Product Description
Give your seventh-graders the focused language arts practice they need to keep their language skills sharp.
36 weeks of practice covers standards-based skills such as:
Vocabulary/Word Study
• affixes
• analogies
• base/root words
• figurative language
• homophones
• idioms
• spelling
Punctuation
• punctuation: end of sentence, dialogue, letters, and run-on sentences
• apostrophes: contractions and possessives
• commas: series, dates, addresses, direct address/interjections, and compound and complex sentences
• semicolons
Capitalization
• beginning of sentence
• books, songs, and poems
• proper nouns
Grammar and Usage
• correct article, adjective, adverb, conjunction
• easily confused words
• sentences: parts, types, structure, fragments, and combining
• verbs: parts, tense, agreement with subject, usage, and spelling
• nouns: singular/plural, possessive, and proper
• pronouns: subject/object, possessive, and antecedents
• prepositional phrases/prepositions/objects of a preposition
• double negatives
Other Skills
• dictionary guide words
• syllabication
• outlines
Details:
Pages: 128
Published: 2010
Grades: 7
