1st six weeks unit 1: fiction and nonfiction big question...

Halifax County Pacing Guide Grade 7

RSL – Reading Standard for Literature

RSIT – Reading Standard for Informational Text

SLS – Speaking and Listening Standards

WS – Writing Standards

LS – Language Standards

1st Six Weeks

Unit 1: Fiction and Nonfiction

Big Question: What is the best way to find the truth?

Selections Listed may be replaced by other text.

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

CCSS Skill/Vocabulary

Terms

Instructional Strategies

&

Instructional Activities

Recommended Resources Recommended Assessments

Days 1 & 2

Aug 25-26

Discuss the Classroom

Syllabus and

School Handbook,

Build Classroom

Rules/Expectations

Pretest

Class Syllabus

EMS School Handbook

Classroom

Rules/Expectations

Diagnostic Assessment

Week 1

Aug 29-Sept

2

I Can:

5.01.1 Use effective reading

strategies.

6.01.6 Determine meaning

using context, structural

analysis or reference tools.

I Can:

RSIT3) Analyze in detail

how a key individual,

event, or idea is

introduced, illustrated,

and elaborated in a text

(e.g., through examples

or anecdotes).

LS4) Determine or clarify

the meaning of unknown

and multiple-meaning

words and phrases based

on grade 7 readings and

content, choosing flexibly

from a range of

strategies.

c. Consult general and

specialized reference

Introduce Vocabulary

for the Unit

Selection Vocabulary

Introduce the Unit Big

Question

Develop Learning Targets

Discuss Learning Targets

Use I Can Statements

Introduce the author of the

selection

Teach Elements of Fiction and

Types of Fiction

Teach Characteristics of

Nonfiction and Types of

Nonfiction

Pre-reading Strategies

During Reading Strategies

After Reading Strategies

Choose a selection to teach

(Papa’s Parrot or mk)

Reading Skill Focus: Use

Textbook

Revised Blooms Taxonomy

(Key words & Model

Questions)

Vocabulary and Reading

Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis Activities

Writing About the Big

Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments

Selection Assessments

Writing Assessments

(Rubric)

Vocabulary Assessment

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1.02.2 Summarize the

characteristics of expressive

works.

materials (e.g.,

dictionaries, glossaries,

thesauruses), both print

and digital, to find the

pronunciation of a word

or determine or clarify its

precise meaning or its

part of speech.

RSL2) Determine a

theme or central idea of a

text and analyze its

development over the

course of the text;

provide an objective

summary of the text.

Context Clues to Unlock

Meaning

Literary Analysis: Narrative

Writing

Complete Selection Activities

Complete Writing Activity

Extend Your Learning Activity

Research and Technology

Activity

Week 2

Sept 5-9

I Can:

2.01.3 Summarize information

when responding to materials.

2.01.6 Draw inferences and

conclusions from

informational materials.

5.01.8 Analyze the effects of

plot, theme, point of view,

RSIT2) Determine two or

more central ideas in a

text and analyze their


course of the text;



RSIT1) Cite several

pieces of textual evidence

to support analysis of

what the text says

explicitly as well as

inferences drawn from

the text.

RSL6) Analyze how an

author develops and


Continue Discussions/Activities

on the Unit Big Question




Reading Informational

Materials

Dorling Kindersley Atlas

Reading Skill: Use Context

Clues to Determine Meaning of

Unfamiliar Words


selection


Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities



Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Daily Formative

Assessments


Writing

Assessments/Rubric


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characterization, mood and

style.




5.01.7 Interpret text by

explaining various thematic

and stylistic elements.

contrasts the points of

view of different

characters or narrators

in a text.

(LS4) Determine or

clarify the meaning of

unknown and multiple-

meaning words and

phrases based on grade 7

reading and content,

choosing flexibly from a

range of strategies.



materials (e.g.,







part of speech.


author develops and


view of different

characters or narrators

in a text.




(from An American Childhood

or The Luckiest Time of All)

Reading Skill Focus: Reread or

Read Ahead to Confirm

Meaning

Literary Analysis: Narrator and

Point of Vies





Activity

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Week 3

Sept 12-16

I Can:

5.01.9 Analyze textual themes

in relation to personal

I Can:







Textbook


(Key words & Model

Daily Formative

Assessments








experience.

5.02.3 Analyze how author’s

choice of genre shapes

meaning.

1.01.1 Create an organized

structure appropriate to

purpose, audience and context

when narrating an account.



course of the text;



RSL4) Determine the

meaning of words and

phrases as they are used

in a text, including

figurative and

connotative meanings;

analyze the impact of

rhymes and other

repetition of sounds (e.g.,

alliteration) on a specific

verse or stanza of a poem

or section of a story or

drama.

WS3) Write narratives to

develop real or imagined

experiences or events

using effective technique,

relevant descriptive

details, and well-

structured event

sequences.

a. Engage and orient the

reader by establishing a

context and point of view

and introducing a

narrator and/or







selection


selection

Comparing Literary Works

Teach the following selections:

(fromBarrio Boy and A Day’s

Wait)

Literary Analysis: Comparing

Fiction and Nonfiction


Complete Writing Workshop



Activity

Administer Common

Assessment

Questions)


Warm-up Activities



Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Writing

Assessments/Rubric


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Common Assessment








1.01.2 Orient the reader to the

scene when narrating an

account.

characters; organize an

event sequence that

unfolds naturally and

logically.






details, and well-

structured event

sequences.




and introducing a

narrator and/or


event sequence that


logically.

Week 4

Sept 19-23

I Can:


strategies to increase fluency

and literacy.

6.01.7 Learn and use new

I Can:

RSIT3) Analyze the

interactions between

individuals, events, and

ideas in a text (e.g., how

ideas influence

individuals or events, or

how individuals influence

ideas or events).



Reteach Skills Not Mastered

by students during this week.








Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities



Question

Vocabulary Building

Daily Formative

Assessments


Writing

Assessments/Rubric


Project Rubric

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words to expand vocabulary.

4.01.4 Understand effects of

author’s craft on the reader.

5.02.4 Analyze impact of

setting on problem and

resolution.




on grade 7 reading and


from a range of

strategies.



materials (e.g.,






precise meaning or its art

of speech.

RSL7) Compare and

contrast a written story,

drama, or poem to its

audio, filmed, staged, or

multimedia version,

analyzing the effects of

techniques unique to

each medium lighting,

sound, color, or camera

focus and angles in a

film).

RSIT5) Analyze the

structure an author uses

to organize a text,



selection


(All Summer in a Day or Suzy

and Leah)

Reading Skill Focus: Recognize

Details That Indicate Author’s

Purpose

Literary Analysis: Setting





Activity

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

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Student Journals

Instructional Coach







including how the major

sections contribute to the

whole and to the

development of the ideas.

Week 5

Oct 26-29

I Can:

1.02.9 Maintain a list of works

read.

1.02.4 Make connections when

analyzing expressive materials.

2.01.4 Determine the

importance and accuracy of

information when responding

to materials.

4.02.1 Use knowledge of

language, literary and media

techniques to evaluate

communication.

I Can:

RSL2) Determine a




course of the text;



RSL2) Determine a




course of the text;



RSIT1) Cite several



what the text says



the text.

RSL7) Compare and



audio, filmed, stage, or

multimedia version,


Continue Discussion/Activities






selection





(My First Free Summer or My

Furthest-Back Person)


Background Information to

Recognize Author’s Purpose

Literary Analysis: Historical

Informational Text

U.S. National Archives and

Records Administration





Activity

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities



Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative

Assessments


Writing

Assessments/Rubric


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each medium (e.g.,

lighting, sound, color, or

camera focus and angles

in a film.

Week 6

Oct. 3-7

I Can:

1.02.5 Compare and contrast

expressive materials.

5.02.1 Read a variety of

literature to study

characteristics of different

genres.

1.01.4 Establish the

significance of events when

narrating an account.

6.01.4 Employ pronouns

correctly, including correct

antecedents and case.

RSL9) Compare and

contrast a fictional

portrayal of a time, place,

or character and a

historical account of the

same period as a means

of understanding how

authors of fiction use or

alter history.

RSL4) Determine the




figurative and



rhymes and other





drama.





Question





selection





Teach the following selections:

(Melting pot and Was Tarzan

a Three-Bandage Man?


Author’s Purpose

Own Your Own

Readings in Science

A Special Gift – The Legacy of

“Snowflake’ Bentley


Complete Spelling Workshop

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities



Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative Assessment

Selection

Writing Assessment/Rubric


Six Week Assessment

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6.01.9 Apply language

conventions in oral

presentations.

6.01.10 Use precise, engaging,

and audience-appropriate

language.



details, and well-

structured event

sequences.




and introducing a

narrator and/or


event sequence that


logically.

LS3) Use knowledge of

language and its

conventions when

writing, speaking,

reading, or listening.

a. Choose language that

expresses ideas precisely

and concisely,

recognizing and

eliminating wordiness

and redundancy.*


language and its

conventions when

writing, speaking,




Complete Communications

Workshop



Activity

Administer Six Week

Assessment

Cumulative Project








and concisely,

recognizing and


and redundancy.*







2nd Six Weeks

Unit 2: Short Stories

Big Question: What is the best way to communicate?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals


Terms


&



Week 1

Oct. 10 -14

I Can:


strategies for type of text.




I Can:

RSIT3) Analyze the




ideas influence



ideas or events).

LS4)Determine or clarify






from a range of

strategies.

a. Use context (e.g., the

overall meaning of a

sentence or paragraph; a

word’s position or

function in a sentence) as

a clue to the meaning of a

word or phrase.


for the Unit



Question





selection




Teach Elements of Short

Stories and Literary Devices


(The Bear Boy or Rikki-

tikki-tavi)


Prior Knowledge to Make

Predictions

Literary Analysis: Plot



Extend Your Learning

Activity


Activity

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Daily Formative Assessments


Writing Assessments/Rubric


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style.

RSL4) Determine the




figurative and



rhymes and other




or section of a tory or

drama.

Week 2

Oct 17 - 21

I Can:

2.01.2 Analyze the

characteristics of

informational works when

responding to materials.


literature to study


genres.

I Can:

RSIT5) Analyze the


to organize a text,



whole and to the


RSL4) Determine the




figurative and




Continue

Discussions/Activities on the

Unit Big Question





selection





Materials

Mongoose on the Loose

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary





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1.02.4 Make connections

when analyzing expressive

materials.




style.

rhymes and other





drama.

RSL2) Determine a theme

or central idea of a text

and analyze its


course of the text;




author develops and


view of different

characters of narrators in

a text.

(Magazine Article)

Reading Skill Focus: Preview

the Text to Make Predictions


(from Letters from Rifka or

Two Kinds)

Reading Skill Focus: Reread

or Read Ahead to Verify

Predictions

Literary Analysis: Character




Activity


Activity

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach

Week 3

Oct 24 – 28

I Can:

1.02.5 Compare and

contrast information.

5.01.11 Analyze

relationships among

RSL9) Compare and



or character and a





alter history.

RSL3) Analyze how

particular elements of a


Continue


Unit Big Question





selection





Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities





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Common Assessment








characters concepts and

experiences.


literature to study


genres.


author’s craft on the

reader.

6.02.3 Produce final

products with accurate

spelling and grammar.

story or drama interact

(e.g., how setting shapes

the characters or plot).

RSL4) Determine the




figurative and



rhymes and other





drama.

RSL7) Compare and




multimedia version,


techniques unique to each

medium (e.g., lighting,


focus and angles in a film.

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the

conventions of standard

English capitalization,

punctuation, and spelling

selections


Teach the following

selections:

(Seventh Grade and Stolen

Day)


Characters




Activity


Activity

Administer Common

Assessment

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach







when writing.

b. Spell correctly.

Week 4

Oct 31 – Nov 4

I Can:


conclusions.

6.01.5 Employ correct use

of phrasing, clauses, and

proper punctuation.




style.

I Can:

RSL1) Cite several pieces

of textual evidence to

support analysis of what

the text says explicitly as

well as inferences drawn

from the text.

LS1) Demonstrate

command of the


English grammar and

usage wen writing or

speaking.

c. Place phrases and

clauses within a sentence,

recognizing and

correcting misplaced and

dangling modifiers.*


author develops and


view of different

characters or narrators in

a text.




Continue


Unit Big Question





selection





(The Third Wish or Amigo

Brothers)

Reading Skill Focus:

Recognize Details to Make

Inferences

Literary Analysis: Conflict

and Resolution




Activity


Activity

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach





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Week 5

Nov 7 -10

I Can:


conclusions when

responding to informational

materials.

2.02.3 Evaluate information

for inconsistencies,

relevance and organization

when developing





style.

5.01.9 Analyze textual

themes in relation to

personal experience.

I Can:

RSIT1) Cite several



what the text says



the text.

RSIT7) Compare and

contrast a text to an

audio, video, or

multimedia version of the

text, analyzing each

medium’s portrayal of

the subject (e.g., how the

delivery of a speech

affects the impact of the

words).

RSL6) Determine an

author’s point of view or

purpose in a text and

analyze how the author

distinguishes his or her

position from that of

others.

RSIT3) Analyze the


individual, events, and

ideas in a text 9e.g., how

ideas influence



Continue

Discussion/Activities on the

Unit Big Question





selection





Materials

Walking for Exercise and

Pleasure

Reading Skill Focus: Make

Generalizations


(Zoo or Ribbons)

Reading Skill Focus: Read

between the Lines by Asking

Questions

Literary Analysis: Theme




Activity


Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach





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ideas or events).

Activity

Week 6

Nov 14 - 18

I Can:


author’s craft on the

reader.


literary devices to increase

fluency and comprehension.

6.02.1 Use and apply

common spelling rules and

patterns and master an

individual list of commonly

misspelled words.

RSL7) Compare and




multimedia version,


techniques unique to each

medium (e.g., lighting,


focus and angles in a

film).

RSIT3) Analyze the




ideas influence



ideas or events).

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate

adjectives (e.g., It was a



Question





selection





Teach the following

selections:

(After twenty Years and

He-y, Come on O-ut!)


Irony

Own Your Own

Readings in Contemporary

Poetry from Locomotion


Spelling Workshop



Workshop

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach





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Six Week Assessment

Project Rubric











5.01.10 Create products for

different purposes and

audiences to increase

fluency.



resolution.

6.01.11 Experiment with

fascinating, enjoyable

movie but not He wore an

old [,] green shirt).

b. Spell correctly.

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate



movie but not He wore an

old [,] green shirt).

b. Spell correctly.

WS4) Produce clear and

coherent writing in which

the development,

organization, and style

are appropriate to task,

purpose, and audience.

RSIT5) Analyze the


to organize a text,



whole and to the


LS5) Demonstrate


Activity


Activity

Administer Six Week

Assessment

Cumulative Project







figurative speech and

language.

3.02.4 Recognize/create an

appropriate structure for

purpose, audience and

context within

problem/solution process.

6.01.9 Apply language

conventions in oral

presentations.

understanding of

figurative language, word

relationships, and

nuances in word

meanings.

c. Distinguish among the

connotations

(associations) of words

with similar denotations

(definitions) (e.g., refined,

respectful, polite,

diplomatic,

condescending).

WS1) Write arguments to

support claims with clear

reasons and relevant

evidence.

b. Support claim(s) with

logical reasoning and

relevant evidence, using

accurate, credible sources

and demonstrating an

understanding of the

topic or text.


language and its

conventions when

writing, speaking,










and concisely,

recognizing and


and redundancy.*







3rd Six Weeks

Unit 3: Types of Nonfiction

Big Question: What should we learn?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals

CCSS Skill/Vocabulary Terms Instructional Strategies

&



Week 1

Nov 21 – Dec 2

I Can:

1.02.7 Determine main

idea.




3.02.3 Construct

essays/presentations that

offer detailed solutions to

given problems.

I Can:

RSL1) Determine a

theme or central idea of

a text and analyze its


course of the text;



LS4) Determine or



meaning words and

phrases based on grade

7 reading and content,



WS4) Produce clear

and coherent writing in

which the development,





for the Unit



Question





selection

Teach Elements of

Non-Fiction Writing and

Types of Nonfiction Writing





(Life Without Gravity or

Conversational Ballgames)

Reading Skill Focus: Adjust

Your Reading Rate to Identify

main Ideas and Key Points

Literary Analysis: Expository

Essay




Activity


Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach





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Activity

Week 2

Dec 5 – 9

I Can:

1.02.4 Make connections

when analyzing expressive

materials.

I Can:

RSL2) Determine a

theme or central idea of

a text and analyze its


course of the text;




Continue


Unit Big Question





selection





(I Am a Native of North

America or from In Search of

Our Mothers’ Gardens)

Reading Skill Focus: Make

Connections Between Key

Points and Supporting Details

Literary Analysis: Reflective

Essay




Activity


Activity

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach





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Week 3

Dec 12 - 16

I Can:

2.01.3 Summarize

information when

responding to materials.

3.02.1 Study problems and

solutions within various

texts.

5.01.9 Analyze textual

themes in relation to

personal experience to

increase fluency and

comprehension.

2.02.3 Evaluate

information for

inconsistencies, relevance

and organization when

developing informational

materials.

I Can:

RSIT2) Determine two

or more central ideas in

a text and analyze their


course of the text;



WS4) Produce clear

and coherent writing in

which the development,




RSIT3) Analyze the




ideas influence


how individuals

influence ideas or

events)

RSIT7) Compare and


audio, video, or

multimedia version of

the text, analyzing each


the subject (e.g., how

the delivery of a speech


Continue


Unit Big Question





selection




Read Informational

Materials

(Keeping it Quiet from PH

Science Explorer)

Reading Skill Focus: Outline


selection


Teach the following :

(Bernie Williams: Yankee

Doodle Dandy and No

Gumption)


Autobiography and Biography




Activity

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach





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Common Assessment








6.01.1 Use varied sentence

structure ad correct

punctuation to model

understanding of

conventional expression.


words.

LS1) Demonstrate

command of the


English grammar and

usage when writing or

speaking.

a. Explain the function

of phrases and clause in

general and their

function in specific

sentences.

b. Choose among

simple, compound,

complex, and

compound-complex

sentences to signal

differing relationships

among ideas.


Activity

Administer Common

Assessment

Week 4

Jan 2 – 6

I Can:


characteristics of

expressive works.


RSL2) Cite several

pieces of textual

evidence to support

analysis of what the text

says explicitly as well as

inferences drawn form

text.

LS4) Determine or




Continue


Unit Big Question



Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities

Literary Analysis

Activities





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words to expand

vocabulary.

3.01.2 Identify positions

and supporting evidence

when analyzing

argumentative works.


language, literary and

media techniques to

evaluate.



meaning words and

phrases based on grade

7 reading and content,





materials (e.g.,




pronunciation of a

word or determine or

clarify its precise

meaning or its part of

speech.

RSL1) Cite several

pieces of textual

evidence to support




the text.

RSL7) Compare and




multimedia version,

analyzing he effects of



selection





(The Eternal Frontier or All

Together Now)

Reading Skill: Recognize

Clues That Indicate an

Opinion

Literary Analysis: Persuasive

Essay




Activity


Activity


Question

Vocabulary Building

Activities

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

Dictionary

SmartBoard

Laptop/Computer

Student Journals

Instructional Coach








each medium (e.g.,

lighting, sound, color,

or camera focus and

angles in a film.

Week 5

Jan 9 - 13

I Can:

4.02.2 Draw conclusions

based on relevant evidence

and information when

evaluating communication.

I Can:

RSL5) Analyze how a

drama’s or poem’s

form or structure (e.g.,

soliloquy, sonnet0

contributes to its

meaning.


Continue

Discussion/Activities on the

Unit Big Question








selection


(The Real Story of a

Cowboy’s Life or Rattlesnake

Hunt)


Resources to Check Facts

Literary Analysis:

Diction/Word Choice




Activity


Activity

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


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Week 6

Jan 16 - 20

I Can:

2.01.1 Monitor for

comprehension when

responding to


2.02.3 Evaluate

information for

inconsistencies, relevance

and organization when


materials.

1.02.5 Compare and

contrast expressive

material.

5.02.2 Analyze how genre

specific characteristics

RSIT5) Analyze the

structure an author

uses to organize a text,

including how the

major sections

contribute to the whole

and to the development

of the ideas.

RSIT7) Compare and


audio, video, or

multimedia version of

the text, analyzing each


the subject 9e.g., how

the delivery of a speech


words).

RSL9) Compare and




multimedia version,



each medium (e.g.,

lighting, sound, color,

or camera focus and

angles in a film).

RSL4) Determine the



Question





selection





Materials

How to Recognize Venomous

Snakes In America


Resources to Check Facts


Teach the following:

(Alligator and The Night the

Bed Fell)


Humorous Essays

Own Your Own

Readings in Contemporary

Fiction from Bad Boy


Textbook


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influence meaning.

6.02.1 Use and apply

common spelling rules and

patterns and master an

individual list of commonly

misspelled words.






figurative and



rhymes and other

repetition of sounds

(e.g., alliteration) on a

specific verse or stanza

of a poem or section of

a story or drama.

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the



punctuation, and

spelling when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate



movie but not He wore

an old [,] green shirt).

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the



punctuation, and

spelling when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate




Workshop


Activity


Activity

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2.02.2 Compare and

evaluate different sources

about same topic when


materials.

6.01.3 Apply parts of

speech to clarify language

usage.

1.03.2 Offer personal

opinions confidently and

without dominating in





RSIT9) Analyze how

two or more authors

writing about the same

topic shape their

presentations of key

information by

emphasizing different

evidence or advancing

different

interpretations of facts.

LS5) Demonstrate

understanding of

figurative language,

word relationships, and

nuances in word

meanings.

c. Distinguish among

the connotations



(definitions) (e.g.,

refined, respectful,

polite, diplomatic,

condescending).

SLS1) Engage

effectively in a range of

collaborative







group settings.

3.01.2 Identify positions

and supporting evidence

when analyzing

argumentative works.

discussions (one-on-one,

in groups, and teacher-

led) with diverse

partners on grade 7

topics, texts, and issues,

building on others’

ideas and expressing

their own clearly.

d. Acknowledge new

information expressed

by others and, when

warranted, modify their

own views.

RSL1) Cite several

pieces of textual

evidence to support




the text.







4th Six Weeks

Unit 4: Poetry

Big Question: What is the best way to communicate?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals


Terms


&



Week 1

Jan 25 – Feb

3

I Can:


conclusions.

4.02.3 Consider impact of

conclusions when evaluating

communication.

4.02.2 Draw conclusions based

on relevant evidence and

information when evaluating

communication.


literature to study

I Can:

RSL1) Cite several pieces





from the text.

RSL7) Compare and




multimedia version,



each medium (e.g.,



in a film).

RSL5) Analyze how a

drama’s or poem’s form

or structure (e.g.,

soliloquy, sonnet)

contributes to its

meaning.

RSL4) Determine the



for the Unit



Question





selection

Teach Elements of

Poetry and Types of Poetry




Choose poems to teach

(The Rider, Seal, Haiku,

Winter, Forsythia, Haiku )

Reading Skill Focus: Ask

Questions to Identify

Supporting Details.

Literary Analysis: Forms of

Poetry: Lyric, Concrete, Haiku





Activity

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genres.



figurative and



rhymes and other





drama.

Week 2

Feb 6-10

I Can:

5.01.5 Engage in small group

discussions.

I Can:

SLS1) Engage effectively

in a range of

collaborative discussions

(one-on-one, in groups,

and teacher-led) with

divers partners on grade

7 topics, texts, and

issues, building on

others’ ideas and

expressing their own

clearly.

a. Come to discussions

prepared having read or

researched material

under study; explicitly

draw on that preparation

by referring to evidence

on the topic, text, or issue

to probe and reflect on








selection





(Life, The Courage That My

mother Had, Loo-Wit, Mother

to Son, The Village

Blacksmith, and Fog)

Reading Skill Focus: Connect

Details to Draw Conclusions.

Literary Analysis: Figurative

Language: Symbol, Metaphor,

Personification, Simile

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6.01.3 Apply parts of speech to

clarify language usage.

ideas under discussion.

LS5) Demonstrate

understanding of


relationships, and

nuances in word

meaning.

c. Distinguish among the

connotations



(definitions) (e.g., refined,

respectful, polite,

diplomatic,

condescending).





Activity

Week 3

Feb 13-17

I Can:


conclusions when responding

to informational materials.


on relevant evidence and

information when evaluating

communication.


I Can:

RSIT1) Cite several



what the text says



the text.

RSL5) Analyze how a


or structure (e.g.,

soliloquy, sonnet)

contributes to its

meaning.

RSL2) Determine a








selection




Reading Informational Text

Ball-Band Shoes/Neolite Soles

(Advertisement)


Textbook


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Questions)


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Common Assessment








importance of literary effects.



resolution.

1.01.3 Engage the reader by

establishing context and point

of view when narrating an

account.

2.02.1 Use and identify

primary and secondary

sources when developing




course of the text;



RSIT5) Analyze the


to organize a text,



whole and to the







details, and well-

structured event

sequences.

d. Use precise words and

phrases, relevant

descriptive details, and

sensory language to

capture the action and

convey experiences and

events.

WS7) Conduct short

research projects to

answer a question,

Recognizing Propaganda

Techniques


Teach the following poems:

(The Highwayman, The

Cremation of Sam McGee, and

How I Learned English)


Narrative Poems





Activity

Administer Common

Assessment

Reteach skills, judging which

skills to reteach by evaluating

students’ performance on the

Common Assessment.

Laptop/Computer

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informational materials. drawing on several

sources and generating

additional related,

focused questions for

further research and

investigation.

Week 4

Feb 20-24

I Can:



6.01.5 Employ correct use of

phrasing, clauses, and proper

punctuation.

6.01.6 Determine meaning of

vocabulary using context,

structural analysis or use of

dictionary other guides.

RSIT3) Analyze the




ideas influence



ideas or events).

LS1) Demonstrate

command of the


English grammar and


speaking.



recognizing and




















selection


(Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout

Would Not Take the Garbage

Out, Weather, One, Full

Fathom Five, Onomatopoeia,

or Train Tune))

Reading Skill: Read Poetry

Aloud, According to

Punctuation.

Literary Analysis: Sound

Devices: Alliteration,

Textbook


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6.02.4 Monitor and self-correct

in spoken and written English.


from a range of

strategies.



materials (e.g.,







part of speech.

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate




an old [,] green shirt.

b. Spell correctly.

Onomatopoeia, Repetition





Activity

Week 5

Feb 28-Mar

2

&

March 5-8

I Can:


structure and correct


understanding of conventional

I Can:

LS1) Demonstrate

command of the


English grammar and


Continue Discussion/Activities





Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Daily Formative

Assessments


Writing

Assessments/Rubric







expression.


speaking.

b. Choose among simple,

compound, complex, and

compound-complex

sentences to signal


among ideas.





selection

Choose poems to teach.

(Annabel Lee, Martin Luther

King, I’m Nobody, Jim, Father

William, Stopping by Woods

on a Snowy Evening)

Reading Skill Focus: Reread to

Paraphrase

Literary Analysis: Rhythm and

Rhyme/Meter





Activity

Warm-up Activities



Question

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Week 6

Feb 27 –

Mar 2, 5, 6,

& 8

I Can:

5.02.2 Analyze how genre

specific characteristics

influence meaning.

I Can:

RSL4) Determine the


phrases s they are used in

a text, including

figurative and



rhymes and other


Question





selection



Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


Warm-up Activities



Question

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importance of literary effects.

6.02.1Use and apply common

spelling rules and patterns and

master an individual list of

commonly misspelled words.

6.02.3 Produce final products

with accurate spelling and

grammar.





drama.

RSL2) Determine a




curse of the text; provide

an objective summary of

the text.

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate





b. Spell correctly.

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.


Reading Informational Text

The Rhythms of Rap

(Magazine Article)


Paraphrasing


Teach the following:

(Miracles and in Just)


Imagery

Own Your Own

Readings in Mathematics

(It’s a Math World for

Animals)





Workshop



Activity

Administer Six Week

Assessment

Cumulative Project

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3.02.4 Recognize/create an

appropriate structure for

purpose, audience and context

within the problem/solution

process.

3.03.2 Justify the judgment

with adequate support when

creating arguments.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate





b. Spell correctly.

WS1) Write arguments

to support claims with

clear reasons and

relevant evidence.

a. Introduce claim(s),

acknowledge alternate or

opposing claims, and

organize the reasons and

evidence logically.

WS9) Draw evidence

from literary or

informational texts to

support analysis,

reflections, and research.

b. Apply grade 7 Reading

standards to literary

nonfiction (e.g., “Trace

and evaluate the

argument and specific

claims in a text, assessing

whether the reasoning is

sound and the evidence is

relevant and sufficient to

support the claim”).







1.03.2 Offer personal opinions

confidently and without

dominating in group settings.

3.01.3 Recognize bias, emotion

and/or slanting when

analyzing argumentative

works.

SLS1) Engage effectively

in a range of

collaborative discussions

(one-on-one, in groups,

and teacher-led) with

diverse partners on grade

7 topics, texts, and issues,

building on others’ ideas

and expressing their own

clearly.

a. Come to discussions

prepared having read or

researched material

under study; explicitly

draw on that preparation

by referring to evidence

on the topic, text, or issue

to probe and reflect on

ideas under discussion.

RSIT8) Trace and

evaluate the argument

and specific claims in a

text, assessing whether

the reasoning is sound

and the evidence is

relevant and sufficient to

support the claims.







5th Six Weeks

Unit 5: Drama

Big Question: Do others see us more clearly that we see ourselves?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals


Terms


&



Week 1

Mar 12 - 16

I Can:





I Can:







from a range of

strategies.

b. Use common, grade-

appropriate Greek or

Latin affixes and roots as

clues to the meaning of a

word (e.g., belligerent,

bellicose, rebel).

RSL7) Compare and



audio,, filmed, stage, or

multimedia version,



each medium (e.g.,



in a film).


for the Unit



Question





selection

Teach Elements of

Drama and Types of Drama




Teach: A Christmas Carol:

Scrooge and Marley, Act I

Reading Skill Focus: Preview

Text to Set a Purpose for

Reading

Literary Analysis: Dialogue





Activity

Textbook


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6.01.5 Employ correct use of

phrasing, clauses, and proper

punctuation.

LS1) Demonstrate

command of the


English grammar and


speaking.



recognizing and



Week 2

Mar 19 - 23

I Can:




in spoken and written English.

I Can:

RSIT3) Analyze the




ideas influence



ideas or events).

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate











Continue Teaching: A

Christmas Carol: Scrooge and

Marley, Act II

Reading Skill Focus: Adjust

Your Reading Rate Based on

Your Purpose for Reading

Literary Analysis: Stage

Directions


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b. Spell correctly.

Week 3

Mar 26 - 30

I Can:

2.01.3Restate and summarize

informational material.


importance and accuracy of



information.

I Can:





course of the text;



RSIT1)Cite several pieces





from the text.

RSL9) Compare and



or character and a










Reading informational

Materials

Teach

Reviews of A Christmas Carol

Reading Skill: Analyze the

Critic’s Response


selection

Textbook


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Questions)


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Common Assessment








2.02.2 Compare and evaluate

different sources about same

topic when developing


2.02.1 Use and identify

primary and secondary

sources when developing


6.01.2 Use appropriate

subject-verb agreement and

tense.





alter history.

RSIT9) Analyze how two

or more authors writing

abut the same topic shape

their presentations of key

information by

emphasizing different

evidence or advancing

different interpretations

of facts.

WS7) Conduct short

research projects to

answer a question,

drawing on several

sources and generating

additional related,

focused questions for

further research and

investigation.

LS5) Demonstrate

understanding of


relationships, and

nuances in word

meanings.

a. Interpret figures of

speech (e.g., literary,


Excerpts from A Christmas

Carol

Scrooge and Marley, Act 1,

Scene 2

Scrooge and Marley, Act 1,

Scene 5


Characters





Activity

Administer Common

Assessment

Reteach skills, judging which

skills to reteach by evaluating

students’ performance on the

Common Assessment.







biblical, and

mythological allusions) in

context.

Week 4

April 2 – 6

I Can:

2.01.3 Summarize information

when responding to materials.





I Can:





course of the text;



RSIT3) Analyze the




ideas influence



ideas or events).

LS4)Determine or clarify






from a range of

strategies.









selection




Teach: The Monsters Are Due

on Maple Street


Distinguish Between Important

and Unimportant Details

Literary Analysis: Character’s

Motives


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1.02.9 Maintain a list of works

read.

5.01.11 Analyze relationships

among characters concepts

and experiences.


structure and correct


understanding of conventional

expression.


materials (e.g.,







part of speech.

RSL2) Determine a




course of the text;



RSL3) Analyze how

particular elements of a

story or drama interact

(e.g., how setting shapes

the characters or plot).

LS1) Demonstrate

command of the


English grammar and


speaking.

b. Choose among simple,

compound, complex, and

compound-complex

sentences to signal








among ideas.

Week 5

April 16 - 20

I Can:


characteristics of expressive

works.

2.01.5 Make connections to

related topics when

responding to informational

materials.


expressive material.

I Can:

RSL2) Determine a




curse of the text; provide

an objective summary of

the text.

RSIT5) Analyze the

structure an author use

to organize a text,



whole and to the


RSL9) Compare and




multimedia version,



each medium (e.g.,










selection





Materials

(Application)

Reading Skill Focus: Close

Reading; Following steps in a

Process


from Grandpa and he Statue

and My Head Is Full of

Starshine


Dramatic Speeches


Textbook


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Six Week Assessment








6.02.1 Use and apply common

spelling rules and patterns and

master an individual list of

commonly misspelled words.

3.02.3 Construct

essays/presentations that offer

detailed solutions to give

problems.



in a film).

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate





b. Spell correctly.

WS4) Produce clear and

coherent writing in which

the development,




RSL7) Compare and




multimedia version,



each medium (e.g.,



in a film).



Workshop









language structure, and media

and literary techniques to

analyze communication.


on evidence from analyzing

communication.

RSL7) Compare and




multimedia version,



each medium (e.g.,



in a film).

RSL5) Analyze how a


or structure (e.g.,

soliloquy, sonnet0

contributes to tis

meaning.







Week 6

April 23-27

I Can:


expressive material.


in spoken and written.

I Can:

RSL9) Compare and



or character and a





alter history.

LS2) Demonstrate

command of the




when writing.

a. Use a comma to

separate coordinate





b. Spell correctly.








selection




On Your Own: Readings in

Contemporary Literature

(Four Skinny Trees)

Cumulative Project

Administer Six Week

Assessment

Textbook


(Key words & Model

Questions)


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Project Rubric








6th Six Weeks

Big Question: How much do our communities shape us?

Big Question: Community or Individual – which is more important?

NCSCoS Unit

Objectives/Goals


Terms


&



Week 1

April 30 -

May 4

Review for EOG EOG Testing Strategies

Week 2

May 7 - 11


Week 3

May 14 - 18


Week 4

May 21 – 25

EOG

Week 5

May 28 –

June 1

EOG

Week 6 June

4 – June 8

EOG Make-up and Retest

1st six weeks unit 1: fiction and nonfiction big question...

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