IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 7th grade

IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 7th grade

Boost learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan, which provides comprehensive coverage of seventh grade language arts topics!

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1	Week 1
Reading strategies		1. Identify sensory details
Reading strategies
1. Identify sensory details

Writing strategies		1. Use personification
Writing strategies
1. Use personification

Vocabulary		1. Find words using context
Vocabulary
1. Find words using context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 2. Identify the simple subject or simple predicate of a sentence
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 2. Identify the simple subject or simple predicate of a sentence

2	Week 2
Reading strategies		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Reading strategies
1. Identify the narrative point of view

Writing strategies		1. Create varied sentences based on models
Writing strategies
1. Create varied sentences based on models

Vocabulary		1. Choose the synonym
Vocabulary
1. Choose the synonym

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence 2. Identify the compound subject or compound predicate of a sentence
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence 2. Identify the compound subject or compound predicate of a sentence

3	Week 3
Reading strategies		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Reading strategies
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source

Writing strategies		1. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Writing strategies
1. Identify supporting details in literary texts

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 2. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?

4	Week 4
Reading strategies		1. Recall the source of an allusion
Reading strategies
1. Recall the source of an allusion

Vocabulary		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Vocabulary
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Is it a phrase or a clause? 2. Identify appositives and appositive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
1. Is it a phrase or a clause? 2. Identify appositives and appositive phrases

5	Week 5
Reading strategies		1. Interpret figures of speech
Reading strategies
1. Interpret figures of speech

Writing strategies		1. Use the correct frequently confused word
Writing strategies
1. Use the correct frequently confused word

Vocabulary		1. Words with pre-
Vocabulary
1. Words with pre-

Grammar and mechanics		1. What does the punctuation suggest? 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements
Grammar and mechanics
1. What does the punctuation suggest? 2. Commas with nonrestrictive elements

6	Week 6
Reading strategies		1. Classify figures of speech
Reading strategies
1. Classify figures of speech

Vocabulary		1. Words with -ful
Vocabulary
1. Words with -ful

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify dependent and independent clauses 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify dependent and independent clauses 2. Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 3. Commas with compound and complex sentences

7	Week 7
Reading strategies		1. Compare passages for tone
Reading strategies
1. Compare passages for tone

Writing strategies		1. Correct errors with signs
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors with signs

Vocabulary		1. Choose the antonym
Vocabulary
1. Choose the antonym

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 2. Combine sentences using relative clauses

8	Week 8
Reading strategies		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Reading strategies
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use plurals: review 2. Form and use plurals of compound nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use plurals: review 2. Form and use plurals of compound nouns

9	Week 9
Reading strategies		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Reading strategies
1. Match the quotations with their themes

Writing strategies		1. Remove redundant words or phrases
Writing strategies
1. Remove redundant words or phrases

Vocabulary		1. Describe the difference between related words
Vocabulary
1. Describe the difference between related words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive 3. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 2. Form the singular or plural possessive 3. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

10	Week 10
Reading strategies		1. Determine the themes of short stories
Reading strategies
1. Determine the themes of short stories

Vocabulary		1. Alphabetical order
Vocabulary
1. Alphabetical order

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 2. Commas with series, dates, and places 3. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 2. Commas with series, dates, and places 3. Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, and interrupters

11	Week 11
Writing strategies		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Writing strategies
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Vocabulary		1. Use guide words
Vocabulary
1. Use guide words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2. Is it a direct object or an indirect object? 3. Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2. Is it a direct object or an indirect object? 3. Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns

12	Week 12
Reading strategies		1. Analyze short stories
Reading strategies
1. Analyze short stories

Vocabulary		1. Vocabulary review: Analyze short stories
Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary review: Analyze short stories

Grammar and mechanics		1. Correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2. Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 3. Use the correct verb – with compound subjects
Grammar and mechanics
1. Correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2. Correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 3. Use the correct verb – with compound subjects

13	Week 13
Writing strategies		1. Choose evidence to support a claim
Writing strategies
1. Choose evidence to support a claim

Vocabulary		1. Use dictionary entries
Vocabulary
1. Use dictionary entries

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 2. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify pronouns and their antecedents 2. Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent

14	Week 14
Reading strategies		1. Label the rhyme scheme
Reading strategies
1. Label the rhyme scheme

Writing strategies		1. Identify counterclaims
Writing strategies
1. Identify counterclaims

Vocabulary		1. Use dictionary definitions
Vocabulary
1. Use dictionary definitions

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify vague pronoun references 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify vague pronoun references 2. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person

15	Week 15
Reading strategies		1. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects
Reading strategies
1. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects

Vocabulary		1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between subject and object pronouns 2. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between subject and object pronouns 2. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me"

16	Week 16
Reading strategies		1. Compare information from two texts
Reading strategies
1. Compare information from two texts

Writing strategies		1. Classify logical fallacies
Writing strategies
1. Classify logical fallacies

Vocabulary		1. Use thesaurus entries
Vocabulary
1. Use thesaurus entries

Grammar and mechanics		1. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns 2. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 3. Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Compound subjects and objects with pronouns 2. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 3. Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?

17	Week 17
Writing strategies		1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
Writing strategies
1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements

Vocabulary		1. Words with re- 2. Words with -less
Vocabulary
1. Words with re- 2. Words with -less

Grammar and mechanics		1. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 2. Irregular past tense: review
Grammar and mechanics
1. Simple past, present, and future tense: review 2. Irregular past tense: review

18	Week 18
Reading strategies		1. Trace an argument
Reading strategies
1. Trace an argument

Vocabulary		1. Vocabulary review: Trace an argument
Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary review: Trace an argument

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 2. Form the progressive verb tenses 3. Form the perfect verb tenses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 2. Form the progressive verb tenses 3. Form the perfect verb tenses

19	Week 19
Reading strategies		1. Read graphic organizers
Reading strategies
1. Read graphic organizers

Writing strategies		1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Writing strategies
1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest

Vocabulary		1. Use the correct homophone
Vocabulary
1. Use the correct homophone

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify gerunds and their functions 2. Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify gerunds and their functions 2. Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases

20	Week 20
Reading strategies		1. Which sentence is more formal?
Reading strategies
1. Which sentence is more formal?

Writing strategies		1. Organize information by main idea
Writing strategies
1. Organize information by main idea

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Misplaced modifiers with pictures 2. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier
Grammar and mechanics
1. Misplaced modifiers with pictures 2. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier

21	Week 21
Reading strategies		1. Identify author's purpose
Reading strategies
1. Identify author's purpose

Writing strategies		1. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Writing strategies
1. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Vocabulary		1. Which definition matches the sentence?
Vocabulary
1. Which definition matches the sentence?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Are the modifiers used correctly? 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions
Grammar and mechanics
1. Are the modifiers used correctly? 2. Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions

22	Week 22
Reading strategies		1. Determine the main idea of a passage
Reading strategies
1. Determine the main idea of a passage

Vocabulary		1. Which sentence matches the definition?
Vocabulary
1. Which sentence matches the definition?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Identify adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify prepositional phrases 2. Identify adjectives

23	Week 23
Reading strategies		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Reading strategies
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Writing strategies		1. Use parallel structure
Writing strategies
1. Use parallel structure

Vocabulary		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Vocabulary
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar and mechanics		1. Order adjectives 2. Commas with coordinate adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1. Order adjectives 2. Commas with coordinate adjectives

24	Week 24
Reading strategies		1. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Reading strategies
1. Match causes and effects in informational texts

Vocabulary		1. Words with sub-
Vocabulary
1. Words with sub-

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use hyphens in compound adjectives 2. Identify adverbs
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use hyphens in compound adjectives 2. Identify adverbs

25	Week 25
Reading strategies		1. Match problems with their solutions
Reading strategies
1. Match problems with their solutions

Writing strategies		1. Correct errors with frequently confused words
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors with frequently confused words

Vocabulary		1. Words with -able and -ible
Vocabulary
1. Words with -able and -ible

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb?
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb?

26	Week 26
Writing strategies		1. Identify thesis statements
Writing strategies
1. Identify thesis statements

Vocabulary		1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-
Vocabulary
1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non-

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2. Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst

27	Week 27
Reading strategies		1. Identify text structures
Reading strategies
1. Identify text structures

Writing strategies		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Writing strategies
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

28	Week 28
Writing strategies		1. Correct errors in everyday use
Writing strategies
1. Correct errors in everyday use

Vocabulary		1. Words with mis- 2. Positive and negative connotation
Vocabulary
1. Words with mis- 2. Positive and negative connotation

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists 2. Use dashes
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists 2. Use dashes

29	Week 29
Reading strategies		1. Read and understand informational passages
Reading strategies
1. Read and understand informational passages

Writing strategies		1. Suggest appropriate revisions
Writing strategies
1. Suggest appropriate revisions

Vocabulary		1. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages
Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary review: Read and understand informational passages

Grammar and mechanics		1. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately 2. Correct capitalization errors
Grammar and mechanics
1. Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately 2. Correct capitalization errors

30	Week 30
Writing strategies		1. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition)
Writing strategies
1. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition)

Vocabulary		1. Analogies
Vocabulary
1. Analogies

Grammar and mechanics		1. Capitalizing titles 2. Formatting titles
Grammar and mechanics
1. Capitalizing titles 2. Formatting titles

31	Week 31
Reading strategies		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Reading strategies
1. Compare two texts with different genres

Writing strategies		1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th edition)
Writing strategies
1. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th edition)

Vocabulary		1. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
1. Analogies: challenge

Grammar and mechanics		1. Formatting and capitalizing titles: review 2. Formatting street addresses
Grammar and mechanics
1. Formatting and capitalizing titles: review 2. Formatting street addresses

32	Week 32
Writing strategies		1. Identify plagiarism
Writing strategies
1. Identify plagiarism

Vocabulary		1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Vocabulary
1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1. Formatting quotations and dialogue 2. Commas: review
Grammar and mechanics
1. Formatting quotations and dialogue 2. Commas: review