GRADE 7

The Grade Seven Program is divided into subject areas. Each subject is presented in a series of modules that include daily lessons and activities. A variety of resources relating to each subject area and topic are provided with each module. These include textbooks, online resources, DVD's and CD's.

Desire2Learn is our new online communication and course delivery platform. Students will learn to use D2L for emailing, sending in assignments, accessing courses and resources, connecting with fellow classmates and entering virtual classrooms.

English Language Arts 7
English Language Arts 7 is available in print or online. Lessons are blended with fun, vivid multimedia pieces. Kids enjoy them because they are interactive. Teachers appreciate them because they support the lessons and teach content in interesting and creative ways. Students require access to a computer to use these multimedia elements.

This course is designed to help students learn about personal narratives, reading comprehension, technical writing, persuasive style, language of poetry, types of stories, and story elements. The lessons emphasize English language skills applied to practical and relevant activities. The activities are varied and offer choice and flexibility to teachers and students.

Overview of English Language Arts Modules

Module 1: Personal Focus
• Personal survey
• Autobiographical sketch
• Interview
• Research and write a biography
• Bibliography

Module 2: Technical Communication
• Apply for a job as a technical writer
• Brochures
• Product user manual
• Business letters

Module 3: Convince Me
• Types of persuasive communication
• Persuasive techniques in advertisements
• Persuasive argument

Module 4: Finding Your Voice
• Defining poetry
• Sound devices in poetry
• Poetic elements
• Read, listen to, and write poetry

Module 5: Write of Passage
• Fiction writing
• Story types
• Story elements
• The writing process

Module 6: The Breadwinner
• Novel study


Mathematics 7
This course consists of seven modules with two to three  sections in each module. Students send in an assignment at the end of each section. This course features a pretest at the beginning of each section. Students have the option of completing this pretest if they feel that they have a strong understanding of the concepts in the section. Another key feature of the course is the inclusion of “Thinking Strategies” and “Thinking Space.” The first module explains and models several strategies that students can use to interact more fully with the text. Each lesson throughout the course contains a space along the side of the page where students are prompted to use those strategies as they read.

Overview of Mathematics 7 Modules
Module 1: Numbers and Operations
Module 2: Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Module 3: Lines and Shapes
Module 4: Cartesian Plane
Module 5: Patterns
Module 6: Equations
Module 7: Statistics and Probability


Overview of Science 7 Modules
This course consists of three modules. The modules can be completed in any order.
Each module is accompanied by its own science notebook, consisting of worksheets for students to use for their written work. Some of the worksheets are marked by students and others are sent to the teacher for evaluation.

Earth’s Crust
This module looks at the changes that take place in Earth’s crust—both the slow drift of tectonic plates and the sudden, abrupt changes caused by earthquakes and volcanoes.
Throughout the module students build, use, and evaluate various models, and consider how models can help us understand scientific processes that we can’t see directly.

Ecology
In this module students extend their understanding of ecology. They identify various features of an ecosystem, learn about the food chain, and explore the ecology of a local ecosystem. The second part of the module consists of a research project where students choose a biome (a large region of the world that has a distinct climate and wildlife, such as a desert or tropical rainforest) to study in depth.

Let’s Look at Chemistry
In this module students explore the concept of matter in all its states and forms. Through various activities, labs, and lessons students will learn about the characteristics of mixtures and solutions. Students will also gain an understanding of pH scale through testing weak acids or bases. They are also introduced to the particle model theory and to quantitative and qualitative properties of materials, as well as chemical and physical changes in matter. Lessons on safety introduce this module, in preparation for the activities that follow.


Overview of Social Studies 7

In this course students will learn how and why several ancient civilizations originated, grew, and then eventually collapsed. They will also discover how ancient people lived
and how they dealt with the challenges they faced. Social Studies 7 consists of five modules. It is recommended that students take the modules in order. Each module is
accompanied by a notebook, consisting of worksheets for students to use for their written work.

An online version of this course with innovative and creative learning activities is available.

Mesopotamia
In this module students will learn about the various empires of the Fertile Crescent, also known as Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia was home to some of the world’s earliest and
most intriguing civilizations.

Ancient Egypt
In this module students will fly back in time to the land of ancient Egypt. They will travel along the Nile River and learn how the Egyptians lived in ancient times. Students will apply what they have learned in many creative ways, such as recreating King Tut’s death mask.

Ancient Greece
In this module students will study ancient Greece, one of the most advanced civilizations of the ancient world. Students will demonstrate what they have learned by creating an historical newspaper.

Ancient Rome
In this module you will study the development of Rome from a small village to the greatest empire of the ancient world. In the last section of this module, you will expand your knowledge of this topic as you complete a research report on life in ancient Rome.

World Connections
In this module students will explore what it means to be a responsible citizen. Students will learn what they can do to make a difference in their communities.


Art 7
An introduction to the concepts of colour, shape, lines, and mood. Painting, drawing, and cutting are the skills used in lettering, collage, and poster making.

Second Language
Students study a second language through oral practise on the computer using an online program called Tell Me More. This is a comprehensive foreign language learning method that combines the richness and quality of its contents with the flexibility and interactive features of multimedia.

Through different types of activities, the method aims to develop the essential skills needed to communicate in a second language: reading and listening, semi-guided speaking and writing, vocabulary and grammar. The student is put in an authentic learning context thanks to different dialogues and videos that illustrate scenes from daily life. The method emphasizes quick familiarization with different sounds specific to the language using recordings of different native speakers. Students are encouraged to participate in a virtual class with their French teacher bi-weekly.