Mrs. Lubeskie
7th Grade Language Arts
2009-2010 Syllabus

First Six Weeks - August 24 - September 25
Greek and Latin Roots
Vocabulary Words
Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
Parts of Speech
Personal Narratives

Second Six Week – September 28 - October 30
Greek and Latin Roots
Vocabulary Words
Star Girl by Jerry Spinnelli
Short Stories
Literary Elements
Six Traits of Writing

Third Six Weeks – November 2 - December 18
Greek and Latin Roots
Vocabulary Words
Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
TAKS Skills
Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences

Fourth Six Weeks – January 5 – February 19
Greek and Latin Roots
Vocabulary Words
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Writing
TAKS Skills

Fifth Six Weeks – February 22 – April 16
Greek and Latin Roots
Vocabulary Words
The House Next Door by Richie Tankersley Cusick
TAKS Skills
Research

Sixth Six Weeks – April 19 – June 9
Greek and Latin Roots
Vocabulary Words
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Poetry