Welcome to 7th grade English! Our year will be split up into 3 trimesters, below. All year long we'll be studying grammar and vocabulary and working on independent as well as class writing pieces. It's going to be a lot of FUN!
Trimester 1
In Tri 1, we'll be. . .
studying narrative writing
writing creatively
learning about using literary devices (like metaphor, simile, theme, setting, etc.) in our writing
Trimester 2
In Tri 2, we'll be. . .
studying argument writing
researching
learning about bias
reading a lot about current events
writing our opinions in an informed manner
citing our sources
Trimester 3
In Tri 3, we'll be. . .
studying informational writing
researching
learning how to write about a topic without our opinion