Grade 7
The seventh grade is a performance-based curriculum that serves as a training class for the eighth grade choir in which proper choral singing, music theory, and music literature are studied. Many styles of choral music are sung, including popular and folk music as well as music of a more serious nature. Seventh grade choirs perform…
Read More about Concert Choir.Concert Orchestra at the seventh grade level is open only to those who have had training in the elementary string program in Arlington or elsewhere. No beginners are enrolled. The program is set up as a continuation of basic string training with an introduction to fine string literature. Also, more emphasis is given to performance.
Read More about Concert Orchestra.Orchestra at the seventh grade level is open only to those who have had training in the elementary string program in Arlington or elsewhere. No beginners are enrolled. The program is set up as a continuation of basic string training with an introduction to fine string literature. Also, more emphasis is given to performance. Seventh…
Read More about Symphonic Orchestra.This course is designed for pianists from beginner to advanced. Topics include piano keyboarding, music theory, reading music, and ear training. No experience needed for beginners. More advanced students will have the opportunity to grow in their performance skills. Course Location: Gunn JH
Read More about Piano I, II, and III.All prospective band students are given a musical aptitude test in the spring of their sixth grade year. This test is given to determine the innate musical ability of the student, but is not necessarily a criterion by which all band students are selected. Beginners are started in the seventh grade. The band program is…
Read More about Band.Students are given opportunities for exploring, organizing, understanding, and evaluating their own ability for creative expression in a variety of media: paint, clay, charcoal, pastel, fiber, printmaking, sculpture, etc. Craftsmanship and active participation in the creative process will be encouraged. Student will have the opportunity to participate in various shows and competitions throughout the year.…
Read More about Art.This modified course integrates the teaching of English 7 (SP 7100) and Reading 7 (SP 7150) for campuses not offering separate courses. This course integrates the study of writing and reading skills. Students will develop more complex reading skills by analyzing a variety of text genres and forms of media while simultaneously enhancing their proficiency…
Read More about PC English.This alternate course provides instruction for acquiring prerequisite skills in reading, writing, listening, following directions, communicating needs, and basic computer literacy skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.
Read More about AC Reading/Language Arts.This modified course is designed to provide both a foundation for future mathematical concepts, as well as, a remediation for basic skills which need further exploration. The focal points of Grade 7 mathematics are number and operations, proportionality, expressions, equations, and relationships; and measurement and data. An emphasis on the concrete to pictorial to abstract…
Read More about PC Mathematics.This alternate course provides instruction for acquiring prerequisite skills and functional math for everyday living. These skills include problem solving, calculator usage, money/time/measurement skills and concepts, and basic computational skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.
Read More about AC Math.