H.M.S. Language Arts Curriculum Map Grade 7

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Units 20-23
Literature and Integrated Studies
Poetry Unit
Supplementary Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)
Daily Oral Language
Persuasive Essay /

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Units 24-27
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Drama Unit
Supplementary Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)

Daily Oral Language

Play Writing /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 28-31
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Theme Unit
Supplementary Novel

(with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)

Daily Oral Language

Research Reports /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 32-36
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Theme Unit
Supplementary
Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)

Daily Oral Language

Research Reports /

Spelling Review Vocabulary

Literature and
Integrated Studies
Theme Unit
Supplementary Novel
(with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)
Daily Oral Language
Frameworks
Reference / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7):
Content/Skills / Latin Root II
Greek and I
Latin Prefixes I
Words from Other Languages
Words Often Misspelled
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Review Units 19-23
Absorbed Prefixes I
Latin Roots Parts III
Suffixes –able and -ible
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Words from Places
Single or Double Consonants
Review Units 25-29
Absorbed Prefixes Pt 2
Parts of Speech
Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Suffixes –ant, -ance,
-ent,-ence
Verb Suffixes
Words New to
English
Words Often
Misprounced
Review Unit 31-35
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Spelling Review
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills
Assessment
/ Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature:
Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature:
Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature:
Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep
Other Resources / Worksheets
Study Guides
Tapes
Posters / Worksheets
Study Guides
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Study Guides
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Units 1-4
Literature and Integrated Studies
Mystery Unit
Supplementary Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)
Daily Oral Language
Creative Writing /

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Units 5-8
Literature and Integrated Studies
Mystery Unit/Poe
Supplementary Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)
Daily Oral Language
Creative Writing /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 9-11
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Supplementary Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)
Daily Oral Language
Personal Narrative /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 12-15
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Supplementary Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)
Daily Oral Language
Personal Narrative /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 16-19
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Supplementary Novel (with consideration to historical fiction/non-fiction)
Daily Oral Language
Persuasive Essay
Frameworks
Reference / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7):
Content/Skills / Consonant Changes
Greek Word Parts I
Latin Prefixes I
Words from Names
Grammar
Writing Skills / Homophones
Review Units 1-6
Absorbed Prefixes
Greek Word Parts II
Grammar
Writing Skills / Latin Prefixes II
Words from Spanish
Words Confused
Grammar
Writing Skills / Review Units 7-11
Vowel Changes I
Latin Roots I
Noun Suffixes I
Grammar
Writing Skills / Words from French
Words Confused
Review Units 13-17
Vowel Changes II
Grammar
Writing Skills
Assessment
/ Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Literature
Worksheets
Quizzes
Tests
Oral Responses
Open Responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Literature
Worksheets
Quizzes
Tests
Oral Responses
Open Responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Literature
Worksheets
Quizzes
Tests
Oral Responses
Open Responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Literature
Worksheets
Quizzes
Tests
Oral Responses
Open Responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Literature
Worksheets
Quizzes
Tests
Oral Responses
Open Responses
MCAS Prep
Other Resources / Worksheets
Study Guides
Tapes/ DVD
Posters / Worksheets
Study Guides
Tapes/ DVD
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Study Guides
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H.M.S. Language Arts Curriculum Map Grade 7

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March

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April

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June
Unit/Text /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 20-23
Literature and Integrated Studies
Poetry Unit
Supplementary Novel
Daily Oral Language
Persuasive Essay /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 24-27
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Drama Unit
Supplementary Novel

Daily Oral Language

Play Writing /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 28-31
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Theme Unit
Supplementary Novel

Daily Oral Language

Research Reports /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 32-36
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Theme Unit
Supplementary
Novel

Daily Oral Language

Expository Essay /

Spelling Review Vocabulary

Literature and
Integrated Studies
Theme Unit
Supplementary Novel
Daily Oral Language
Frameworks
Reference / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7): / Language Arts (7):
Content/Skills / Latin Root II
Greek and I
Latin Prefixes I
Words from Other Languages
Words Often Misspelled
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Review Units 19-23
Absorbed Prefixes I
Latin Roots Parts III
Suffixes –able and -ible
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Words from Places
Single or Double Consonants
Review Units 25-29
Absorbed Prefixes Pt 2
Parts of Speech
Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Suffixes –ant, -ance,
-ent,-ence
Verb Suffixes
Words New to
English
Words Often
Misprounced
Review Unit 31-35
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills / Spelling Review
Parts of Speech Review
Capitalization/
Punctuation
Writing Skills
Assessment
/ Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature:
Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature:
Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep / Spelling: Tests
Scope Vocabulary
Worksheets
Literature:
Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Open responses
MCAS Prep
Other Resources / Worksheets
Study Guides
Tapes
Posters / Worksheets
Study Guides
Tapes
Posters / Worksheets
Study Guides
Tapes
Posters / Worksheets
Study Guides
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Posters
DVDs / Worksheets
Study Guides
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DVD

H.M.S. Language Arts Curriculum Map Grade 7

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March

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June
Unit/Text /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 20-22
MCAS samples:
Literature Review
Supplementary Novel
Daily Oral Language
Expository Writing /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 23-26
Supplementary Novel
Daily Oral Language
Expository Writing /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 27-29
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Counterpoint in
Literature
Daily Oral Language /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 30-32
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Counterpoint in
Literature
Daily Oral Language /

Spelling & Vocabulary

Units 33-36
Literature and
Integrated Studies
Counterpoint in
Literature
Daily Oral Language
Frameworks
Reference / Language Arts (8): / Language Arts (8): / Language Arts (8): / Language Arts (8): / Language Arts (8):
Content/Skills / Latin Roots II
Noun Suffixes II
Words From Other
Languages
“Read to Enjoy”
“Read to Inform”
“Read a Classic Tale”
Pigman: loneliness
No Promises in Wind:
family values
Composition
components / Words Often
Misspelled
Review
Vowel Changes III
Latin Roots III
Pigman:
loneliness
No Promises in Wind:
family values
Composition
components / Adjective Suffixes
Words from Places
Single or Double
Consonants
“Flowers for Algernon”:
first person, idioms,
foreshadow, theme,
making judgments,
story interpretation,
personal experience,
journal entries
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Vowel Changes IV
Latin Roots IV
Number Prefixes
The Diary of Anne
Frank
Holocaust, human
nature, teenage
rebellion, hiding,
parenting methods,
teen maturation,
plot, character,
WW II, irony and
humor in writing / Words New to English
Words Often Mispronounced
Review
The Diary of Anne
FrankHolocaust, human
nature, teenage
rebellion, hiding,
parenting methods,
teen maturation,
plot, character,
WW II, irony and
humor in writing
Assessment
/ Spelling: Tests
Worksheets
Literature:
sheet completion
Oral responses
Expository Writing:
Crisis: Physical/Moral / Spelling: Tests
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Expository Writing:
Crisis: Physical/Moral / Spelling: Tests
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses / Spelling: Tests
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses / Spelling: Tests
Worksheets
Literature: Quizzes
Tests
Oral responses
Other Resources / Spelling Worksheets
Study Guides
Transparency
Tapes
Posters / Spelling Worksheets
Study Guides
Transparency
Tapes
Posters / Spelling Worksheets
Study Guides
Transparency
Tapes
Posters / Spelling Worksheets
Study Guides
Transparency
Tapes
Posters / Spelling Worksheets
Study Guides
Transparency
Tapes
Posters