FSA Grade 7 study plan

FSA Grade 7 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

English Language Arts

Identify the structure of FSA ELA reading passages by annotating main idea, supporting evidence, and author's purpose in three informational texts
Distinguish between explicit statements and inferences by writing one inference and citing the sentence that supports it for five short passages
Build a personal vocabulary log of 20 academic and domain-specific words drawn from practice passages, recording context clues for each

A three-passage annotation packet with labeled main ideas, cited evidence, and a 20-word vocabulary log

Week 2

Analyze how an author develops a central claim across a multi-paragraph text by mapping claim, reasons, and evidence in an outline
Compare two texts on the same topic by writing a paragraph that explains how each handles the topic differently
Evaluate the strength of textual evidence by ranking three supporting details per passage and justifying the ranking

A two-text comparison paragraph plus an evidence-strength ranking chart for three passages

Week 3

Solve multi-step ratio and proportional reasoning problems by setting up and solving unit rates in 15 practice items
Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents and apply them to percent-increase and percent-decrease word problems
Model proportional relationships with tables, graphs, and equations and identify the constant of proportionality in each representation

A 20-item worked problem set on ratios, rates, and proportional relationships with shown steps and a corrected error log

Week 4

Write a timed 40-minute ELA constructed response that states a claim and supports it with two cited text details
Solve integer addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems including absolute value and number-line models
Explain in writing how a rational number's position on a number line relates to its value and to operations on it

One timed ELA constructed response scored against a self-made rubric plus a 15-item integers quiz scored at 80% or higher

Week 5

Simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions by combining like terms and applying the distributive property across 20 items
Solve one- and two-step linear equations and inequalities, including graphing solutions on a number line
Translate verbal phrases into algebraic expressions and equations and check each translation against a substituted value

A 25-item expressions-and-equations test with a fully worked solution for every missed item

Week 6

Compute area, surface area, and volume of two- and three-dimensional figures using formulas, including circles and composite shapes
Solve problems involving scale drawings and proportional reasoning with geometric figures
Interpret data displays such as dot plots and box plots and calculate measures of center and spread

A geometry and data mini-project: one scale drawing with labeled dimensions and a data set analysis reporting mean, median, range, and a box plot

Week 7

Draft a full-length ELA practice essay under timed conditions and revise it for organization, transitions, and evidence use
Complete a mixed-topic math practice set spanning ratios, expressions, geometry, and statistics without notes
Classify every missed item from both practice sets by error type (concept, calculation, misread, time) and write a fix for each

A revised timed essay plus a mixed math set scored at 80% or higher, with a categorized error analysis sheet

Week 8

Take two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions and record section scores
Review all flagged and missed items from weeks 1 through 8 and re-solve each one correctly
Finalize a one-page test-day strategy sheet covering pacing, question order, and evidence-citation habits

Two completed full-length practice tests with score tracking and a finalized one-page test-day strategy sheet

Week 4: Score at least 80% on the integers quiz and earn a self-rubric score of proficient or higher on the timed ELA constructed response

Week 6: Complete the geometry and data mini-project with all calculations shown and at least 80% of items correct on the week 5 equations test

Week 8: Achieve at least 75% on each full-length practice test and show that every missed item across the plan has been re-solved and logged