Maranatha Christian Academy Typical Course of Study | Page 16

SEVENTH GRADE COURSES

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Mathematics

7

• PreAlgebra: Course 2
• Basic operations

• Ratio and proportions

Language Arts
• English 7

• Literature
• Novels

• Geometric concepts

•

• PreAlgebra: Course 3

• Properties and basic numeral
operations

• Ratio, patterns, function, and
probability

• Line and polygon relationships

SEVENTH GRADE

• Measurement of physical attributes

• Data analysis and set characteristics

• Algebra 1

• Linear equations
• Polynomials

• Systems of equation
• Quadratic equation
• Probability

• Radical expressions

°° The Magician’s Nephew (Fantasy Fiction)
°° Stories
Short
Miracle Worker

• Variables and equations
• Probability

Upper School

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°° “Seventh Grade”Wall”
°° “The War of the
°° “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”
Poetry

°° “The Pasture” and “A Time to Talk”
Elephant” and “Mooses”
°° “TheYou”, “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be”
“To
°° and “Scaffolding”
°° “Ode toatan Artichoke” “The Highwayman”
°° “Casey the Bat” and “Sarah Cynthia Stout
“The Jabberwocky”,
°° Would Not Take theand Out”
Garbage

• Writing

• Note taking using a Key Word Outline from books and
movies
• Writing from a Key Word Outline from books and
movies
• Research report

• Personal narrative

• Essay analyzing poetry

• Grammar and Mechanics
• Parts of speech

• Phrases and clauses
• Punctuation

• Capitalization

• Sentence openers

• Sentence dress ups

• Speaking

• Informative speech

• Book review reading
• Group presentations

• Vocabulary

• Root words

• Derivations

• Research

• MLA and research guidelines

• Report on famous person with a disability

• Semester elective option:
• Language Studio

Science
• Life Science

• Invertebrates

• Identification
• Dissections

• Investigation

• Vertebrates

• Mammals

• Human anatomy

• Genetics

• Heredity
• DNA

• Cellular Biology

• Simple organisms
• structures

• Semester Elective Option:
• Robotics