Learning Language Arts Through Literature Grade 7

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The Learning Language Arts through Literature program is a complete language arts program for Grades 1-12. Using an integrated approach to teaching, students learn communication skills in the context of quality literature that makes not only makes reading more attractive, but creates a deeper understanding of grammar, writing mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, and other language skills.

The Green Activity Book (7th grade) includes a variety of exercises that include poetry appreciation & writing poetry, spelling, grammar, parts of speech, dictation, diagramming, analogies, discussion comprehension questions, and more.

Please note that this book cannot be used independently and must be used in conjunction with the Green Teacher Book (sold-separately). 36 lessons with each lesson divided into 5 days.

The updated third edition of the Green Level now uses "The Mysterious Benedict Society" in place of "Adam and His Kin." In addition, there are new lessons and some reading comprehension and writing activities have been added to the lessons. Please note that the 2nd and 3rd Editions of the Green level are not compatible.

Please note: the following resources are for this level are sold-separately and are not included:

  • Green Teacher Book

  • The Star of Light by Patricia St. John
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • Much Ado About Nothing - a play by William Shakespeare

367 pages, softcover.

The Learning Language Arts through Literature program is a complete language arts program for Grades 1-12. Using an integrated approach to teaching, students learn communication skills in the context of quality literature that makes not only makes reading more attractive, but creates a deeper understanding of grammar, writing mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, and other language skills.

The Green Book is designed for students in 7th grade. Students will enjoy reading the chosen literature books (not-included) as they study a broad spectrum of language arts skills. This Teacher's Book provides parents with easy-to-use lessons that require little to no preparation. Lessons are divided by days, with step-by-step instructions that closely follow the student book; in addition, answers and additional teacher notes are provided in the margins.

This course includes 36 lessons that cover grammar, sentence structure, and sentence diagramming and more. The Poetry Unit encourages an appreciation while memorizing, reciting, and analyzing various poems. In the Short Story Unit, students will analyze the elements of a story, develop a plot line, write dialogue, and much more. In the Research Unit, students will learn how to do research in an easy to follow plan for student and teacher. Review activities and assessments are also integrated throughout.

The updated third edition of the Green Level now uses "The Mysterious Benedict Society" in place of "Adam and His Kin." In addition, there are new lessons and some reading comprehension and writing activities have been added to the lessons. Please note that the 2nd and 3rd Editions of the Green level are not compatible.

Please note: the following resources are for this level are sold-separately and are not included:

  • Green Student Activity Book

  • The Star of Light by Patricia St. John
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • Much Ado About Nothing - a play by William Shakespeare

302 pages, softcover.

Required Books

Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. He was not dreaming. It was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play, waiting for the moment to strike. And for one breathless moment Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away.Hamid does not want his little blind sister, Kinza, to be sold to a beggar, by their stepfather, so he decides to rescue her. Together they escape from their mountain village to a town where there may be a new home for Kinza. But this is only the start of their adventures. Will Kinza be safe? What will happen to Hamid who dares not go back home?Set in North Africa, readers will be delighted by yet another of Patricia St. John's exciting, freshly edited, novels. Recommended for ages 10 to 12.

"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?"

When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all?

Welcome to the Mysterious Benedict Society.

The newly revised signet classic Shakespeare series includes:

  • An extensive overview of Shakespears's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barneti

  • A special introduction to the play by the editor, David L. Stevenson, Hunter College
  • A special note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived Much Ado About Nothing
  • Dramatic Criticism from the past and present: commentaries by Charles Gildon, Lewis Carroll, George Bernard Shaw, Donald A. Stauffer, W.H. Auden, Carol Thomas Neely, and Robert Smallwood
  • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Much Ado About Nothing, then and now.
  • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type
  • Up-to-date list of recommended readings.