The 7th Grade Honors English Language Arts Common Core curriculum is driven by the research and evidence-based Common Core State Standards that rigorously prepare students for success in our global economy and society. This Honors level course is specifically designed for motivated and advanced ELA students who have an interest staying on a rigorous academic path that may lead to AP-level courses in high school and a traditional college path. Students will learn how to analytically read complex informational and literary texts, acquire vocabulary through various strategies, interpret figurative language, and write formal essays in an organized and clear way. Students will also learn to express ideas precisely by integrating academic language into writing and speaking, use textual evidence to support a position, present information engagingly, comprehend and evaluate presentations of information, and have a control of the conventions of the English language.