Welcome to Seventh Grade!
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Purpose of the Guide
Students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools follow the state of North Carolina’s expectations for what every student will know and be able to do by the end of their current grade level. This guide is designed to help you support your child by understanding those expectations, provide everyday activities to reinforce their learning at home and partner with their teachers throughout the school year.
This guide includes…Key Skills for Reading and Math
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- Understand the most important things your child should know and be able to do by the end of the school year.
Questions to Ask Your Child
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- Engage in conversations with your child using these suggested reading and math questions.
Topics to Discuss with the Teacher
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- Find sample questions and topics you might want to talk about with the teacher related to reading and math skills.
Learning Activities
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- Explore some easy ways you can support your child’s learning important reading and math concepts and skills.
Words to Know
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- Learn some important words and acronyms used at school to “speak the same language”.
Helpful Resources to Practice Skills at Home
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- Click the link to access a collection of reading and math resources aligned to your child’s grade level.
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Resource Guides
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*IMPORTANT: Watch this video to learn how to access the resources below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT-IFNo1UIE
ELA Resources
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Module 1
Module 1
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Module 3
Module 3
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Determining Theme and Summarizing with “The Four Dragons” RL.7.2
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Determining Theme and Summarizing with “The Last Class: The Story of a Little Alsatian” RL.7.2
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Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words with “Tansen’s Gift” RL.7.4
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Aha Moment by Julia Alvarez RL.7.4
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Analyzing Character Point of View with “The Man Who Had No Eyes” RL.7.6
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Module 4
Module 4
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Finding the Best Evidence with “Watch Out: Cell Phones Can Be Addictive” RI.7.1
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Identifying Main Idea and Central Idea with “Cracking Code Purple” RI.7.2
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Conflicting News Reports on the Fate of the Sinking Titanic RI.7.6
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Analyzing the Author’s Point of View with “Don’t Fear the Bermuda Triangle” RI.7.6
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How the Need to Belong Influences Human Behavior and Motivation RI.7.7
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Conflicting News Reports on the Fate of the Sinking Titanic RI.7.9
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ELA Honors Resources
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Module 1
Module 1
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Module 3
Module 3
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Finding the Best Evidence with “They’re Made Out of Meat” RL.7.1
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Finding the Best Evidence with “Lather and Nothing Else” RL.7.1
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Determining Theme and Summarizing with “The Wild Dog of Caucomgomoc” RL.7.2
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The Landlady by Roald Dahl RL.7.2
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Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words with “The Tell-Tale Heart” RL.7.4
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Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words with “The Last Leaf” RL.7.4
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Analyzing Character Point of View with “The Aged Mother” RL.7.6
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Module 4
Module 4
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Finding the Best Evidence with “Social Media: What’s Not To Like?” RI.7.1
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Main Ideas: “Why Teens Find the End of the World So Appealing” RI.7.2
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Main Ideas: “Trailblazing Surgeon Mary Walker Still One of a Kind” RI.7.2
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Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words with “In Three and a Half Hours, an Alarm Will Go Off” RI.7.4
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Math Resources
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Quarter 1
Quarter 1
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Unit 1 - Scale Drawings
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Unit 2 - Introducing Proportional Relationships
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Quarter 2
Quarter 2
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Unit 3 - Measuring Circles
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Unit 4 - Proportional Relationships and Percentages
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Quarter 3
Quarter 3
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Unit 5 - Rational Number Arithmetic
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Unit 6 - Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
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Quarter 4
Quarter 4
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Unit 7 - Angles, Triangles, and Prisms
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Unit 8 - Probability and Sampling
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Math Honors Resources
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Quarter 2
Quarter 2
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Unit 3 - Dilations, Similarity, and Introducing Slope (8.2)
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Unit 4 - Linear Relationships (8.3)
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Quarter 4
Quarter 4
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Unit 8 - Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers (8.8)
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Unit 9 - Probability, Sampling, and Associations in Data (7.8)
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Bringing learning home and on the GO! Your child now has access to Beable through our CMSGO initiative located on in their CMSLaunchPad (for grades 6-12). Beable will help your child connect their interests to future career opportunities and practice reading. Learn more by clicking the image above.
Your child now has access to Discovery Education located on their CMS LaunchPad (grades 6-8).CMS Math Beyond the Classroom with Discovery Ed provides parents and students access to timely content as extra practice to support instruction beyond the school day.