DAILY LANGUAGE REVIEW GR 7

Give your seventh-graders the focused language arts practice they need to keep their language skills sharp. 36 weeks of practice covers standards-based skills such as: Vocabulary/Word Study - affixes - analogies - base/root words - figurative language - homophones - idioms - spelling Punctuation - punctuation: end of sentence, dialogue, letters, and run-on sentences - apostrophes: contractions and possessives - commas: series, dates, addresses, direct address/interjections, and compound and complex sentences - semicolons Capitalization - beginning of sentence - books, songs, and poems - proper nouns Grammar and Usage - correct article, adjective, adverb, conjunction - easily confused words - sentences: parts, types, structure, fragments, and combining - verbs: parts, tense, agreement with subject, usage, and spelling - nouns: singular/plural, possessive, and proper - pronouns: subject/object, possessive, and antecedents - prepositional phrases/prepositions/objects of a preposition - double negatives Other Skills - dictionary guide words - syllabication - outlines