Bayamón Military AcademyRoad 871, Corner de Diego Expressway

Volcán Arenas, Hato TejasBayamón, Puerto Rico 00961

Tel: (787) 798-6510

Course Outline

Course Title: English Language Arts and Literature

Class Code: Ingl07

Course Schedule: 7 Hours bi-weekly 1 hr 30 min 1 credit

Teacher: Mrs. Liz Y. Santiago B-07

Standards: Oral Skills, Writing Skills, Reading Skills, Literary Appreciation and Technology

Course Description:

The Bayamon Military Academy seventh grade English course aims to capture students’ interest in grammar usage, techniques and mechanics as well as the enjoinment and understanding of literature. The integration of the course skills will help develop his/her capacities to interact effectively in a verbal and non-verbal environment.

Justification

The oral and written communication is a fundamental and a compelling tool to develop a skilled student for the future. He or she will use these tools to help enable the ability in applying language skills in an integrated form, to solve problems in sense of personal fulfillment and capable of working to change society in a responsible way. Student will gain the capacity of being critical thinkers respecting other people’s opinions and beliefs.

Objectives

Student will be able to use and understand grammar usage and its mechanics, to interpret literary elements with special emphasis in conflict and figure of speech.

Learn to use and understand new words by using the dictionary

Communicate effectively in small informal group activities

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Develop and understand the meaning of an essay and the different

kinds of essays

Distinguish difference between a sentence and sentence fragment

Recognize complete and simple subject and predicates (verb)

Identify and classify nouns

Name and classify pronouns and its antecedents in a sentence

Choose the adjectives and the word it modifies

Identifies and classifies pronouns

Enhance his/her oral communication by doing oral presentations about

specific theme intergrading media and technology

Locate adverbs and the word it modifies

Select and classify verbs in their tense

Spells plural forms of nouns

Write effective sentences

Identify subject complements and object of the verb

Identify and classify phrases in sentences

Distinguish between adverb or adjectives

Diagram sentences using sentence diagramming

Take dictations of words, phrases, sentences and short paragraphs

Analyze the subject and verb agreement

Understand the pronoun and antecedents agreement

Predict outcome

Recognize main ideas

Mention details

Recall sequence of events

Distinguish between fact or opinion

Brainstorm, draft, revise, edit and publish essays

Develop a thesis statement

State the elements of literature

Communicate personal opinions of a topic or theme

Provide critical thoughts

Answer questions in complete thought

Respect other student’s thought

Show tolerance toward another person

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Criteria of Evaluation

The student evaluation tend to be objective, therefore to better understand and help my student in their strengths and weakness, I will use different methods of evaluation.

Collages Oral presentations Chapter Tests Assignments Class work Special Projects Power Point presentations Self evaluation Journal Language usage

Grade Criteria:A = 90% - 100%B = 80% - 89%C = 70% - 79%D = 60% - 69%F = under 59%

English Class Outline

A. The Parts of a Sentence (3 weeks) Sentence or sentence fragment Subject and Predicate Kinds of Sentences

Unit test

B. The parts of a Speech (3 weeks) Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs

Unit test

C. The Parts of Speech (3 weeks) Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections

Unit test

D. Complements (2 weeks) Object of the verb or Subject complements

Unit test

E. The Phrase (3 weeks)

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Prepositional Phrase Verbal and Verbal Phrases Appositives and appositives phrases

Unit test

F. The Clause (3 weeks) The independent clause The subordinating clause

Unit test

G. Kind of Sentence Structure (2 weeks) Simple Compound Complex Compound-complex

Unit test

H. Sentence Diagramming (3 weeks) Subjects and Verbs Adjectives and Adverb Complement Phrases Verbal and verbal phrases Clauses

Unit test

I. Agreement (3 weeks) Number Agreement of subject and verb Problems in Agreement Agreement of Pronoun and antecedent

Unit test

J. Using Verbs correctly (3 weeks)Unit test

K. Using Pronouns correctly (3 weeks)Unit test

Literature Outline

Rikki-Tikki-tavio Reading Skills: Retelling

Three Skeleton Keyo Reading Skills: Making Predictions

The Monkey and the Crocodileo Reading Skills: Retelling

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Rice Sandwicho Reading Skills: Making Inferences

Learning to Floato Reading Skills: Making Predictions

The Highwaymano Reading Skills: Making Predictions

Phaethono Reading Skills: Identify Cause and Effect

After twenty Years o Reading Skills: Making Predictions

Names/Nombreso Reading Skills: Discovering the Main Idea

Thanksgiving with the Connerso Reading Skills: Making Inferences

Amigo Brotherso Reading Skills: Comparison and Contrast

I’m Nobodyo Reading Skills: Punctuation Clues

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Outo Reading Skills: Reading Aloud

Batso Reading Skills: Reading Aloud

King Arthur: The Sword in the Stoneo Reading Skill: Retelling

Sir Garwain and the Loathly Ladyo Reading Skills: Predicting

The Changing of the Shrewo Reading Skills: Using Text clues

Casting Call; Hollywood Beat application to Work o Reading Focus: Analyzing Public Documents and Identifying Text

Structure

How to Locate the Big and Little Dipperso Reading Skills. Identifying Text Structures

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**Note: The rest of the 10 weeks will be giving literature integrated with the grammar class. **

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Resources

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Holt Handbook First Course Holt, Rinehart Wistion

Language and Sentence Skills Practice Holt,Rinehart Wistion

Dictionaries

Computer Newspaper Magazines Internet

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Reference

Holt Handbook First Course Holt, Rinehart Wistion Language and Sentence Skills Practice Holt,Rinehart Wistion Other English books Internet Newspaper Magazines

Bayamón Military AcademyRoad 871, Corner de Diego Expressway

Volcán Arenas, Hato TejasBayamón, Puerto Rico 00961

Tel: (787) 798-6510

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Course Syllabus

Course Title: English Language Arts and Literature

Class Code: Ingl07

Course Schedule: 7 Hours bi-weekly 1 hr 30 min 1 credit

Teacher: Liz Y. Santiago Vélez B-07

Standards: Oral Skills, Writing Skills, Reading Skills, Literary Appreciation and Technology

Course Description:

The Bayamon Military Academy seventh grade English course aims to capture students’ interest in grammar usage, techniques and mechanics as well as the enjoinment and understanding of literature. The integration of the course skills will help develop his/her capacities to interact effectively in a verbal and non-verbal environment.

Justification

The oral and written communication is a fundamental and a compelling tool to develop a skilled student for the future. He or she will use these tools to help enable the ability in applying language skills in an integrated form, to solve problems in sense of personal fulfillment and capable of working to change society in a responsible way. Student will gain the capacity of being critical thinkers respecting other people’s opinions and beliefs.

Instructional Objectives:

Student will be able to use and understand grammar usage and its mechanics, to interpret literary elements with special emphasis in conflict and figure of speech.

Learn to use and understand new words by using the dictionary

To communicate effectively in small informal group activities

Will develop and understand the meaning of an essay and the different kinds of

essays

Distinguish difference between a sentence and sentence fragment

Recognize complete and simple subject and predicates (verb)

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To identify and classify nouns

To name and classify pronouns and its antecedents in a sentence

To choose the adjectives and the word it modifies

To identify and classify pronouns

To enhance their oral communication by doing oral presentations about specific

theme intergrading media and technology

To locate adverbs and the word it modifies

To select and classify verbs in their tense

To spell plural forms of nouns

To write effective sentences

To identify subject complements and object of the verb

To identify and classify phrases in sentences

To distinguish between adverb or adjectives

To diagram sentences using sentence diagramming

To take dictations of words, phrases, sentences and short paragraphs

To analyze the subject and verb agreement

To understand the pronoun and antecedents agreement

Predict outcome

Recognize main ideas

Mention details

Recall sequence of events

Distinguish between fact or opinion

Brainstorm, draft, revise, edit and publish essays

Develop a thesis statement

State the elements of literature

Communicate personal opinions of a topic or theme

Provide critical thoughts

Answer questions in complete thought

Respect other student’s thought

Show tolerance toward another person

Criteria of Evaluation

The student evaluation tend to be objective, therefore to better understand and help my student in their strengths and weakness, I will use different methods of evaluation.

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English Class Outline

A. Chapter 1The Parts of a Sentence (3 weeks)

Sentence or sentence fragment

Subject and Predicate A. The Subject

1. Simple and complete subjectsB. The Predicate

1. Simple and complete predicates2. Verb Phrase

C. Compound Subjects and simple predicates

Kinds of Sentences a. Declarativeb. Imperativec. Interrogatived. Exclamatory

Unit test

H. Chapter 2The parts of a Speech (Nouns, Pronouns and Adjectives) (3 weeks)

Nouns a. Concrete b. Abstractc. Properd. Collectivee. Compound Nouns

Pronouns a. Personalb. Demonstrativec. Interrogatived. Relativee. Indefinitef. Reflexive or Intensive

Adjectives

Oral presentations Chapter Tests Assignments Class work Special Projects Power Point presentations Written Projects Journal Language usage

Grade Criteria:A = 90% - 100%B = 80% - 89%C = 70% - 79%D = 60% - 69%F = under 59%

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a. Articlesb. Nouns or Adjectivesc. Demonstratived. Proper Adjectivese. Verbs

Unit test

I. Chapter 3The Parts of Speech (Verb, Adverb, Prepositions, Conjunctions and

Interjection) (3 weeks)

Verb a. Action or Linkingb. Helping and Mainc. Transitive or Intransitive

Adverbs a. Adjectives or Adverbsb. The position of Adverbs

Prepositions a. Prepositional Phraseb. Prepositions or Adverbs

Conjunctions a. Coordinating

D. Correlative

8. Interjections Unit test

J. Chapter 4 Complements (3 weeks)

Complements b. Object of the verbc. Direct objectd. Indirect objecte. Subject Complements

i. Predicate Nominativeii. Predicate AdjectivesUnit test

K. Chapter 5The Phrase (2 weeks)

Prepositional Phrase a.Adjective Phraseb. Adverb Phrase

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Verbal and Verbal Phrases a.The participle and participial phraseb. The infinitive and infinitive phrase

Appositives and appositives phrases

Unit test

L. Chapter 6The Clause (3 weeks)

The independent clause

The subordinating clause a.The adjective clauseb. The noun clausec.The adverb clause

Unit test

M. Chapter 7Kind of Sentence Structure (2 weeks)

1. The simple sentence2. The compound sentence 3. The complex sentence4. The compound-complex sentence

Unit test

H. Chapter 8Sentence Diagramming (3 weeks)

1. Subjects and Verbs a. Understood subjects

b. Compound subjects and verbs

2. Adjectives and Adverbs a. adjectives

b. adverbs

3. Objectsa. Subject complementb. Object of the verbc. Compound subject complements or object of the verb

4. Phrases a. Prepositional Phrase

b. Adjective Phrasec. Adverb Phrase

5. Verbal and verbal phrasesa. Participles and participial phrase

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b. Gerund and gerund phrasec. Infinitives and infinitives phrased. Appositives and appositive phrase

6. Subordinating Clausesa. Adjectives clausesb. Adverb clausesc. Noun clauses

Unit test

I. Chapter 8Agreement (3 weeks)

1. Number

2. Agreement of subject and verb

3. Problems in Agreementa. Phrases between subject and verbb. Indefinite Pronounsc. Compound subjectse. Other Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement

4. Agreement of Pronoun and antecedentUnit test

J. Chapter 9 Using Verbs correctly (3 weeks)

1. Principal parts of verbs a. Regular b. Irregular

2. Tensea. Consistency of Tense

3. Active and Passive Voice

4. Six Troublesome verba. Lie vs. Lay

b. Sit vs. Set c. Rise vs. Raise

Unit test

K. Chapter 10Using Pronouns correctly (3 weeks)

1. Case b. Nominative Case c. Objective Case

2. Special pronoun problems

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a. Who vs. Whom b. Pronouns with Appositives c. Reflexive pronouns

d. Clear referenceUnit test

Literature Outline

COLLECTION 1

1. Rikki-Tikki-tavia. Reading Skills: Retelling

2. Three Skeleton Keya. Reading Skills: Making Predictions

3. The Monkey and the Crocodilea. Reading Skills: Retelling

COLLECTION 2

1. A Rice Sandwicha. Reading Skills: Making Inferences

2. Learning to Floata. Reading Skills: Making Predictions

COLLECTION 3

1. The Highwaymana. Reading Skills: Making Predictions

2. Phaethona. Reading Skills: Identify Cause and Effect

COLLECTION 4

1. After twenty Years a. Reading Skills: Making Predictions

2. Names/Nombresa. Reading Skills: Discovering the Main Idea

3. Thanksgiving with the Connersa. Reading Skills: Making Inferences

COLLECTION 5

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1. Amigo Brothersa. Reading Skills: Comparison and Contrast

2. I’m Nobodya. Reading Skills: Punctuation Clues

3. Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Outa. Reading Skills: Reading Aloud

4. Batsa. Reading Skills: Reading Aloud

Collection 7

1. King Arthur: The Sword in the Stonea. Reading Skill: Retelling

2. Sir Garwain and the Loathly Ladya. Reading Skills: Predictingb.

3. The Changing of the Shrewa. Reading Skills: Using Text clues

Collection 8

1. Casting Call; Hollywood Beat application to Worka. Reading Focus: Analyzing Public Documents and Identifying Text Structure

2. How to Locate the Big and Little Dippersa. Reading Skills. Identifying Text Structures

**Note: The rest of the 10 weeks will be giving literature integrated with the grammar class. **

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Resources

Holt Handbook First Course Holt, Rinehart Wistion

Language and Sentence Skills Practice Holt,Rinehart Wistion

Dictionaries Notebook Computer

Newspaper Magazines Internet Cardboard Scissors Glue White board

Reference

Holt Handbook First Course Holt, Rinehart Wistion Language and Sentence Skills Practice Holt,Rinehart Wistion Other English books Internet Newspaper Magazines

** Subject to Change **

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