TEACHER ELEMENTS

STUDENT ELEMENTS

GRADE 7

GRADE 7

THE TEACHER SHALL:

THE STUDENT SHOULD:

REVIEW, RETEACH, AND REASSESS PAST CONCEPTS.

NEW CONCEPTS

NEW CONCEPTS

Teach an in-depth presentation of the structure of a paragraph.

Determine the audience for whom he/she is writing and use vocabulary appropriate to the audience.

Write a topic sentence which is definitive but distinct from the supporting sentences and which contains a precise summary of the core meaning of the paragraph.

Develop the topic of the paragraph in logical order (in chronological order, in spatial order, or in order of importance) and in a variety of ways (with facts, with examples, with incidents, or with arguments).

Use transitional words and phrases to connect ideas to the topic sentence.

Use a variety of sentence types (simple, compound, complex).

Write a concluding sentence.

Write an order letter.

Teach how to punctuate and construct various kinds of business letters.

Write a letter of inquiry or request.

Write a letter of adjustment or complaint.

Write a letter requesting an application for employment.

Write a memo.

Address envelopes for each type of the aforementioned letters.

Write a formal and informal invitation.

Teach an in-depth presentation of how to punctuate and construct various kinds of social correspondence.

Write a formal and informal reply.

Write a thank-you note.

Write a friendly letter.

Address envelopes for each type of the aforementioned social correspondence.

Demonstrate competency in pre-writing, drafting, revising, and proofreading skills in writing a paragraph. Write a persuasive paragraph.

Provide opportunities for students to write many types of paragraphs in correct final form.

Write an explanatory "how to" paragraph.