Thurgood Marshall Academy English Dept.

Seventh Grade Skills

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Spelling, including commonly misspelled words and spelling patterns Resources for teaching spelling
Proofreading Resources for teaching proofreading
Editing and commonly used copy editing marks Resources for teaching editing
The politics of grammar Resources for teaching the politics of grammar
Defining and identifying: subjects, predicates, and objects of sentences Resources for teaching sentence parts
Defining and identifying: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and articles Resources for teaching parts of speech
Verbs, including subject-verb agreement, tenses, regular & irregular verbs, and active/passive voice. Resources for teaching verbs
Proper punctuation of dialogue Resources for teaching punctuating dialogue
Complete and complex sentences Resources for teaching complete and complex sentences
Capitalization Resources for teaching capitalization

paraphrasing resources for teaching paraphrasing
summarizing resources for teaching summarizing
gathering and using primary and secondary sources resources for teaching use of sources
understanding meaning and consequences of plagarism resources for teaching about plagarism
using MLA style to cite sources (both in text and at end) resources for teaching MLA
incorporating evidence and quotations into writing resources for teaching use of evidence
writing 1-2 page paper incorporating research, ideally an I-search paper resources for I-search paper