Ascension Seventh Grade Curriculum

In Language Arts Your Child Will...

• read, comprehend, and interpret classic and contemporary literary works in multiple genres.
• construct meaning by relating readings to personal experience.
• read critically to develop comprehension.
• identify and use elements, techniques, and terms important to the understanding of literature.
• gain knowledge and appreciation of world cultures.
• clarify unfamiliar passages and words.
• respond creatively.
• acquire, organize, process, and present information.
• identify and use a variety of writing forms.
• develop note-taking, outlining, and organizing skills.
• compose annotated research reports requiring multiple sources of information.
• write in a manner that is focused and coherent with a clear and logical progression of ideas.
• revise for clarity, structure, and meaning.
• edit for spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and form.
• spell and use new vocabulary words correctly.
• use context and analogies to clarify definitions.
• use a knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to improve vocabulary and spelling. build vocabulary.
• identify parts of speech and parts of sentences.
• identify and write all types of sentences.
• recognize and analyze bias, propaganda, and stereotyping techniques.
• distinguish between emotional and logical arguments.
• identify how language structure and delivery influence an audience speak publicly.
• demonstrate continuing progress in penmanship.

In Science Your Child Will...

• identify and use basic science process skills.
• list the steps of the scientific method.
• use the metric system of measurement.
• make inferences, create a hypothesis, and draw conclusions based on data and observations.
• design and conduct an experiment, record results, and write a simple lab report.
• use graphing skills to communicate data.
• name the characteristics and needs of living things.
• describe the cell, its processes, growth and division.
• describe the basic principles of heredity.
• explain diversity, adaptation, and variation of species.
• classify living things into kingdoms.
• investigate organisms of the five kingdoms.
• list characteristics of plants and animals.
• survey the human body systems.
• discuss nutrition, health and wellness.
• list the stages of life, and explain the human reproductive process.
• explore interactions of organisms in the environment.

In Mathematics Your Child Will...

• evaluate numerical phrases involving all four operations with or without grouping symbols.
• translate verbal phrases, involving all affair operations to numerical or algebraic expressions. add, subtract, multiply and divide integers.
• select the appropriate operation to solve equations involving whole numbers, fractions ,decimals, and integers. convert answers to a unit within the metric system. solve word problems by writing equations.
• solve problems using prime numbers, factors and multiples. check ratios using cross products. find missing terms in proportions.
• identify and write ratios to compare different units. estimate and compute with percent.
• write and add polynomials.
• solve inequalities involving multiple operations and requiring simplification.
• identify and plot ordered pairs in all four quadrants of a coordinate system.
• apply simple properties of lines.
• determine slope given the equation of a line.
• find the solution of a system of equations by graphing. graph solutions of inequalities on a number line.
• graph solutions of linear inequalities.
• use number properties with rational numbers.
• measure, classify, and construct angles.
• consider precision in measurement.
• find the perimeter and circumference of regular and irregular figures.
• find the area of regular and irregular figures. use rational and irrational numbers.
• find squares and square roots.
• use the Pythagorean Theorem.
• compute the surface area and volume of solid figures. graph on the real number line.
• solve equations with two variables. factor polynomials, perfect squares, and the difference of two squares. compute with rational expressions.
• solve quadratic equations by: factoring, completing the square, and using the quadratic formula.

In Religion Your Child Will...

• understand the New Testament as the announcement of the good news of our salvation in Jesus Christ.
• develop a Catholic understanding of Scripture.
• differentiate between historical fact and religious truth in the Bible.
• explore prose, poetry, gospel, epistle, parable, hymn, genealogy, midrash, and apocalyptic writing in the Christian Scriptures . understand the culture and religious practices of Jesus and first century Jews.
• realize that living the Beatitudes is a true source of happiness discuss current social issues in relationship to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic church.

In Art Your Child Will...

• clean and care for equipment that is used to produce works of art.
• clarify and refine sketches and/or plans to solve problems and to communicate ideas in a visual form.
• produce works of art with consideration for technical process, form, function, and craftsmanship.
• create works of art that record and communicate social issues such as historical, cultural, and personal events.
• research the artworks of an era , artist, or culture to discover the function and meaning of the art.

In Computers Your Child Will...

• create simple web pages.
• create tables in word processing documents.
• locate information within given web sites.
• create multimedia presentations.
• use templates to create documents.
• create folders and save files to given locations.
• manipulate information in spreadsheets.
• create charts and graphs with spreadsheets.
• use functions in spreadsheets.
• insert spreadsheets and charts into word processing documents.
• create simple databases.
• perform simple queries.
• define the term virus and what it means.
• state basic measures to avoid virus contamination.
• demonstrate ethical behavior when accessing information and resources belonging to others.
• recognizes that a license is required to legally install software.
• cite electronic sources when necessary.

In Social Studies Your Child Will...

• categorize early immigrants.
• discuss exploration to the New World.
• name the major European explorers.
• find exact location with latitude and longitude.
• describe how English colonies developed in the 17th century.
• distinguish among the various social, political, and economic characteristics of the colonies.
• create and interpret timelines.
• reconstruct the events that led to the American Revolution.
• describe the efforts to create a new government.
• restate the principles set forth in the Constitution.
• paraphrase the duties of the legislative, executive, and
• judicial branches of government.
• identify economic and political events of early presidential administrations.
• describe America's entry into foreign affairs.
• name political and cultural leaders of the 19th century.
• analyze the effects of nationalism on American life.
• list the major features of Jacksonian democracy.
• distinguish between nationalism and sectionalism.
• specify land acquisitions made in the pursuit of Manifest Destiny.
• identify the advances that resulted in the American Industrial Revolution.
• trace the introduction and rise of slavery.
• analyze the divisions between the North and South.
• order the major events the led to the Civil War.
• distinguish between Union and Confederate strategies.
• evaluate Reconstruction and its affect on racial issues.
• recognize the social justice issues of eras.
• generate charts and graphs.
• differentiate between map types.
• Use primary and secondary source material.

In Physical Education Your Child Will...

• apply mature patterns of locomotor, non-locomotor, body management.
• display knowledge of the rules of sports.
• appreciate regular physical activity.
• identify proper warm-up and cool-down techniques.
• transfer fitness skills to sport activities.
• identify and demonstrate social skills while participating in cooperative and competitive activities.
• demonstrate and use basic offensive and defensive positioning.

In Library Your Child Will...

• use an abridged and unabridged dictionary.
• use the card catalog and the computer.
• understand the Dewey Decimal System.
• use almanacs, encyclopedias, newspapers and dictionaries to retrieve information.
• use reference materials to support in-class research projects.
• discuss issues of academic ethics.
• utilize MLA-style works cited documentation.

In Music Your Child Will...

• sing music from various styles and historical periods.
• study vocal styles.
• sight read music in bass and/or treble clefs written in simple and compound meters.
• describe how traditional notation and symbols of a written score provide information to the performer.
• study major and minor scales.
• study familiar music for voice.
• know the main characteristics of music of various cultures, historical periods, genres, and composers.
• know representative examples of various American music genres, as well as, important composers and well-known .
• describe and classify unfamiliar sacred and secular music according to style, period, composer, culture, and performer.
• understand the development of American music.
• identify major musical themes or patterns.
• understand how the elements of music are manipulated.
• understand the influence of daily musical experiences.
• understand the uniqueness of music and its importance in society.

In Spanish Your Child Will...

• name classroom objects and school supplies.
• exchange greetings and identify people.
• respond to introductions and exchange greetings.
• name countries and their capitals
• describe personality traits and physical characteristics.
• ask for and tell time and phone numbers.
• express likes and dislikes
• describe what is happening at the moment
• recognize gender of nouns and adjectives.
• use indefinite and definite articles.
• make singular and plural forms of subject pronouns.
• conjugate regular and irregular verbs.
• use numbers 0-100.
• use indefinite articles and possessive adjectives.
• use the personal and the present progressive form.