1 min 7 sLessons · Grade 7 · English Language Arts
Grade 7 English Language Arts lessons
33 short narrated lessons for Grade 7 English Language Arts in British Columbia's curriculum, in the order the curriculum lists them. Each page has the lesson's full transcript, where it fits, and practice questions on lessons that have them. Two lessons are free to watch on the website without an account; signing in is free, no payment and no card.
Strand
Story/text
12 lessons
- 1 min 7 s
1 min 17 sWhy a Text Was Written: Finding Its Function
1 min 17 s · BC7-EN-02
1 min 26 sGenres: What Kind of Story Is This?
1 min 26 s · BC7-EN-03
1 min 7 sText Features: Headings, Captions and Diagrams
1 min 7 s · BC7-EN-04
1 min 5 sStory structure: the plot mountain
1 min 5 s · BC7-EN-05
1 minHow Writers Show a Character
1 min · BC7-EN-06
1 min 11 sSetting: where and when a story happens
1 min 11 s · BC7-EN-07
1 min 10 sSimile: comparing two different things with like or as
1 min 10 s · BC7-EN-08
1 min 17 sMetaphor: saying one thing is another
1 min 17 s · BC7-EN-09
1 min 12 sImagery: Writing for the Five Senses
1 min 12 s · BC7-EN-10
1 min 13 sSound Devices: Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
1 min 13 s · BC7-EN-11
1 min 13 sBuilding an Argument: Claim, Reasons, Evidence
1 min 13 s · BC7-EN-12
Strand
Strategies and processes
6 lessons
1 min 15 sUsing Context Clues for a New Word
1 min 15 s · BC7-EN-13
1 min 11 sWord parts: prefixes, roots and suffixes
1 min 11 s · BC7-EN-14
1 min 4 sMaking an Inference: Reading Between the Lines
1 min 4 s · BC7-EN-15
1 min 8 sSummarizing: Keep What Matters Most
1 min 8 s · BC7-EN-16
1 min 18 sRevising and Editing: What Is the Difference?
1 min 18 s · BC7-EN-17
1 min 21 sWriting for Your Audience
1 min 21 s · BC7-EN-18
Strand
Language features, structures, and conventions
15 lessons
1 min 17 sWhat Makes a Good Paragraph
1 min 17 s · BC7-EN-22
1 min 12 sFormal and Informal Language
1 min 12 s · BC7-EN-23
1 min 5 sCanadian and American Spelling: Two Ways, Both Correct
1 min 5 s · BC7-EN-24
1 min 7 sSimple Sentences: One Subject, One Verb, One Complete Thought
1 min 7 s · BC7-EN-25
1 min 6 sCompound Sentences: Joining Two Ideas with a Comma and a Joining Word
1 min 6 s · BC7-EN-26
1 min 22 sComplex Sentences: Joining an Independent Clause to a Dependent Clause
1 min 22 s · BC7-EN-27
1 min 22 sFixing Run-On Sentences
1 min 22 s · BC7-EN-28
1 min 17 sFixing Sentence Fragments
1 min 17 s · BC7-EN-29
1 min 25 sSubject-Verb Agreement: Make the Verb Match Its Subject
1 min 25 s · BC7-EN-30
1 min 22 sUsing Pronouns Correctly: Point Clearly to One Noun, and Match It
1 min 22 s · BC7-EN-31
1 min 13 sTransition words: link your sentences
1 min 13 s · BC7-EN-32
1 min 22 sCommas: a small pause that separates the parts of a sentence
1 min 22 s · BC7-EN-33
1 min 45 sApostrophes: Missing Letters or Ownership, Never a Plural
1 min 45 s · BC7-EN-34
1 min 32 sQuotation Marks and Dialogue
1 min 32 s · BC7-EN-35
1 min 26 sCapital Letters: Sentences, Names and the Word I
1 min 26 s · BC7-EN-36
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