Grade : 7 2017-2018 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter
Year at a Glance
Grade : 7th
2017-2018 First Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Unit 3: Measurement &
Unit 4: Statistics & Probability
Reasoning/Intro to Geometry Text chapters 4, 6, & 8
Geometry/ Expressions, Equations & Inequalities Text chapters 9, 5, & 11
Text chapters 7 & 10 Additional time on multi-step equations, slope & graphing, & geometry measurement
Physical Science
Life Science Photosynthesis
Earth Science
Design project to construct a device to release/absorb thermal energy by chemical processes.
Modeling the movement of energy through an organism, as well as an ecosystem.
Math
Unit 2: Ratios & Proportional
Text chapters 1, 2, & 3
Modeling to describe molecular structures.
Science
Third Quarter
Unit 1: Rational Number Skills
Physical Science
Modeling to predict changes in particle behavior when thermal energy is changed. Modeling to demonstrate the conservation of mass in a chemical reaction.
ELA
Second Quarter
Unit 1 Literature Medieval Literature Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Life Science Organism behavior across ecosystems.
Populations and ecosystems.
Modeling the flow of materials and energy through Earth. Analysis of changes in the Earth’s surface over time. Analysis of data on forecasting and mitigating the effects of catastrophic events.
Biodiversity within an ecosystem Unit 2 Literature
Unit 3 Literature Folk Tales
The Graveyard Book “Harvest Ceremony”
Unit 4 Literature Norse mythology Greek mythology
The Woods Runner The Shadow Thieves
Writing Expository Writing Paragraph formation Compare and Contrast Informational Writing
Goza Middle School
Writing Expository Writing Organization Revising Grammar
Writing Expository Writing Style Content Grammar Arkadelphia Public Schools
Writing Expository Writing Word Choice Sentence Structure Grammar 1
GEOGRAPHY Units 1-7
GEOGRAPHY Units 8-11
ARKANSAS HISTORY Units 1-2
ARKANSAS HISTORY Units 3-4
Unit 1: Geography Skills (2 Weeks)
Unit 8: Northern and Southern Europe (2 Weeks)
Unit 1 Arkansas: The Natural State (2 weeks)
Unit 3 Post-Reconstruction to Civil Rights (5 weeks)
Unit 9: Central America & the Caribbean (2 Weeks)
Unit 2 Statehood through Reconstruction (7 weeks; includes review of early history)
Unit 4 Arkansas in Modern Times (4 weeks)
Unit 2: Sub-Saharan Africa (1 Week)
Social Studies
Unit 3: Southwest Asia and North Africa (2 Weeks) Unit 4: South Asia (1 Week) Unit 5: East Asia (1 Week) Unit 6: Southeast Asia (1 Week)
Unit 10: Australia, the Pacific Realm and Antarctica (1 Week) Unit 11: South America (2 Weeks) Unit 12: North America (2 Weeks)(This will carry us into Arkansas History)
Unit 7: Eastern Europe and Western Russia (1 Week)
Goza Middle School
Arkadelphia Public Schools
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Grade : 7th
2017-2018 First Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Unit 3: Measurement &
Unit 4: Statistics & Probability
Reasoning/Intro to Geometry Text chapters 4, 6, & 8
Geometry/ Expressions, Equations & Inequalities Text chapters 9, 5, & 11
Text chapters 7 & 10 Additional time on multi-step equations, slope & graphing, & geometry measurement
Physical Science
Life Science Photosynthesis
Earth Science
Design project to construct a device to release/absorb thermal energy by chemical processes.
Modeling the movement of energy through an organism, as well as an ecosystem.
Math
Unit 2: Ratios & Proportional
Text chapters 1, 2, & 3
Modeling to describe molecular structures.
Science
Third Quarter
Unit 1: Rational Number Skills
Physical Science
Modeling to predict changes in particle behavior when thermal energy is changed. Modeling to demonstrate the conservation of mass in a chemical reaction.
ELA
Second Quarter
Unit 1 Literature Medieval Literature Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Life Science Organism behavior across ecosystems.
Populations and ecosystems.
Modeling the flow of materials and energy through Earth. Analysis of changes in the Earth’s surface over time. Analysis of data on forecasting and mitigating the effects of catastrophic events.
Biodiversity within an ecosystem Unit 2 Literature
Unit 3 Literature Folk Tales
The Graveyard Book “Harvest Ceremony”
Unit 4 Literature Norse mythology Greek mythology
The Woods Runner The Shadow Thieves
Writing Expository Writing Paragraph formation Compare and Contrast Informational Writing
Goza Middle School
Writing Expository Writing Organization Revising Grammar
Writing Expository Writing Style Content Grammar Arkadelphia Public Schools
Writing Expository Writing Word Choice Sentence Structure Grammar 1
GEOGRAPHY Units 1-7
GEOGRAPHY Units 8-11
ARKANSAS HISTORY Units 1-2
ARKANSAS HISTORY Units 3-4
Unit 1: Geography Skills (2 Weeks)
Unit 8: Northern and Southern Europe (2 Weeks)
Unit 1 Arkansas: The Natural State (2 weeks)
Unit 3 Post-Reconstruction to Civil Rights (5 weeks)
Unit 9: Central America & the Caribbean (2 Weeks)
Unit 2 Statehood through Reconstruction (7 weeks; includes review of early history)
Unit 4 Arkansas in Modern Times (4 weeks)
Unit 2: Sub-Saharan Africa (1 Week)
Social Studies
Unit 3: Southwest Asia and North Africa (2 Weeks) Unit 4: South Asia (1 Week) Unit 5: East Asia (1 Week) Unit 6: Southeast Asia (1 Week)
Unit 10: Australia, the Pacific Realm and Antarctica (1 Week) Unit 11: South America (2 Weeks) Unit 12: North America (2 Weeks)(This will carry us into Arkansas History)
Unit 7: Eastern Europe and Western Russia (1 Week)
Goza Middle School
Arkadelphia Public Schools
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