CurriculumOntarioGrade 7English

Ontario Curriculum

Grade 7 English

59 lessons across 4 units. Every lesson taught 1:1 by an AI tutor — explanations, practice, and instant feedback.

What your child will learn

Grade 7 English covers these 14+ core concepts:

Reading Comprehension StrategiesVocabulary DevelopmentMaking InferencesWriting for Purpose and AudienceAnalyzing and Synthesizing TextsDiverse and Cultural PerspectivesEvaluating Perspectives and BiasWriting ProcessDigital Media LiteracyOral CommunicationText Forms and GenresGrammarVisual and Media TextsSentence Structure

The 4 units of Grade 7 English

59 lessons total, sequenced in the order students learn them.

Literacy Connections and Applications

12 lessons

1.Transferable Skills: Your Toolkit for Success

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesOral Communication

2.Recognizing Your Transferable Skills Across Contexts

Vocabulary DevelopmentReading Comprehension StrategiesWriting Process

3.Your Digital Life: Rights, Responsibilities, and Identity Online

Digital Media LiteracyVocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

4.Understanding Digital Media as Constructed Messages

Digital Media LiteracyVisual and Media TextsEvaluating Perspectives and Bias

5.Analyzing Digital Media Texts: Form and Purpose

Digital Media LiteracyVisual and Media TextsAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

6.Identity, Belonging, and Diverse Perspectives in Literature

Diverse and Cultural PerspectivesVocabulary DevelopmentReading Comprehension Strategies

7.Digital Media Literacy: Core Concepts and Skills

Digital Media LiteracyVocabulary DevelopmentWriting for Purpose and Audience

8.The SIFT Method: Evaluating Online Sources

Digital Media LiteracyEvaluating Perspectives and BiasResearch Skills

9.Choosing the Right Digital Tool

Digital Media LiteracyWriting for Purpose and AudienceDiverse and Cultural Perspectives

10.Applying Digital Literacy: Real-Life Scenarios

Digital Media LiteracyDiverse and Cultural PerspectivesVocabulary Development

11.Literacy Skills Across All Subjects

Reading Comprehension StrategiesEvaluating Perspectives and BiasVocabulary Development

12.Themes in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Texts

Analyzing and Synthesizing TextsDiverse and Cultural PerspectivesVocabulary Development

Foundations of Language

11 lessons

13.What Is Active Listening — and Why Does It Matter?

Oral CommunicationVocabulary Development

14.Listening Strategies and Non-Verbal Communication

Oral CommunicationMaking InferencesVocabulary Development

15.Making Purposeful Communication Choices

Oral CommunicationWriting for Purpose and Audience

16.Understanding Body Language and Tone in Communication

Oral CommunicationDiverse and Cultural PerspectivesVocabulary Development

17.Delivering Your Message: Words, Tone, and Body Language

Oral CommunicationSentence StructureGrammar

18.What Are Morphemes and Why Do They Matter?

MorphologyVocabulary Development

19.Building Your Word Power: Vocabulary and Morphology

MorphologyVocabulary DevelopmentReading Comprehension Strategies

20.What Is Fluent Reading — and Why Does It Matter?

Reading FluencyOral CommunicationReading Comprehension Strategies

21.What Is a Complex Sentence — and Why Does It Matter?

Sentence StructureGrammarCapitalization and Punctuation

22.Understanding Parts of Speech in Action

GrammarSentence Structure

23.Punctuation That Does the Heavy Lifting

Capitalization and PunctuationSentence StructureGrammar

Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts

22 lessons

24.What Is Knowledge About Texts — and Why Does It Matter?

Text Forms and GenresReading Comprehension StrategiesText Features and Organization

25.What Are Text Forms and Genres?

Text Forms and GenresText Features and OrganizationReading Comprehension Strategies

26.What Are Text Patterns and Text Features — and Why Do They Matter?

Text Features and OrganizationReading Comprehension StrategiesDiverse and Cultural Perspectives

27.What Are Visual Elements and Why Do They Matter?

Visual and Media TextsText Features and OrganizationMaking Inferences

28.Point of View and Why It Matters

Point of View and Narrative PerspectiveElements of StyleVocabulary Development

29.Narrator's Point of View

Point of View and Narrative PerspectiveReading Comprehension StrategiesLiterary Devices

30.What Is Indigenous Storywork?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesDiverse and Cultural PerspectivesVocabulary Development

31.What Is Activating Prior Knowledge — and Why Does It Matter?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking Inferences

32.Making and Confirming Predictions While Reading

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking Inferences

33.What Is Monitoring Your Understanding?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesVocabulary Development

34.Making Connections: Linking Texts to Prior Knowledge

Reading Comprehension StrategiesAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

35.What Is Summarizing — and Why Does It Matter?

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

36.Summarizing Main Ideas and Drawing Conclusions from Texts

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

37.Naming and Choosing Comprehension Strategies

Reading Comprehension StrategiesMaking InferencesVocabulary Development

38.Literary Devices: Foreshadowing, Allegory, and Symbolism

Literary DevicesMaking InferencesReading Comprehension Strategies

39.What Are Inferences, and Why Do They Matter?

Making InferencesReading Comprehension StrategiesAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

40.Analyzing Cultural Elements in Texts

Analyzing and Synthesizing TextsEvaluating Perspectives and BiasDiverse and Cultural Perspectives

41.What Is Cultural Analysis in Texts?

Diverse and Cultural PerspectivesAnalyzing and Synthesizing TextsMaking Inferences

42.Analyzing Author Perspective and Bias in Texts

Evaluating Perspectives and BiasReading Comprehension StrategiesMaking Inferences

43.Analyzing Author Perspective and Representation in Texts

Evaluating Perspectives and BiasReading Comprehension StrategiesMaking Inferences

44.Analyzing Indigenous Texts Through Historical and Cultural Context

Diverse and Cultural PerspectivesAnalyzing and Synthesizing TextsEvaluating Perspectives and Bias

45.Analyzing Author's Purpose and Writing Techniques

Evaluating Perspectives and BiasMaking InferencesAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts

14 lessons

46.Identifying Audience, Purpose, and Form for Writing

Writing for Purpose and AudienceText Forms and GenresWriting Process

47.What It Means to Develop and Organize Ideas

Writing ProcessPersuasive WritingInformational and Expository Writing

48.Gathering, Evaluating, and Organizing Information

Research SkillsEvaluating Perspectives and BiasAnalyzing and Synthesizing Texts

49.What Is Organizing Content — and Why Does It Matter?

Writing ProcessText Forms and GenresWriting for Purpose and Audience

50.What Does It Mean to Develop Ideas and Organize Content?

Writing ProcessText Forms and GenresWriting for Purpose and Audience

51.What Is Creating Texts — and Why Does It Matter?

Text Forms and GenresWriting for Purpose and AudienceWriting Process

52.What Is Voice in Writing — and Why Does It Matter?

Writing Voice and StyleWriting for Purpose and AudienceElements of Style

53.What Is Personal Voice, and Why Does It Matter?

Writing Voice and StyleWriting for Purpose and AudienceVocabulary Development

54.What Is Point of View, Perspective, and Bias in Your Own Writing?

Point of View and Narrative PerspectiveEvaluating Perspectives and BiasWriting Voice and Style

55.Revising Your Draft: Making Good Writing Great

Writing ProcessWriting Voice and StyleElements of Style

56.What Is Editing and Why Does It Matter?

Writing ProcessCapitalization and PunctuationGrammar

57.What Is Publishing and Presenting?

Publishing and PresentingWriting for Purpose and AudienceVisual and Media Texts

58.Sharing Your Writing: Publishing, Presenting, and Reflecting

Publishing and PresentingWriting for Purpose and AudienceVisual and Media Texts

59.Reflecting on Your Published Work: Learning Through Feedback

Publishing and PresentingWriting Process

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