7th+English

=**7th grade English 2013-2014**=

__**Syllabus:**__

__**2013-2014 TOPICS**__
**__Quarter 1 Topics__:**

The Writing Process

Summary writing

Personal Narratives

Vocabulary (from novels)

**Texts:**

Raskin, Ellen. //The Westing Game//. The Puffin Group:1978.

Dhal, Roald. “Lamb to the Slaughter” Harpers Magazine:1953.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. //The Watsons go to Birmingham-- 1963// Random House: 1995.

__**Quarter 2 Topics**__

Short stories compare and contrast

Timed Writing

Persuasive Essay

**Texts:**

De Maupassant, Guy. “The Necklace”

Poe, Edgar Allen. “The Tell Tale Heart”

Vonnegut, Kurt. “Harrison Bergeron”

Crane, Stephen. “A Dark Brown Dog”

__**Quarter 3 Topics:**__

//The Giver//

Debates

Persuasive Essay

Research Paper

Vocabulary (from novel)

**Texts:**

Lowry, Lois //The Giver.// Random House: 1993

__**Quarter 4 Topics:**__

Research Papers

Romeo and Juliet

**Texts:**

Shakespeare, William. //Romeo and Juliet// The Folger Shakespeare Library: 1992

Shakespeare, William //Romeo and Juliet: The Graphic Novel// Plain text Version Classical Comics Ltd.: 2000