Welcome Parents!

Mrs. Milling ~ 7^th Grade Humanities

Students study both Language Arts and United States History during their humanities block. Below you will find a list of topics students will study in my class. Some of these occur quarterly, others re-occur throughout the year. Students will work both individually and cooperatively. I stress student responsibility and accountability. I believe in comfortably challenging students. I appreciate you taking the time to get involved with your students’ education. Together we can help them succeed. You are welcome to visit our classroom anytime. If you need to talk with me simply leave a message ad the office or E-mail me and I will get back to you promptly. Thank you again! Let’s have a great year!

Language Arts:

1. Daily warm-ups

2. Quick-writing assignments

3. Synonyms & Antonyms

4. Class Novel Read Alouds

5. Silent Reading

6. Reading Log

7. Short Stories

8. Memorization (offered as extra credit, one per quarter)

v poetry

v monologues from plays

9. Language Arts binder:

v Spelling Program

v Vocabulary (California Standards words)

v Word dissection

10. Paragraph writing

11. Literary Writing

12. Essay writing

v Observational

v Evaluative

13. Poetry (different forms related to personal reflection & historical themes)

14. Student Storytelling

15. American Folk Tales

16. Multi-cultural Short Stories & Literature

World History:

World History from Fall of Rome through the Rise of Americanism including:

1. Japan

2. Fall of Rome

3. Africa

4. Medieval Times

5. Central & South Americans

6. Crusades

7. Vikings

8. Renaissance

9. Reformation

10. Enlightenment

11. History Faire

12. Current Events—relating the past to today

13. Comprehensive Review/Final