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CURRICULUM GUIDE

SUBJECT: ReadingGRADE: 7 TIMELINE: 3rd Quarter

Strand/Concept: / Performance Objective:
Mastery Level Explanation / Kid Friendly
Learning Objective / Level of
Thinking / Resource Correlation / Academic Vocabulary
Strand 1: Reading Process
Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies- Employ strategies to comprehend text. / PO 1. Predict text content using prior knowledge and text features (e.g., illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words).

I-C

/ I will predict what the text will be about using my prior knowledge and the text features. / Application / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 44-57 / prior knowledge
Strand 1: Reading Process Concept 6: Comprehension Strategies- Employ strategies to comprehend text. /

PO 5. Connect information and events in text to experience and to related text and sources.

I-C

/ I willconnect information and events from text, to my own experiences.
I will connect information and events to related text and sources. / Synthesis / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 44-57 / Review prior
Terms.
(1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text
Concept 2: Historical and Cultural Aspects of Literature- Recognize and apply knowledge of the historical and cultural aspects of American, British, and world literature. / PO 1. Describe the historical and cultural aspects found in cross-cultural works of literature.

I-M

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I willdescribe the historical and cultural aspects of diverse works of literature.

/ Knowledge
Comprehension / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 93-104 / symbolism
testimonial
superstition
Strand 2: Comprehending Literary Text
Concept 2: Historical and Cultural Aspects of Literature- Recognize and apply knowledge of the historical and cultural aspects of American, British, and world literature. /

PO 2. Identify common structures and stylistic elements in literature, folklore, and myths from a variety of cultures.

I-M
/ I willidentify common structures and stylistic elements in literature from a variety of cultures / Knowledge
Comprehension / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 93-104 / imagery
moral
fable
fantasy
Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 2: Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, clarity, and relevancy of functional text. /

PO 1. Use information from text and text features to determine the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure.

I-M
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I willutilize information from text to determine the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure.

/ Application / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 169-178 / inference
literal meaning
fact
Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 2: Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, clarity, and relevancy of functional text. / PO 2: Determine what information (e.g., steps in directions, legend, supplies needed, illustrations, diagram, sequence) is missing in functional text.
I-M
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I willdetermine what information is missing in functional text.

/ Analyze / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 169-178 / organization of text
text Features
Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 2: Identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purpose, structures, clarity, and relevancy of functional text. /

PO 3: Interpret details from a variety of functional text (e.g., warranties, product information, technical manuals, instructional manuals, consumer safety publications) for a specific purpose (e.g., to follow directions, to solve problems, to perform procedures, to answer questions.

I-M / I willinterpret details of functional text for a specific purpose. / Comprehension / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 169-178 / index
consumer publications
Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 3: Persuasive Text- Explain basic elements of argument in text and their relationship to the author’s purpose and use of persuasive strategies. / PO 1. Determine the author’s specific purpose for writing the persuasive text.

M

/ I will determine the author’s purpose for writing persuasive text. / Comprehension / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 116-129 / author’s purpose
entertain
inform
persuade
explain
describe
Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 3: Persuasive Text- Explain basic elements of argument in text and their relationship to the author’s purpose and use of persuasive strategies. / PO 2. Identify the facts and details that support the author’s argument regarding a particular idea, subject, concept, or object.

M

/ I will identify the facts and details to support the author’s arguments. / Knowledge / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 116-129 / argument
central argument
Strand 3: Comprehending Informational Text
Concept 3: Persuasive Text- Explain basic elements of argument in text and their relationship to the author’s purpose and use of persuasive strategies. / PO 3. Describe the intended effect of persuasive strategies and propaganda, techniques (e.g., bandwagon, peer pressure, repetition, testimonial, transfer, loaded words) that an author uses.
M / I will describe the persuasive strategies and propaganda the author uses in the text. / Knowledge / Elements of Literature First course text book or adapted version
Buckle Down –
pp 116-129 / bandwagon
circular reasoning
evidence
loaded words
peer pressure
persuasive techniques
testimonial
transfer

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