Carden School of Sacramento
Curriculum
7th Grade
| Subject | Text/Materials/Topics | Skills |
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| Reading and Literature: | Treasure Island Last of the Mohicans The Story of the Aeneid |
Dictionary skills, diacritical marks, phonetic controls, spelling, language, and vocabulary development |
| Spelling: | Words and Carden Controls Diagramming Sentences, Outlines, Conjugation of Verbs, Controlling Words and Vocabulary, Dictation, U.S. States and Capitals (160 abbreviations) |
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| Language: | Language Workbook VII "Daily Oral Language" |
'Daily Oral Language" Includes literature and poetry analysis, grammar and punctuation, and editing skills |
| Math: | Jr. High Math Workbook I Math concepts Pre-algebra |
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| Social Studies: | U.S. States and Capitals Spelling Workbook VII (dictation) Our Country, Part III World History I Text Greek, Roman, Western Civilizations |
Geography, nicknames, flowers, birds, products, historical facts of each state |
| Science: | Life Science Supplementary Science Material |
Dissecting, exploration and experimentation |
| Poetry and Drama: | The students learn twenty poems. Language Workbook Selected Poems Selected Plays |
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| Music: | Seasonal Songs, Composer Appreciation, Performing Arts, Music Theory, and Learning Instruments | |
| French: | Conversation, Poems, Verbs, Literature and Vocabulary, Culture and Civilization, Writing Skills, and Reports | Vocabulary development, writing skills, conversation |
| Physical Education: | 30 minutes daily: Motor Coordination, Exercises, Seasonal Games, Physical Development, and Sportsmanship |
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| Field Trips: | To Correspond With Studies | Community Theater, Library, Crocker Art Museum (when applicable), Quebec and Washington D.C. (alternate every year) |
| Art Appreciation: | Greek Art, Poetry and Architecture Learning to appreciate and admire paintings of the great artists: Monet, Degas, Botticelli, Van Gogh, Renoir, Larrson, N.C. Wyeth, and Michelangelo Oral Discussions and Written Comparisons | |
| Composition: | Composition Forms VII | Includes creative writing, summaries, comparisons, character sketches, and biographies |
| Computer: | Further development of touch-keyboarding skills and advanced word processing; Variety of digital photography, multimedia and graphics projects; Introduction to desktop publishing; Introduction to digital movie editing; Introduction to HTML and CSS for web page coding. | Proper application of APA style in a word-processed term paper; development of graphic skills using digital photography; multi-tasking production and research skills. |
| Enrichment: | Teacher Reads to the Class:
Captain Courageous, Evangeline, and Kidnapped |