Seventh Grade Curriculum

Religion
Books/Resources

  • The Life of Grace (Faith and Life Series)
  • The Holy Bible
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church
  • Catholic Catechism (Fr. John Hardon)
  • Selected encyclicals

    Scope and Sequence

  • Faith
  • Respect life/prayer
  • Revelation
  • Incarnation
  • Scripture amd tradition
  • Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
  • The Last Things: Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell


    Literature
    Books/Resources

  • Book of Virtue - William Bennett
  • Classics/Novels
  • Worldly Wise Book 4 (Educators Publishing Service)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Oral presentation skills
  • Comprehension skills
  • Interpretation of text
  • Literature appreciation
  • Vocabulary

    Writing/Grammar/Composition
    Books/Resources

  • Spelling Workout Level H (MCP)
  • Voyages in English (Loyola Press)
  • Handwriting (Zaner-Bloser)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Grammar review: parts of speech, phrases, clauses, punctuation, diagramming
  • Paragraph construction
  • Reports (oral/written)
  • Clauses
  • Modifiers
  • Essays

    Mathematics
    Books/Resources

  • Algebra 1/2 (Saxon)

    Scope and Sequence

  • Fractions
  • Decimals/percents
  • Equations/exponents
  • Roots/ratios
  • Proportions
  • Algebraic terms
  • Word problems
  • Geometry

    Science
    Books/Resources

  • Life Science
  • Prentice Hall
  • Teacher resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Life processes
  • Cells
  • Organisms
  • Classification and diversity
  • Plants and animals
  • Systems of the human body
  • Health
  • Genetics

    Social Studies
    Books/Resources

  • Growth of a Nation (Scott Foresman)
  • Teacher resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Establishing a nations
  • The Civil War years
  • War and reconstruction
  • Pioneers and the West
  • Industry and immigration
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Civil rights movement

    Art
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom art supplies

    Scope and Sequence

  • Creative expression
  • Perceptual awareness
  • Artistic heritage
  • Art appreciation

    Music
    Books/Resources

  • Musical instruments

    Scope and Sequence

  • Creative expression
  • Artistic perception
  • Historical and cultural music
  • Music appreciation

    Latin
    Books/Resources

  • Classroom resources

    Scope and Sequence

  • Building vocabulary
  • Cultural appreciation
  • Reading