Language Study

GRAMMAR
7th grade language study consists of learning and applying the mechanics of formal English as well as English grammatical structures. Each term covers the following topics:

Term 1: Sentence Study -SIMPLE sentences -COMPOUND sentences (including coordinating conjunctions) -COMPLEX sentences (including subordinating conjunctions) Nouns -singular and plural nouns -possessive case -proper nouns and rules of capitalization Verbs -Action verbs (including direct and indirect objects) -Linking verbs (including predicate nomnitave and adjective) -Helping verbs (including verb phrases) -Verb tense (present, past, future, perfect)

Term 2: Pronouns -personal -indefinite -interrogative -demonstrative -pronoun/antecedent agreement Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions -common and proper adjectives -adverbs vs. adjectives -prepositional phrases as adjective and adverbs Comma usage -lists -dates -sentence structure (commas and phrases/clauses) Semi-colon usage -the semi-colon and clarity in listing -sentence structure (semi-colon usage for combining sentences)

Term 3: Punctuating Titles -italics/underlining/quotation marks Punctuating Dialogue -use of quotation marks, commas, and captialization

VOBCABULARY
Additionally, langauge study focuses on vocabualry acquisiton.7th graders will learn and use new words throughout the year.

FIGUARATIVE LANGUAGE and IMAGERY
7th graders study the art and meaning of figurative devices used by writers and poets.

IMAGERY: the use of language and details to evoke the senses and recreate an experience for the reader SIMILE: a comparison between two things that are basically dissimilar using the word "like" or "as" to make the comparison METAPHOR: a comparison between two things that are basically dissimlar in which one thing becomes another PERSONIFICATION: the act of giving human qualities to something that is not human HYPERBOLE: a delierate exaggeration to emphasize meaning