology
• Electricity
• Magnetism
• The properties of Matter
• Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
• Introduction to Atoms
• Chemical Bonding
• Compounds

Africa

• Human Origins
• Ancient Egypt and Kush
• Later African Civilizations
• Colonization and Independence in Africa
• Living in Africa
• Africa at Work
• Challenges Facing Africa

East Asia

• Early Civilizations in East Asia
• Chinese Religions and Philosophies
• Later History of East Asia
• Living in East Asia
• East Asia at Work
• Challenges Facing East Asia

Southwest Asia Through Time

• Origins of Civilizations
• Ancient Empires
• Origins and Beliefs of Judaism
• Origins and Beliefs of Christianity
• Origins and Beliefs of Islam
• Muslim Empires and the Crusades

• Ask about classes.
• Ask for and give opinions.
• Ask others what they need.
• Inquire about and buy something.
• Ask about interests.
• Ask how often someone does an activity.
• Extend, accept, and refuse an invitation.
• Make plans.
• Order food.
• Ask for and give an opinion. 
• Inquire about food and place an order.
• Ask about prices and pay the check.

• Students can speak about their families, friends, and Pets.
• Students can speak about their free time and hobbies.
• Students can write about their school and class.
• Students can write about food and drinks.
• Students will learn about shopping.
• Students can write about their house and environment.
• Students can write about travelling to different places.

(القراءة ( متحررة – موضوعات الكتاب المدرسي

النصوص الأدبية ( الشعرية – النثرية )

النحو ( القواعد النحوية والصرفية )

الإملاء

التعبير ( الموضوعي – الابداعي)

Sound editing using Audacity

• Sound editing basics such as trimming, merging, fading in and out, etc.
• Export audio files in different file types.
• Add sound effects to existing audio files.

Video editing using Filmora

• Video editing basics including trimming, merging, adding text, adding logos, transitions between clips, adding subtitles/captions, etc.
• Create a multimedia presentation using various media as appropriate (e.g., audio, video, animations, etc.).
• Add text to videos and edit them appropriately.

Front-end web design using HTML & CSS

• Understand the fundamentals of front-end web design through HTML and CSS.
• Understand the difference between HTML and CSS, why both are needed, and how they are integrated together into a website.
• Explain terminology related to Web page authoring (e.g., HTML, URL, links, browsers, plugins, Web servers, etc.
• Explain how to test and debug Web files for quality assurance
• Identify career options in Web design, development, and management.

Basic Drawing Skills:

• Proportion
• Shading
• Expressive Still Life
• Sketching Landscapes
• Depth
• The Changing Landscape

Painting in the Sung Dynasty

Landscapes of Impressionism

Inner Landscape

Landscape Photography

Rembrandt: Master Printmaker

Making an Acetate Intaglio print

Painting Ideas and Feelings:

• Color a Mood
• Sketching the Figure With Paint
• Abstract Expressionism
• Expressing Without Objects
• Painting in Review

Collage: Pasted Paintings:

• Experimental Collage
• Creating Collage

Graphic Design: Better Letters:

• Script Pictures
• Name Totems
• Kaleidoscope Patterns

African and African-American Art:

• Introduction to African Art
• A Sculptured Portrait
• African Masks

Designing With Fibers and Fabrics:

• Painting on Fabrics
• A Coiled Basket: Art from the Earth
• Earth, Water, and Fire
• Creating a Wall Plaque
• Contemporary Expressions in Clay

Super Sculptures:

• Sculpting Animals
• Designing a Monument
• Sculpture on Display

• Creating Music
• Performing Music
• Guitar and Piano Basics
• Composition
• Music Technology

• Dodgeball
• Soccer
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Flag Football
• Basketball
• Gymnastics
• Softball/Baseball
• Volleyball
• Badminton
• Swimming