Grade 7 Language Arts

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Literature

Fiction: Literary Elements Link
Definitions of many literary elements in fiction

For good suggestions for books to read, click here.

Unit 1 :Reflections

Picture of James Berry  Click for author list

Great Site to Learn about this author

Photo of Gary Soto

A Gary Soto website

Jack London

Jack London Could Write!

   
   

Unit 4 : Short Stories

SHORT STORIES

Understanding Short Stories

Learn more about sea eagles.

Do you know who this is?
Learn about this famous children's author.

Rudyard Kipling

This author wrote Jungle Book among other well-known works.
Learn about his life here.

Ernest Hemingway

This famous author wrote "A Day's Wait" based on an incident with one of his sons.


Daguerreotype courtesy of the Library of Congress

 "Rip Van Winkle"
was written by this author.
Do you know who he is?

This author's first novel was award-winning and has never gone out of print!

   

Writing

Choosing a topic for a Research Paper?

Tips on how to choose a topic

   

Plagiarism:
What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

Examples of how to avoid plagiarism


How to Cite a Web Resource

"Don't be a stinker.
Cite all your resources!"
http://www.tekmom.com/cite/index.html

   

Grammar/Vocabulary

A piece of cake!

Check out these idiomatic expressions!

Sentence Diagrams

How to diagram sentences

GORILLAS

Interactive Grammar Fun Site
You choose beginner or advanced level!
(This site does have many pop-up ads, though!)