CCSS English Language Arts: Grade 7
Quarter 1 Curriculum Map Standards
Academic
Vocabulary
Instructional
Activities/Strategies
Resources
2013-14
Assessments
Notes
Discovery Test A: August 19-23
RL7.3. Analyze how particular
elements of a story or drama interact
(e.g., how setting shapes the
characters or plot).
Story elements
Plot elements
Character
Setting
Mood
Spring Board Unit 1:
Activity 1.9
Activity 1.18, “A Single
Shard”
Activity 1.20, “Daedalus
and Icarus”
Novel (example of a
personal narrative, such
as, “The Outsiders”)
“Seventh Grade,” by
Gary Soto
(SB: activity 5.18)
Web resources
Springboard
Prentice hall
Parcconline.org
RL7.6. Analyze how an author
establishes and contrasts the points
of view of different characters or
narrators in a text.
RL7.9.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.
RI7.8.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.
Point of view
Perspective
Narrator
Compare/contrast
Historical fiction
Non-fiction
Purpose
Audience
Point of view
Argument
Claims
Evidence
Connect
Evaluate
Analyze
Summarize
Historical Fiction:
Novel
Article
Documentary
Short Story
Spring Board Unit 2:
*The 2nd half of unit 2
example activity:
Activity 2.13, “America
the not so Beautiful
Activity 2.16, “City
Schools Cut Parent life
Line (the Cellphone)”
Embedding Assessment
2
Discovery Videos
W7.3.Write narratives to develop
real or imagined experiences or
Narratives
Technique
Spring Board Unit 1:
*All of unit 1 Example:
“Amigo Brothers”
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Quarter 1 Curriculum Map Standards
Academic
Vocabulary
Instructional
Activities/Strategies
Resources
2013-14
Assessments
Notes
Discovery Test A: August 19-23
events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and
well-structured event sequences.
W7.3.a. Engage and orient the
reader by establishing a context and
point of view and introducing a
narrator and/or characters; organize
an event sequence that unfolds
naturally and logically.
W7.3.b.Use narrative techniques,
such as dialogue, pacing, and
description, to develop experiences,
events, and/or characters
Descriptive details
Sequence
Organization
Plot
Writing process
Point of view
Elements of a story
Plot structure
Organization
Sequence
Prentice Hall: Purple
Book, pg. 64 “Writing
Process”
Narrative
Dialogue
Pacing
Description
Story elements
Spring Board Unit 1:
Activity 1.22,
“Phaethon”
Continue Spring Board
Unit 1
Prentice Hall: Purple
Book, pg. 66
Spring Board Unit 1:
Embedded Assessment 1
and 2
W7.3.c.Use a variety of transition
words, phrases, and clauses to
convey sequence and signal shifts
from one time frame or setting to
another.
Transitions
Phrases
Clauses
Sentence Structure
Writing process
Sequence
W7.3.d.Use precise words and
phrases, relevant descriptive details,
and sensory language to capture the
action and convey experiences and
events.
Transitions
Phrases
Clauses
Sentence Structure
Writing process
Sequence
Descriptive details
Spring Board Unit 1:
Embedded Assessment 1
and 2
W7.3.e. Provide a conclusion that
follows from and reflects on the
narrated experiences or events.
Conclusion
Reflects
Narrative
Sequence
Spring Board Unit 1:
Embedded Assessment 1
and 2
Accordion
Paragraph/Essay Model
Accordion
Paragraph/Essay Model
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Quarter 1 Curriculum Map Standards
Academic
Vocabulary
Instructional
Activities/Strategies
Resources
2013-14
Assessments
Notes
Discovery Test A: August 19-23
Accordion
Paragraph/Essay Model
SL7.4. Present claims and findings,
emphasizing salient points in a
focused, coherent manner with
pertinent descriptions, facts, details,
and examples; use appropriate eye
contact, adequate volume, and clear
pronunciation.
L7.2. Demonstrate command of the
conventions of capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when
writing.
L7.3. Use knowledge of language
and its conventions when writing,
speaking, reading, or listening.
L7.3.a. Choose language that
expresses ideas precisely and
concisely, recognizing and
eliminating wordiness and
redundancy.*
L7.4. Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and multiplemeaning words and phrases based on
grade 7 reading and content,
choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.
Reflection
Audience
Purpose
Occasion
Classroom Presentation:
Mini Research Project
Conventions
Prentice Hall: Purple
Book, Unit 10 pg. 880
Discovery Videos
Vocabulary Series
Conventions
Speech
Context
Formal English
Conventions
Wordiness
Redundancy
Spring Board Unit:
Editing and Revising
Prentice Hall: Purple
Book, Unit 10 pg. 880
Vocabulary Series
Spring Board Unit:
Editing and Revising
Prentice Hall: Purple
Book, Unit 10 pg. 880
Vocabulary Series
Context clues
Root words
Prefix/suffixes
Academic and domain
specific words
Vocabulary
Spring Board Unit:
Editing and Revising
Spring Board Unit 1:
Activity 1.21, “Knowing
your Roots.”
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Quarter 1 Curriculum Map Standards
Academic
Vocabulary
Instructional
Activities/Strategies
Resources
2013-14
Assessments
Notes
Discovery Test A: August 19-23
L7.4.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.
L7.4.c.Consult general and
specialized reference 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.
L7.4.d.Verify the preliminary
determination of the meaning of a
word or phrase (e.g., by checking the
inferred meaning in context or in a
dictionary).
L7.5.Demonstrate understanding of
figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
L7.5.a.Interpret figures of speech
Phrases
References
Affixes
Context clues
Root words
Prefix/suffixes
Academic and domain
specific words
Vocabulary
Phrases
References
Affixes
Context clues
Root words
Prefix/suffixes
Academic and domain
specific words
Vocabulary
Phrases
References
Affixes
Context clues
Root words
Prefix/suffixes
Academic and domain
specific words
Vocabulary
Phrases
References
Affixes
Figurative language
Synonyms
Antonyms
Analogies
Allusions
Connotation/denotation
Figurative language
Spring Board Unit 1:
Activity 1.21, “Knowing
your Roots.”
Spring Board Unit 1:
Activity 1.21, “Knowing
your Roots.”
Dictionary
Glossaries
Theasuruses
Spring Board Unit 1:
Activity 1.21, “Knowing
your Roots.”
Dictionary
Glossaries
Theasuruses
Spring Board Unit 5:
Poetry
Spring Board Unit 5:
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CCSS English Language Arts: Grade 7
Quarter 1 Curriculum Map Standards
Academic
Vocabulary
Instructional
Activities/Strategies
Resources
2013-14
Assessments
Notes
Discovery Test A: August 19-23
(e.g., literary, biblical, and
mythological allusions) in context.
L7.5.b. Use the relationship between
particular words (e.g.,
synonym/antonym, analogy) to
better understand each of the words.
L7.5.c. Distinguish among the
connotations (associations) of words
with similar denotations (definitions)
(e.g., refined, respectful, polite,
diplomatic, condescending).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Analogies
Allusions
Connotation/denotation
Figurative language
Synonyms
Antonyms
Analogies
Allusions
Connotation/denotation
Figurative language
Synonyms
Antonyms
Analogies
Allusions
Connotation/denotation
Poetry
Spring Board Unit 5:
Poetry
Spring Board Unit 5:
Poetry
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LCPS 6-12 Grade English Language Arts Unit Plan
Suggested #of Days for Unit: Aug. 14th- Oct. 16th
Unit Theme or Essential Question(s): Character with Character
Grade Level: 7th grade
CCSS Standards: (What should students know and
be able to do?)
Unit Focus Areas:
Reading Focus- Literature and/or Informational Texts
Writing Focus- Argumentative, Informative-Explanatory, and/or Narrative
Listening/Speaking Focus-Comprehension, Collaboration, Presentation
Language Focus-Conventions, Application, Vocabulary
Essential Question and/or Learning Targets:
• What makes a character believable?
• Structure of Plot elements in a story?
• How would you compose a piece of writing that demonstrates understanding of narrative
elements?
RL7.3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or
drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or
plot).
RL7.6. Analyze how an author establishes and contrasts
the points of view of different characters or narrators in
a text.
RL7.9.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.
RI7.8.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.
W7.3.Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective technique, relevant
descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
W7.3.a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a
context and point of view and introducing a narrator
and/or characters; organize an event sequence that
unfolds naturally and logically.
W7.3.b.Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue,
pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events,
and/or characters
W7.3.c.Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and
clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one
time frame or setting to another.
W7.3.d.Use precise words and phrases, relevant
descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the
action and convey experiences and events.
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W7.3.e. Provide a conclusion that follows from and
reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
SL7.4. Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient
points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent
descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use
appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear
pronunciation.
L7.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L7.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions
when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
L7.3.a. Choose language that expresses ideas precisely
and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness
and redundancy
L7.4. 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.
L7.4.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.
L7.4.c.Consult general and specialized reference
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.
L7.4.d.Verify the preliminary determination of the
meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the
inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
L7.5.Demonstrate understanding of figurative language,
word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L7.5.a.Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical,
and mythological allusions) in context.
L7.5.b. Use the relationship between particular words
(e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand
each of the words.
L7.5.c. Distinguish among the connotations
(associations) of words with similar denotations
(definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic,
condescending).
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Quarter 1 Curriculum Map Oval 2 Assessment Assessment Strategies: (How will the students and I know when they are successful?)
Pre-Assessment: KWL, Anticipation Guides, Think Pair Share, Sentence Starters,
Formative Assessment: Projects, Discovery Probes, Narrative Essay, Exit Slips, Sentence
Starters, ABC summaries,
Summative Assessment: Unit test, Quizzes, Essay Questions, Discover Test
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Academic Vocabulary:
• Story Element
• Plot Element
• Character
• Setting
• Mood
• Point of View
• Perspective
• Narrator
• Compare and Contrast
• Historical Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Purpose
• Audience
• Characterization
• Folklore
• Personal Narrative
• Narrative
• Sensory Detail
• Symbolism
• Theme
• Descriptive Detail
• Sequence
• Organization
• Writing Process
• Story elements
• Dialogue
• Transition
• Phrases
• Clauses
• Sentence Structure
• Conclusion
• Introduction
• Conventions
• Wordiness
• Context Clues
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Learning Experiences: (What learning experiences will facilitate their success?)
Activities/Lesson
Spring Board Unit 1
Depth of
Knowledge
DOK
Level 1Recall and
Reproduction
Level 2- Skills
and Concepts
Level 3Strategic
Thinking and
Reasoning
Level 4Extended
Thinking
Instructional Strategies
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Think-pair-share
Grouping
Graphic
Organizing
Brainstorming
Pre-writing
Quick writes
Mark the text
annotating
close reading
activiate prior
knowledge
Think aloud
shared reading
take notes
guided reading
Differentaited
Instruction (Sped,
Gifted, ELL)
Direct instruction
Inquiry-based
learning
Processing Strategies
(graphic organizers,
KWL, REciporocal
teaching, scaffolding)
Visual aids
Modify vocabulary
Cooperative learning
Modification of
homework and testing
for ELL’s
Multiple
texts/supplementary
materials
Root Words
Prefixes/Suffixes
Figurative Language
Synonyms
Antonyms
Analogies
Allusions
Argument
Claims
Evidence
Evaluate
Analyze
Summarize
Morals
Resources (Title and Genre):
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Aesop’s Fableshttp://aesop.pangyre.org/fable/the-wolfand-the-crane.html
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TED Talk: Speeches
•
Spring Board: Short Stories and Writing
Prompts and graphic organizers
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Google Art: Art work
•
You Tube: Movie Clips and Music
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Quarter 1 Curriculum Map model
fishbowl
Independent learning
contracts
-Prereading
• KWL
• Annotate
• Predictions
• Quick write
• Journals
• QAR
• Shared reading
• SIFT
• Think Alouds
• SOAPStone
• Summarizing
• Word Maps
Direct instruction
Inquiry-based
learning
Processing Strategies
(graphic organizers,
KWL, REciporocal
teaching, scaffolding)
Visual aids
Modify vocabulary
Cooperative learning
Modification of
homework and testing
for ELL’s
Multiple
texts/supplementary
materials
Independent learning
contracts
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Novel Units:
Suggested Novels
• Percy Jackson
• The Watson’s
• Canyons
• The Outsiders
DOK
Level 1Recall and
Reproduction
Level 2- Skills
and Concepts
Level 3Strategic
Thinking and
Reasoning
Level 4Extended
Thinking
Personal Narrative
DOK
Level 1Recall and
Reproduction
Level 2- Skills
and Concepts
Level 3Strategic
Thinking and
Reasoning
Level 4Extended
Thinking
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Brainstorming
Freewrite
Double entry
Journal
Graphic
Organizers
Guided Writing
Outlinning
Webbing
Writer’s Checklist
Self Editing/Peer
Editing
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Direct instruction
Inquiry-based
learning
Processing Strategies
(graphic organizers,
KWL, REciporocal
teaching, scaffolding)
Visual aids
Modify vocabulary
Cooperative learning
Modification of
homework and testing
for ELL’s
Multiple
texts/supplementary
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materials
Independent learning
contracts
Illustrated fable
Same as above
Illustrated Myth
Same as above
Speeches/Video Clips
Art
Teacher Notes:
What was successful? What will you add/change/delete next time?
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