MP2 7th Grade ELAR Pacing Guide 2016-2017
Week
3
Fiction/
Drama
6
Process Skills
Content SE’s
 Vocabulary: 2A (context)
 Figure 19A (purpose), Figure 19B
(questioning), and Figure 19C
(monitor & adjust comprehension)
 Comprehension: Figure 19D
(inference), Figure 19E (summarize,
paraphrase, synthesize), and Figure
19F (make connections)
Vocabulary
 2A (Greek and Latin
roots)
 2B (context clues)
 2D (identify foreign
words)
 2E (use dictionary,
glossary, thesaurus)
Reading
Fiction
 Genre: 6A (setting/plot), 6B (plot
development, conflict), 6C (POV), (Fiction:
one week),
Drama
 5A (Drama)
 Theme: 3A (multiple themes), 3C (place
and time influence theme)
 Myths and epic tales: 3B
 Figurative Language: 8A
Writing
 Writing Process: 14A-14E
 Write an imaginative story:
15Ai-15AV
 Write a personal narrative:
16A
 Write a literary response: 17C
 Vocabulary: 2A (context)
 Figure 19A (purpose), Figure 19B
(questioning), and Figure 19C
(monitor & adjust comprehension)
 Comprehension: Figure 19D
(inference), Figure 19E (summarize,
paraphrase, synthesize), and Figure
19F (make connections)
Vocabulary
 2A (Greek and Latin
roots)
 2B (context clues)
 2D (identify foreign
words)
 2E (use dictionary,
glossary, thesaurus)
Reading
Drama
 Genre: 5A (dialogue and stage directions)
 Theme: 3A (multiple themes), 3C (place
and time influence theme)
 Figurative language: 8A
Expository
 Genre: 10A (main idea & supporting
details), 10B (commonplace assertions),
10C (organizational patterns), 10D
(connections within and across texts)
(Expository)
 Theme vs. Purpose: 9A
 Procedure: 12A (follow instructions)
 Media: 13A, 13B, 13C
Writing
 Writing Process: 14A-14E
 Write an expository essay:
17Ai-17Av
 Write a letter: 17B
 Write a literary response: 17C
 Vocabulary: 2A (context)
 Figure 19A (purpose), Figure 19B
(questioning), and Figure 19C
(monitor & adjust comprehension)
 Comprehension: Figure 19D
(inference), Figure 19E (summarize,
paraphrase, synthesize), and Figure
19F (make connections)
Vocabulary
 2A (Greek and Latin
roots)
 2B (context clues)
 2D (identify foreign
words)
 2E (use dictionary,
glossary, thesaurus)
Reading
 Genre: 10A (main idea & supporting
details), 10B (commonplace assertions),
10C (organizational patterns), 10D
(connections within and across texts)
(Expository)
 Theme vs. Purpose: 9A
 Procedure: 12A (follow instructions)
 Media: 13A, 13B, 13C
Writing
 Writing Process: 14A-14E
 Write an expository essay:
17Ai-17Av
 Write a letter: 17B
 Write a literary response: 17C
Drama/
Expository
9
Expository
Oral and Written Conventions &
Listening & Speaking

Parts of speech: 19Ai, 19Aii, 19Aav, 19Aiv, 19Avii,





19Aviii
Types of sentences: 19B, 19C
Capitalization: 20A,
Spelling: 21A,
Speaking: 26A, 27A
Teamwork: 28A
Oral and Written Conventions & Listening &
Speaking
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




Parts of speech: 19Ai, 19Aii, 19Aav, 19Aiv, 19Avii,
19Aviii
Types of sentences: 19B
Capitalization: 20A, 20Bi
Spelling: 21A,
Speaking: 27A
Teamwork: 28A
Oral and Written Conventions & Listening &
Speaking
 Parts of speech: 19Ai, 19Aii, 19Aav, 19Aiv,
19Avii, 19Aviii
 Types of sentences: 19B
 Capitalization: 20A, 20Bi
 Spelling: 21A,
 Speaking: 27A
 Teamwork: 28A
MP2 7th Grade ELAR Pacing Guide 2016-2017
Week
Source
•
Prentice Hall Literature:
Language and Literacy,
Grade 7
3
Fiction/
Drama
6
Drama/
Expository
Recommended Selections, Activities, and Assessments
Single selections:
 “The Luckiest Time of All” (pg. 62
 “Stolen Day” (pg. 168)
 From Letters from Rifka (pg. 252)
 “The Third Wish” (pg. 312)
 “Zoo” (pg. 340)
 “After Twenty Years” (pg. 372)
 “He—y, Come on Ou—t!: (pg. 378)
Comparing Literary Works:
• “Seventh Grade” (pg. 290)
• “Melting Pot” (pg. 296)
OR
•
•
•
“Eat Dirt” (pg. 470)
Playing Time from The Roar of the Crowd (pg. 471)
No Gumption (pg. 474)
Activities:
• Online resources available on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com: interactive digital path,
teacher edition, student edition, and other resources and downloads; account
required
• Series of questions follows each of the selections—a recommendation is to select
those that are text dependent questions
• In addition, teachers may follow the Thrive format: model reading, close reading,
and text connections
Assessment:
• SISD Checkpoints
• Assessments per selection are also available via Prentice Hall resources
(recommendation, students need to be given cold reads when they are assessed so
teachers may save one of the selections as an assessment)
•
Prentice Hall Literature:
Language and Literacy,
Grade 7
•
Drama: “Dragonwings” (pg. 729)
•
Scope Magazine
•
March 2016 Issue: “When Girls Ruled Baseball”
Comparing Literary Works: N/A
Activities:
• Online resources available on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com: interactive digital path,
teacher edition, student edition, and other resources and downloads; account
required (teachers need to register and set-up their classes and add book to account)
• Series of questions follows each of the selections—a recommendation is to select
those that are text dependent questions
Assessment:
• SISD Checkpoints
• Assessments per selection are also available via Prentice Hall resources;
(recommendation, students need to be given cold reads when they are assessed so
teachers may save one of the selections as an assessment)
MP2 7th Grade ELAR Pacing Guide 2016-2017
Week
Source
•
CommonLit
9
Expository
Recommended Selections, Activities, and Assessments
Single selections:
 “Fear Prompts Teens to Act Impulsively”
 “You Can Buy Happiness if it’s an Experience”
 “Alter Egos”
 Ronald Reagan Speech
 “The Districted Teenage Brain”
 “Tiny Plastic, Big Problem”
 “Genetically Modified Salmon”
 “Watch Out: Cell Phones Can Be Addictive”
•
ReadWorks

“Why Do We Vote on a Tuesday in November?”
•
Newsela

“Gotta Catch ‘Em All”
Comparing Literary Works: N/A
Activities:
• Online resources available on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com: interactive digital path,
teacher edition, student edition, and other resources and downloads; account
required
• Series of questions follows each of the selections—a recommendation is to select
those that are text dependent questions
• In addition, teachers may follow the Thrive format: model reading, close reading,
and text connections
Assessment:
• SISD Checkpoints
• Assessments per selection are also available via Prentice Hall resources
(recommendation, students need to be given cold reads when they are assessed so
teachers may save one of the selections as an assessment)
MP2 7th Grade ELAR Pacing Guide 2016-2017
Week
Source
•
9
Expository
Prentice Hall Literature:
Language and Literacy,
Grade 7
Recommended Selections, Activities, and Assessments
Single selections:
 “The Luckiest Time of All” (pg. 62
 “Stolen Day” (pg. 168)
 From Letters from Rifka (pg. 252)
 “The Third Wish” (pg. 312)
 “Zoo” (pg. 340)
 “After Twenty Years” (pg. 372)
 “He—y, Come on Ou—t!: (pg. 378)
Comparing Literary Works:
• “Seventh Grade” (pg. 290)
• “Melting Pot” (pg. 296)
OR
•
•
•
“Eat Dirt” (pg. 470)
Playing Time from The Roar of the Crowd (pg. 471)
No Gumption (pg. 474)
Activities:
• Online resources available on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com: interactive digital path,
teacher edition, student edition, and other resources and downloads; account
required
• Series of questions follows each of the selections—a recommendation is to select
those that are text dependent questions
• In addition, teachers may follow the Thrive format: model reading, close reading,
and text connections
Assessment:
• SISD Checkpoints
• Assessments per selection are also available via Prentice Hall resources
(recommendation, students need to be given cold reads when they are assessed so
teachers may save one of the selections as an assessment)
RECOMMENDED SITES FOR WRITING
COMPOSITION
MECHANICS
• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang
_write.htm
• http://interactivesites.weebly.com/punctuat
ion.html
• https://thejournal.com/Articles/2015/06/25
/15-Online-Resources-That-HelpImprove-Essay-Writing-Skills.aspx
• https://www.quill.org/
• http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/b
raingames/iknowthat/P
• http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.ht
maintball/Medium.cfm
• http://www.savethecomma.com/game/
RECOMMENDED SITES FOR WRITING
G R A M M A R P R AC T I C E
GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS
• http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/0
7/the-best-sites-for-grammar-practice/
• https://www.noredink.com/