Children are supported in applying these conventions to their own writing at the editing stage in the writing process. They also continue to be exposed to the format of the Maryland Writing Test and the Maryland State Department of Education Performance Assessment. The Maryland Writing Test is administered for the first time in Grade 7. The seventh grade mathematics program begins a transitional period where students are led to higher levels of mathematics abstraction. Algebraic and number concepts are provided to form a basis for further mathematics at the high school level.
Arithmetic skills continue to be refined and expanded.
Practical applications and problem solving receive continued emphasis. Music Seventh grade music continues study in the elements of music and provides experiences with the styles of music from the Medieval through the Romantic Period. Opera is studied in a broad generic sense. Students study a unit focusing on careers in music with emphasis placed on careers in the music industry as well as in the field of education. Laboratory experiences begin in grade seven in the areas of piano, recorder, synthesizer, guitar, and research activities.