English 7 DVD with Books Homeschool Curriculum DVD Video Course
Questions & AnswersEnglish 7 covers literature, vocabulary, writing, and grammar with an emphasis on critical thinking from a biblical worldview. In this course, students will explore English grammar conventions, writing instruction, and literature studies. Mrs. Cofer encourages her students to be better thinkers by applying principles of discernment to their everyday lives through their study of English 7.
What should 7th-grade students expect in English 7?
Daily lessons in English 7 will be in two parts, Video A and Video B. Video A will cover writing and grammar from the Writing & Grammar 7 student worktext. Some chapters will focus on grammar conventions and others will focus on developing writing skills through a writing project.
Video B will cover the literature lesson for the day. One lesson will introduce the content by presenting literary terms, author information, and new vocabulary. The following lesson will discuss the literary piece, incorporating critical-thinking questions and encouraging deeper discussions.
Special Features of English 7
Unpacking
Special segment with Will Cunningham that explores information about authors.
Writer’s Dungeon
Special segment featuring an accomplished video gamer, Chris Conquers, to explore writing skills.
Grammar Slammer
Special segment featuring Officer Mort, with common grammar problems and how to avoid them.
Covert Ops
Special segments that convey writing assignments as secret communications.
How should 7th-grade students prepare for English lessons?
Before each writing and grammar lesson in Video A, students should have their grammar books open to the day’s pages, and they should have completed any exercises assigned in the previous lesson. These exercises will be reviewed in the video. They should have their guided-notes pages ready so they can follow along and take additional notes. On scheduled workdays, they should gather any materials needed for the current writing assignment.
Before literature lessons in Video B, students should prepare for what they will be covering that day. If they are about to begin a new literary work, they should gather their student edition and guided notes. If they are discussing a literary work, they should read the work before beginning the lesson as well as gathering their student edition and guided notes.
What will students need to do after the lesson?
After lessons, students should complete any assignments given in the video. If a longer project was announced, they should plan for completing the work.
Course Details
Teacher Information: Mrs. Cofer teaches this course. Learn about her by selecting the Instructor tab.
What’s Included: This kit includes all required printed materials, DVDs for the full year, and additional, optional digital items. See the Contents tab for items that will be shipped to you.
Scheduling Information: 180 days; two lessons daily, averaging 20–24 minutes together.
About DVD Video Courses
Purchasing DVD video courses gives you access to an all-in-one homeschool curriculum and helps you to meet your state’s work and time requirements for your homeschool year. Use Steps 1–2 to customize your kit format. Grade kits include a third step allowing you to customize the grade level of some courses and add elective courses.
Video courses help you to be successful in your homeschool journey when you don’t have a reliable internet connection. Each DVD video course offers the same great content as the online video courses. Video courses give students access to expert teachers and an open-and-go learning experience.
DVD courses must be returned after 13 months from the purchase date.
English 7 covers literature, vocabulary, writing, and grammar with an emphasis on critical thinking from a biblical worldview. In this course, students will explore English grammar conventions, writing instruction, and literature studies. Mrs. Cofer encourages her students to be better thinkers by applying principles of discernment to their everyday lives through their study of English 7.
What should 7th-grade students expect in English 7?
Daily lessons in English 7 will be in two parts, Video A and Video B. Video A will cover writing and grammar from the Writing & Grammar 7 student worktext. Some chapters will focus on grammar conventions and others will focus on developing writing skills through a writing project.
Video B will cover the literature lesson for the day. One lesson will introduce the content by presenting literary terms, author information, and new vocabulary. The following lesson will discuss the literary piece, incorporating critical-thinking questions and encouraging deeper discussions.
Special Features of English 7
Unpacking
Special segment with Will Cunningham that explores information about authors.
Writer’s Dungeon
Special segment featuring an accomplished video gamer, Chris Conquers, to explore writing skills.
Grammar Slammer
Special segment featuring Officer Mort, with common grammar problems and how to avoid them.
Covert Ops
Special segments that convey writing assignments as secret communications.
How should 7th-grade students prepare for English lessons?
Before each writing and grammar lesson in Video A, students should have their grammar books open to the day’s pages, and they should have completed any exercises assigned in the previous lesson. These exercises will be reviewed in the video. They should have their guided-notes pages ready so they can follow along and take additional notes. On scheduled workdays, they should gather any materials needed for the current writing assignment.
Before literature lessons in Video B, students should prepare for what they will be covering that day. If they are about to begin a new literary work, they should gather their student edition and guided notes. If they are discussing a literary work, they should read the work before beginning the lesson as well as gathering their student edition and guided notes.
What will students need to do after the lesson?
After lessons, students should complete any assignments given in the video. If a longer project was announced, they should plan for completing the work.
Course Details
Teacher Information: Mrs. Cofer teaches this course. Learn about her by selecting the Instructor tab.
What’s Included: This kit includes all required printed materials, DVDs for the full year, and additional, optional digital items. See the Contents tab for items that will be shipped to you.
Scheduling Information: 180 days; two lessons daily, averaging 20–24 minutes together.
About DVD Video Courses
Purchasing DVD video courses gives you access to an all-in-one homeschool curriculum and helps you to meet your state’s work and time requirements for your homeschool year. Use Steps 1–2 to customize your kit format. Grade kits include a third step allowing you to customize the grade level of some courses and add elective courses.
Video courses help you to be successful in your homeschool journey when you don’t have a reliable internet connection. Each DVD video course offers the same great content as the online video courses. Video courses give students access to expert teachers and an open-and-go learning experience.
DVD courses must be returned after 13 months from the purchase date.
Printed Teacher’s Editions are not included with this kit. A complete copy of the Teacher’s Edition (formerly TE on CD) and the Teacher’s Toolkit CD as well as files for printing materials from the Teacher Support Materials CD are available by logging into the BJU Press Homeschool Hub at homeschoolhub.com. If you desire a printed Teacher Edition, please contact Customer Service for special pricing.
All DVD Distance Learning kits now include a Parent Guide as well as a Student Worksheets Packet. The printed parent guides for Grade 5 and above include tests and quizzes and corresponding answer keys. Test packets sold with textbook kits are not compatible with tests used in video courses.
Mrs. Beth Cofer, MEd
Mrs. Beth Cofer has over 15 years of combined experience teaching high school English, homeschooling her own children, and working with homeschool cooperatives. She desires to use the study of language arts to help students learn to be excellent discerners of truth and to be effective communicators of that truth as they follow the Lord’s leading in their lives.
- Copyright Year - 2022
- Format - Distance Learning by DVD
- Grade Level - 7
- Publisher - BJU Press
