| Description of
Seventh Grade Courses |
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| Computer
Education |
- uses word processing and desktop publishing programs to
develop language and writing skills
- creates and works with a file using a simple database
program
- uses a basic program to develop typing skills
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| Library
Skills |
- selects suitable resources for poetry, quotations,
fiction, biography, current events, and information on
specific subjects
- infers facts and ideas from reading, listening, and
viewing
- paraphrases information
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| Art |
- makes comparisons between contemporary and classical
uses of space and structure and relates these uses to the
needs of various cultures
- produces spatial designs to demonstrate that space can
be defined
demonstrates knowledge of color theory
- observes and produces visual patterns having distinct
rhythms/speeds
- recognizes and identifies the contributions of artists
from diverse cultures
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| Communication
Arts and Reading |
- reads and speaks expressively, clearly, and with
appropriate body language
- explains how accents affect pronunciation, how careful
listening may be necessary to get the meaning of words,
and how the use of voice and body language differ
culturally
- compares factual information, understands author's point
of view and techniques of persuasion, differentiates
between fact and opinion
- uses the writing process (prewriting, drafting,
revising, conferring, editing, publishing) to produce
pieces that contain ideas, description, and information
using proper punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphs,
and organizations
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| Health
and Physical Education |
- relates fitness, endurance, muscular strength to
efficiency in daily tasks
- participates in culminating activities and team
tournaments, including noncompetitive and competitive play
- appreciates and understands the importance of mental
health and family living including sex education, drug and
substance abuse, alcohol, smoking, disease prevention and
control, consumer health, safety and first aid, and
environmental and community health
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| Home
and Career Skills |
- develops skills that lead to effective decisions,
problem solving, and management in the home, school,
community, and workplace
- studies personal development and relationships to others
- learns about responsible management of personal and
family money, nutrition, clothing, personal environment,
and consumer choices
- plans for high school, examines careers, and is
introduced to world of work
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| Mathematics |
- makes and tests conjectures; makes and supports
generalizations
- explains the difference between "experimental"
and "theoretical" probability
- explains and uses algebraic expressions, equations, and
inequalities to generalize patterns and solve problems
- finds and uses square roots
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| Science |
- understands the characteristics, organization, and needs
of living things
- understands the concept of microbiology, including:
bacteria, viruses, immunizations, antibiotics
- understands the varied systems of the body, including
the skeletal, nervous, circulatory, endocrine, excretory,
and reproductive
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| Second/Foreign
Languages |
(Second language study usually begins at the
sixth or seventh grade and continues into high school through
various checkpoints in the way to fluency)
- Checkpoint One
- understands simple statements and questions
- holds a conversation using questions and answers
- understands simple short, general messages
- writes a paragraph or short composition about
himself or herself
- becomes aware of and better understands other
cultures
- Checkpoint Two
- understands short conversation about everyday
situations
- begins to carry out a conversation using limited
vocabulary
- reads and understands simple stories
- writes simple notes, letters, and short reports
- continues to increase awareness of, begins to
appreciate, and develops greater understanding of
other cultures
- Checkpoint Three
- understands the important points of discussion of
familiar topics
- initiates and holds a conversation in which more
complex ideas are expresses
reads and understands more sophisticated stories
- writes short letters and notes that native speakers
of the second language are able to understand
- respects, appreciates, and becomes more
knowledgeable about other cultures
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| Social
Studies |
- discusses the political, economic, and social
development of the United States, New York State, and New
York City through 1870
- understands the development of Canada and Mexico and
their impact upon the development of the U.S., including:
the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War,
westward expansion, and the American Civil War
- understands the impact of westward expansion from the
perspectives of various cultural groups, including Native
Americans
- understands the political, social, and economical causes
of the Civil War and its impact on diverse racial and
cultural groups
- studies the structures of our federal, state, and local
government
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| Technology
Education |
- learns to plan ahead and design solutions to problems,
using the 7 resources of daily life: humans, information,
materials, tools and machines, energy, capital, and time
- applies math, science, and other academic skills to
problem solving
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