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
