TEACHER ELEMENTS

STUDENT ELEMENTS

GRADE 7

GRADE 7

THE TEACHER SHALL:

THE STUDENT SHOULD:

REVIEW, RETEACH, AND REASSESS PAST CONCEPTS.

NEW CONCEPTS

NEW CONCEPTS

Explain the rules for capitalization and punctuation of words in titles. Teach how to use hyphens to divide words into syllables, to form compound numbers (21 - 99), to form compounds with semi-, half-, self-, and ex-, and to form the compound of two closely related words used as a modifier (e.g., school-wide recognition).

Write titles using correct capitalization and punctuation. Use hyphens correctly to divide words into syllables to indicate inclusive numbering (21 - 99), to form compounds with semi-, half-, self-, and ex-, and to form the compound of two closely related words used as a modifier (e.g., school-wide recognition).

Teach the rules for capitalization of proper adjectives. Teach definitions of Transitive Active, Transitive Passive, Intransitive Linking, and Intransitive Complete verbs.

Recognize and capitalize proper adjectives. Identify and compose examples of Transitive Active, Transitive Passive, Intransitive Linking, and Intransitive Complete verbs.

Explain how the Future Conditional and Future Perfect Conditional tenses are formed.

Formulate sentences using Future Conditional and Future Perfect Conditional tenses.

Explain the use of some special verbs (e.g., "to bring/to take," "to let/to leave," "to lend/to loan," "to teach/to learn").

Use the correct forms of some special verbs (e.g., "to bring/to take," "to let/to leave," "to lend/to loan," "to teach/to learn") in writing and in speaking.

Teach the correct placement of prepositional phrases.

Originate sentences using prepositional phrases in various locations.

Explain the use of prepositional pairs (e.g., "between/among," "in/into").

Use prepositional pairs correctly in sentences (e.g., "between/among," "in/into").

Teach the differences among the preposition "to", the infinitive "to," the adverb "too," and the adjective "two."

Use correctly the preposition "to," the infinitive "to," the adverb "too," and the adjective "two."

Explain concrete, abstract, collective, and compound nouns.

Recognize and use concrete, abstract, collective, and compound nouns.

Explain the uses of nominative, objective, and possessive case pronouns.

Correctly use the nominative, objective, and possessive case pronouns in speech and in writing.

Demonstrate the use of possessive pronouns and contractions (e.g., "whose/who's," "its/it's"). Teach the use of compound-personal, indefinite, demonstrative, reflexive/intensive, and interrogative pronouns. Explain how to match subject and verb to achieve correct agreement. Explain multiple examples of independent and dependent clauses.

Use possessive pronouns and contractions correctly (e.g., "whose/who's," "its/it's"). Recognize and correctly use compound-personal, indefinite, demonstrative, reflexive/intensive, and interrogative pronouns. Write and speak using correct subject-verb agreement. Recognize and originate independent and dependent clauses.

Teach the five basic sentence patterns (i.e., S-V, S-V-DO, S-V-IO-DO, S-V-PN, and S-V-PA).

Originate sentences using the five basic sentence patterns (i.e., S-V, S-V-DO, S-V-IO-DO, S-V-PN, and S-V-PA).

Explain the use of compound sentence parts in simple sentences.

Generate simple sentences with compound sentence parts.

Teach strategies for correcting fragments.

Use complete sentences in formal speech and in writing.

Teach strategies for correcting run-on sentences.

Write complete sentences, making sure to avoid run-ons.

Explain the purpose of adjectives and ways to locate the words that they modify.

Identify adjectives, including special types of adjectives (e.g., articles, demonstrative adjectives, proper adjectives), and the words that they modify (e.g., to aid in search, ask "how many, which one or ones, whose, what kind, how much").

Explain how to place adjectives so that modification is clear.

Use adjectives in such a way that modification is clear.

Teach the forms of comparative and superlative adjectives.

Use correct forms of comparative and superlative adjectives in speech and in writing.

Explain the purpose of adverbs and the way to locate the words that they modify.

Identify adverbs and the verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs that they modify (e.g., to aid in search, ask "how," "when," "where," "why," " to what extent").

Explain the difference between adjective/ adverb pairs (e.g., "fewer/less," "farther/further," "other/other than," "good/well," "bad/badly," "real/really," "easy/easily," and "sure/surely").

Correctly use adjective/adverb pairs (e.g., "fewer/less," "farther/further," "other/other than," "good/well," "bad/badly," "real/really," "easy/easily," and "sure/surely").