Grade 7 Writing
Grammar
Compositional Skills
Paragraph Type
Unit 1
1.
Formulae: S V, SS V, S VV, SS VV
Six sentences
Simple Sentence Review: subjects, verbs (linking,
action, and helping), objects, infinitives, prepositional
phrases, compound subjects and verbs, independent
clause.
2.
End punctuation
3.
Capitalization
4.
Complete thought
Four of the six sentences must be one each SV SS V,
S VV, and SS VV. The other two sentences can be
any type. The student must score a 100% to reach
mastery.
Unit 2
1.
Combine independent clauses with a coordinating
conjunction and a comma or a semicolon
2.
Checking for a subject and verb in each clause
3.
Recognizing the difference between compound
sentences and simple sentences with a compound
subject and/or verb.
4.
Formulae I,cI and I;I
Compound Sentences: subject, verb, object,
coordinating conjunction, pronoun/antecedent,
prepositional phrases, use of comma, use of semicolon,
independent clause, conjunctive adverbs
Unit 3
Six Sentences
Two of the sentences must be compound; two of the
sentences must be 2 types of simple sentence; the
last two sentences can be the student’s choice.
Continue with compound sentences
Unit 4
1.
Sequencing dependent clauses
Six Sentences
Complex Sentences: independent clause, dependent
clause, subordinating conjunctions, use of comma,
subject, verb, infinitives, prepositional phrases
2.
Formulae I D and D, I
3.
Checking for subject and verb in each clause
Two of the sentences must be complex; one of the
sentences must be compound; one must be simple;
the last two sentences can be student’s choice.
4.
Unit 5
Unit 6
When to use the comma
Continue with complex sentences