Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016

Teacher: J. Howard / Grade: 7 / Content Area: Reading / Unit: Weaving A Story: Plot, Conflict, Setting
Week / Standard / Key Vocabulary / Learning Target / Resources / Assessment
6 Weeks / RL 1
RL 3-5
RL 7
RL 10
RL 11
RI 3
RI 5-6
W 1-7
W 9a (RL1)
W 10
SL 4-6
L 1
L 1c
L 2
L 2b
L 3
L 3a
L 4
L 4a-b
L 4d
L 5a-b
L 6 / Plot
Setting
Character
Conflict
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Foreshadowing
Plot Development
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Connecting
Sequence
Flashback
Inference
Suspense
Prediction
Narrative Nonfiction
Chronological Order
Cause and Effect
Narrative Poem
Sound Devices
Repetition
Rhyme
Rhythm
Dialogue
Stage Directions
Teleplay / I can identify stages of plot.
I can analyze plot development.
I can identify conflict, flashback, and foreshadowing.
I can analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including chronological order.
I can write an argument.
I can spell possessives correctly.
I can recognize and replace misplaced modifiers.
I can create a persuasive piece of work.
I can understand and use prefixes, suffixes, and word roots.
I can understand analogies.
I can identify and analyze visual and sound elements in film.
I can analyze film techniques that establish plot and setting. / Holt McDougal Literature Text
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Learning Checks/Quizzes
Teacher: J. Howard / Grade: 7 / Content Area: Reading / Unit: Personality Test: Analyzing Character and Point of View
Week / Standard / Key Vocabulary / Learning Target / Resources / Assessment
6Weeks / RL 1
RL 3
RL 5-6
RL 10
RI 2-3
RI 6
W 2
W 2a-f
W 3
W 4-5
W 9a (RL 1)
W 10
SL 1
SL 1a
SL 1c
SL 4
L1
L 1a
L 2
L 4a-d
L 5 / Narrator
First person point of view
Second person point of view
Third person point of view
Third person point of view limited
Third person point of view omniscient
Main characters
Minor characters
Traits
Methods of characterization
Motivation
Monitor
Inference
Predict
Set a purpose
Memoir
Cause and effect
Lines / I can analyze how elements of a story interact including plot, character, and setting.
I can analyze how authors develop point of view, including first person, limited third person, and omniscient.
I can make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize.
I can write a comparison-contrast essay.
I can write a summary.
I can correctly use present, past, and future verb tenses.
I can correctly use appositive phrases.
I can participate in a panel discussion.
I can use context as a clue to the meaning of words.
I can use reference aids to verify the meaning of words. / Holt McDougal Literature Text
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Teacher: J. Howard / Grade: 7 / Content Area: Reading / Unit: Lessons to Learn: Understanding Theme
Week / Standard / Key Vocabulary / Learning Target / Resources / Assessment
4 Weeks / RL 1-3
RL 5
RL 7
RL 10
RI 1
RI 6
RI 9
W 2
W 2a-c
W 3
W 3a-e
W 4-7
W 10
SL 1c
SL 2
SL 5
L 1a-b
L 2
L2 b
L 4
L 4a-b
L 5c
L 6 / Theme
Multiple Themes
Recurring Themes
Compare/Contrast
Setting
Character
Conflict
Monitor
Symbol
Inference
Cultural Context
Cause and effect
Image
Purpose for Reading
Dialogue
Stage directions
Sequence / I can determine theme, including multiple themes.
I can compare and contrast themes and characters.
I can identify and interpret symbols.
I can analyze how theme is conveyed through dialogue and stage directions.
I can cite evidence to support evidence analysis of inferences.
I can determine and analyze author’s purpose.
I can use reading strategies, including monitoring and setting a purpose for reading.
I can identify and analyze cause and effect and sequence.
I can write and imaginative short story.
I can choose among simple, compound, and complex sentences to show different relationships among ideas.
I can create a class blog.
I can understand and use denotation and connotation of words.
I can use general context clues to understand word meaning.
I can use Latin roots and affixes to determine word meanings.
I can compare and contrast a drama to its filmed version. / Holt McDougal Literature Text
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Teacher: J. Howard / Grade: 7 / Content Area: Reading / Unit: Finding a Voice: Mood, Tone, and Style
Week / Standard / Key Vocabulary / Learning Target / Resources / Assessment
4 Weeks / RL 1-6
RL 10
RI 1
RI 3-4
RI 6
W 1-5
W 9a (RL 1, RL 3)
W 10
SL 2
SL 4
SL 6
L 1
L 1a
L 1c
L 2
L 4b-c
L 5b / Imagery
Style
Tone
Word choice
Plot
Setting
Characters
Science Fiction
Sentence structure
Inference
Folk Tale
Summarize
Form
Punctuation
Capitalization
Word position / I can identify and analyze tone, mood, and irony.
I can identify and analyze elements of style, including word choice, sentence structure, imagery, and dialogue.
I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings.
I can use evidence to support what a text says.
I can make inferences.
I can identify characteristics of science fiction.
I can determine a writer’s point of view.
I can write a response to literature.
I can understand prepositions and prepositional phrases.
I can recognize misplaced and dangling modifiers.
I can present a critique.
I can understand synonyms.
I can use Latin and Greek roots as clues to the meanings of words
I can analyze visual elements in media.
I can analyze main ideas in diverse media formats. / Holt McDougal Literature Text
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Teacher: J. Howard / Grade: 7 / Content Area: Reading / Unit: Appreciating Poetry
Week / Standard / Key Vocabulary / Learning Target / Resources / Assessment
6 Weeks / RL 1-5
RL 10
RI 1
RI 5
RI 9-10
W 2
W 2a-f
W 4-6
W 9a (RL 1)
SL 1c
SL 5
L 1
L 2
L 2a-b
L 3
L 3a
L 4c
L 6 / Form
Stanza
Conventional
Traditional
Irregular
Open
Free verse
Graphical elements
Poetic devices
Sound devices
Imagery
Figurative language devices
Background
Lyric poem
Literal language
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Inference
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme
Scaffolding
Rhythm
Meter
Narrative poem
Haiku
Symbol
Humorous poetry
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Monitor
Context clues / I can analyze a poem’s form and structure including free verse, lyric poetry, narrative poetry, ballads, and haiku.
I can determine the figurative and connotative meanings of words and phrases in a text.
I can analyze the interaction of elements such as rhyme, repetition, and alliteration.
I can make inferences and connect ideas between texts.
I can analyze the structure and author uses to organize text.
I can write an online feature article.
I can choose language to reduce redundancy.
I can use commas to separate coordinate conjunctions.
I can identify the meaning of foreign words used in English. / Holt McDougal Literature Text
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Teacher: J. Howard / Grade: 7 / Content Area: Reading / Unit: Writing A Life Biography and Autobiography
Week / Standard / Key Vocabulary / Learning Target / Resources / Assessment
4 Weeks / RL 1
RL 4
RL 9-10
RI 5-6
RI 9-10
W 2
W 3a-e
W 4-5
W 10
SL 1
SL 1a-c
SL 2
SL 5
L 1
L 2
L 4b
L 5a
L 5c / Biography
Biographer
Autobiography
Diary
Journal
Chronological order
Personal essay
Writer’s message
Anecdotes
Theme
Author’s purpose
Inference
Summarize
Documentary
Interview
History related-writings
Compare/contrast
Paraphrase
Speaker / I can identify purpose and characteristics of biography.
I can compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a character and a historical account of the same period.
I can analyze the interaction between individuals, events, and ideas in a text.
I can identify chronological order.
I can make inferences and draw conclusions.
I can summarize.
I can write a personal narrative.
I can use correct capitalization.
I can use conjunctive adverbs.
I can conduct an interview.
I can present an anecdote.
I can understand and use Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots.
I can understand Anglo-Saxon affixes.
I can analyze a documentary.
I can analyze main ideas in diverse media formats. / Holt McDougal Literature Text
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Teacher: J. Howard / Grade: 7 / Content Area: Reading / Unit: Face the Facts: Reading for Information
Week / Standard / Key Vocabulary / Learning Target / Resources / Assessment
4 Weeks / RL 10
RI 1-2
RI 4-10
W 1
W 1a-e
W 2
W 2a-b
W 2d
W 4-5
W 10
SL 2-6
L 1
L 2
L 2b
L 4b
L 5
L 5b
L 6 / Text features
Preview
Main ideas
Supporting details
Topic sentence
Implied
Infer
Patterns of organization
Summarize
Graphic organizer
Outline
Close read
Facts
Factual claim
Opinion
Commonplace assertion
Bias
Loaded language
Cause and effect Organization
Purpose of Reading
Background
Newsworthiness
Synthesize
Claim
Support
Policy speech
Persuasive techniques
Bandwagon
Testimonial
Appeal to pity , fear, vanity
Loaded language
Rhetorical fallacies
Ad hominem
Stereotyping
Counterargument
Paraphrase
Analogies / I can identify and use text features to locate and comprehend information.
I can distinguish factual claims from opinions.
I can analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text.
I can understand elements of an argument.
I can analyze persuasive techniques and rhetorical fallacies.
I can write a persuasive essay.
I can use commas and colons correctly.
I can understand appositive phrases.
I can deliver a persuasive speech.
I can use word roots and prefixes to help determine the meanings of words.
I can use context clues to understand idioms.
I can interpret explicit and implicit messages in media.
I can interpret visual and sound techniques in media.
I can evaluate how media influence and inform audiences. / Holt McDougal Literature Text
Internet PDF files
YouTube videos
MacBooks
Reading Plus / Pre-Assessments
Post-Assessments
Constructed Response Tests
Learning Checks/Quizzes