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- course offered in WC Cyber Program


West Chester Area School District 7th Grade Academic Courses Language Arts - English (7th Grade)


All English classes include the study of a variety of texts: novels, poetry, short stories, drama, and nonfiction, which includes speeches, biographies, autobiographies


and editorials. Integrating


reading, speaking, listening, writing, and viewing skills encourages critical thinking and effective communication. Students also study grammar, spelling and vocabulary according to a grade level scope and sequence.


The specific data points that middle school principals will consider for placement into seventh grade reading and English courses are as follows: teacher recommendation, historical and current PSSA performance in reading and writing, and sixth grade reading and English report card grades. Principals may also consider additional data points that may be available for individual students.


English 7 Accelerated Honors This


course is recommended for avid readers,


advanced writers, critical thinkers and those who have a passion for Language Arts. This class teaches students to analyze, explain, and evaluate elements of literature and write at an accelerated pace.


English 7 Honors


This class teaches students to analyze, explain, and evaluate elements of literature and writing at a challenging pace.


English 7 Grade Level


This course teaches students to explain, evaluate and analyze elements of literature and writing at a continuous pace.


Language Arts - Reading (7th Grade)


Reading Through Time 7 Honors This course is for self-directed students who apply advanced reading strategies independently across all content areas.


If a student qualifies and chooses to take a world language, that student will not take reading in 7th grade.


Reading Through Time 7 Grade level This course provides additional


Reading Plus 7


Tis course replaces World Language and/or Reading Trough Time.


Reading Plus is designed to provide intense,


formal reading intervention by a reading specialist. Students who are required to take this course will be selected based on need as determined by multiple criteria.


Mathematics (7th Grade)


All Math classes include the following content as outlined by state standards:


rational numbers,


algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities, ratios and proportions, angle properties, geometric construction, volume & surface area, and statistics & probability.


The specific data points that middle school principals will consider for placement into seventh grade mathematics courses are as follows: teacher recommendation,


historical and current PSSA


performance in math, and sixth grade math grades. Furthermore, principals may consider additional data points that may be available for individual students.


Students who are non-proficient on the PSSA may receive math support through an additional math class or support within their regular math class.


Algebra 1 Accelerated Honors solving.


The functions,


Algebra 1 requires abstract thinking and higher- order problem


content includes


algebraic properties, linear equations and functions, inequalities, systems of equations and inequalities, exponents, exponential


quadratic


equations and functions, polynomials and factoring, rational equations and functions, radicals and data and probability.


Mathematics 7 - Honors Mathematics 7 Honors requires a focus on abstract


instruction and


practice in developing reading skills and strategies in all content areas.


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