M/J Language Arts 2 and
M/J Language Arts 2, Advanced
Grade 7 Curriculum Map
The following curriculum map is based on the Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS), which are listed at the beginning of the map and can be
accessed at www.cpalms.org. The main resource for the support of instruction is the Florida Collections textbook series and digital platform found
at http://my.hrw.com.
An overview of the four quarters of instruction is listed in the table below.
Grade
Level
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
7
Collection 5 : The Stuff of
Consumer Culture
Collection 4:
Risk and Exploration
Collection 2:
Perception and Reality
Play: Sorry, Wrong Number
Collection 1:
Bold Actions
Required
Summative
Assessments
VLT: Informative Essay
PT: Multimedia Presentation
VLT: Argumentative Essay
PT: Persuasive Speech
PT: Character Analysis
PT: Narrative
Novel Study – Second semester: The Call of the Wild, Goodbye, Vietnam, The Endless Steppe or an appropriate ELA Department/PLC/Grade Level-based
selection which does not conflict with reading courses.
The curriculum map represents what is required in any given quarter of instruction to ensure that all of the standards are taught as a support for
learning. Flexibility is given to the grade level PLC and teachers beyond the required texts and activities to add additional resources from Florida
Collections or other outside sources to best support students’ learning needs. In the advanced course, teachers will provide students with additional
rigorous reading and writing experiences beyond what is contained in the map. The VLT is the Volusia Literacy Test which will be given two times a
year to assess student success with the LAFS. The PT is a Performance Task which will assess student success with specific LAFS linked to a
particular unit of the Florida Collections textbook.
During class discussion of what has been read, students should consistently be asked to find evidence from the text. This textual evidence should
then be used in the students’ writing, research, discussions and presentations.
The study and application of vocabulary and grammar should take place within the context of what students read and write. Teachers should also
use the Academic Word Finder tool from http://achievethecore.org/page/1027/academic-word-finder to assist in determining vocabulary for
instructional emphasis.
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Grade 7 Language Arts Florida Standards
Yearlong Target Standards are bolded. These standards are highly assessed and represent major instructional shifts as required by the Language Arts Florida
Standards. Italicized standards are those that require instructional awareness and are woven into the reading and writing process; however, they are not
formally assessed.
Strand: READING STANDARDS FOR LITERATURE
LAFS.7.RL.1.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
LAFS.7.RL.2.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes
and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
LAFS.7.RL.2.5
Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
LAFS.7.RL.2.6
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
LAFS.7.RL.3.7
LAFS.7.RL.3.9
LAFS.7.RL.4.10
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to
each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
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.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Strand: READING STANDARDS FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT
LAFS.7.RI.1.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.2
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.3
LAFS.7.RI.2.4
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence
ideas or events).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact
of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
LAFS.7.RI.2.5
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
LAFS.7.RI.2.6
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
LAFS.7.RI.3.7
LAFS.7.RI.3.8
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Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the
delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).
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.
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LAFS.7.RI.3.9
LAFS.7.RI.4.10
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or
advancing different interpretations of facts.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Strand: WRITING STANDARDS
LAFS.7.W.1.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
LAFS.7.W.1.1a
LAFS.7.W.1.1b
LAFS.7.W.1.1c
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion clarify the relationships among claim(s), reasons, and evidence.
LAFS.7.W.1.1d
Establish and maintain a formal style.
LAFS.7.W.1.1e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
LAFS.7.W.1.2
LAFS.7.W.1.2a
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis
of relevant content.
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification,
comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding
comprehension.
LAFS.7.W.1.2b
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
LAFS.7.W.1.2c
Use appropriate transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
LAFS.7.W.1.2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
LAFS.7.W.1.2e
Establish and maintain a formal style.
LAFS.7.W.1.2f
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
LAFS.7.W.1.3
LAFS.7.W.1.3a
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event
sequences.
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
and logically.
LAFS.7.W.1.3b
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
LAFS.7.W.1.3c
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
LAFS.7.W.1.3d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
LAFS.7.W.1.3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
LAFS.7.W.2.4
LAFS.7.W.2.5
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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific
expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a
new approach, focusing on well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language
standards 1–3 up to and including grade 7)
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LAFS.7.W.2.6
LAFS.7.W.3.7
LAFS.7.W.3.8
LAFS.7.W.3.9
LAFS.7.W.3.9a
LAFS.7.W.3.9b
LAFS.7.W.4.10
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others,
including linking to and citing sources.
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further
research and investigation.
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source;
and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “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”).
Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. “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”).
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a
range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Strand: SPEAKING AND LISTENING STANDARDS
LAFS.7.SL.1.1
LAFS.7.SL.1.1a
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and
issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the
topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
LAFS.7.SL.1.1b
Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
LAFS.7.SL.1.1c
Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion
back on topic as needed.
LAFS.7.SL.1.1d
Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.
LAFS.7.SL.1.2
Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas
clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
LAFS.7.SL.1.3
Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
LAFS.7.SL.2.4
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.
LAFS.7.SL.2.5
Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
LAFS.7.SL.2.6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Strand: LANGUAGE STANDARDS
LAFS.7.L.1.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
LAFS.7.L.1.1a
Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
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LAFS.7.L.1.1b
Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
LAFS.7.L.1.1c
Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
LAFS.7.L.1.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
LAFS.7.L.1.2a
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
LAFS.7.L.1.2b
Spell correctly.
LAFS.7.L.2.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
LAFS.7.L.2.3a
Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
LAFS.7.L.3.4
LAFS.7.L.3.4a
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.
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.
LAFS.7.L.3.4b
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
LAFS.7.L.3.4c
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.
LAFS.7.L.3.4d
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).
LAFS.7.L.3.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
LAFS.7.L.3.5a
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context.
LAFS.7.L.3.5b
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
LAFS.7.L.3.5c
LAFS.7.L.3.6
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Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic,
condescending).
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering
a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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M/J Language Arts 2, Regular and
Advanced, Grade 7
Essential Questions:
In a consumer culture, how much is enough?
How do writers explain and inform?
Required Summative Assessments
 VLT: Informative Essay, Performance
Assessment booklet, p. 109
(The VLT reporting window extends into the
second nine weeks; however, instruction on
informative writing will occur in Quarter 1.)

Performance Task: Create a Multi-Media
Presentation, Florida Collections, p. 259
(It is the teacher’s discretion whether or
not the students write a fully developed
informative essay.)
Quarter 1
Florida Collections
Collection 5: The Stuff of Consumer
Culture, p. 219
Assessment Standards
LAFS.7.RI.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.W.1.2a-f: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and
information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
LAFS.7.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.7.W.2.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to and cite
sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing sources.
LAFS.7.W.3.7: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and
generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
LAFS.7.W.3.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms
effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and
conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.7.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and
research.
LAFS.7.SL.2.4: 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.
LAFS.7.SL.2.5: Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims and
findings and emphasize salient points.
LAFS.7.SL.2.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English
when indicated or appropriate.
Required Texts and Activities
Focus Standards
Performance Assessment booklet-- Unit 2:
Informative Essay, pp. 33-66
(Choose activities based on students’ needs.)
LAFS.7.RI.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,
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Determine Meaning,
p. 237
“Always Wanting
More,” p. 233
Make Inferences,
p. 237
Analyzing the Text,
p. 238
“Dump,” p. 241
“How Things Work,”
p. 245
“Determine Theme,”
p. 247
Analyze Stories:
Science Fiction, p. 255
“Earth (A Gift Shop),” Determine Theme,
p. 249
p. 255
Analyzing the Text,
p. 256
Close Reader selections (teacher choice)
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connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
LAFS.7.RI.2.5: Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections
contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
LAFS.7.W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and
information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
LAFS.7.W.2.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as
needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on well purpose and
audience have been addressed.
LAFS.7.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and
research.
LAFS.7.RI.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,
connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
LAFS.7.RI.2.5: Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections
contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of
the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative
and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific
verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of
the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
LAFS.7.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative
and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific
verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Standards and activities will vary according to students’ needs.
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Additional selections and resources
can be found in the text and at
http://my.hrw.com.
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Please Note:
 The study and application of vocabulary and grammar should take place within the context of what students read and write. Resources for
instruction in these areas are available in each Collection of the HMH text.
 Identified assessments, text selections, and instructional activities are required. In addition, supplemental texts, activities, and assessments
(formative and summative) should be selected based on students’ needs.
English Language Arts Formative Assessment System (ELFAS) resources to support reteaching and remediation
https://portal.fldoesso.org/PORTAL/Sign-on/SSO-Home.aspx/
Standard
Lesson Title
LAFS.7.W.2.4
LAFS.7.L.1.1c
LAFS.7.L.1.2a
LAFS.7.L.2.3a
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Summarizing My Findings
Dangling in the Breeze
A Separating Matter
Get to the Point
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Advanced, Grade 7
Quarter 2
Essential Questions:
When considering the risks of exploration, how far is too far?
How do writers develop an argument based on textual evidence?
Required Summative Assessments

VLT: Argumentative Essay, Performance
Assessment booklet, p. 99
(The VLT reporting window extends into the third
nine weeks; however, instruction on argumentative
writing will occur in Quarter 2.)

Performance Task: Give a Persuasive Speech (or
debate), p. 215
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Florida Collections, Collection 4: Risk
and Exploration, p. 183
Assessment Standards
LAFS.7.RI.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RI.2.6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author
distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
LAFS.7.RI.3.8: 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.
LAFS.7.RI.3.9: Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their
presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different
interpretations of facts.
LAFS.7.W.1.1a-e: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
LAFS.7.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.7.W.2.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and link to
and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others, including linking to and citing
sources.
LAFS.7.W.3.7: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources
and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.
LAFS.7.W.3.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search
terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the
data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for
citation.
LAFS.7.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research.
LAFS.7.SL.2.4: 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.
LAFS.7.SL.2.5: Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify claims
and findings and emphasize salient points.
LAFS.7.SL.2.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal
English when indicated or appropriate.
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Required Texts and Activities
Performance Assessment booklet--Unit 1:
Argumentative Essay, pp. 1-32 (Choose activities
based on students’ needs.)
“Remarks at the Dedication
of the Aerospace Medical
Health Center,” p. 185
“Remarks at the Dedication
of the Aerospace Medical
Health Center” (audio)
www.jfklibrary.org/AssetViewer/Archives/JFKWHA243-003.aspx
(Note: This speech must be
taught specifically to
support LAFS.7.RI.3.7)
Trace and Evaluate
and Argument, p. 189
Analyzing the Text,
p. 190
Speaking and
Listening, p. 190
“Why Exploring the Ocean
is Mankind’s Next Giant
Leap,” p. 193
Analyze Structure:
Sound Reasoning,
p. 197
“Your World,” p. 213
Determine Meaning
and Analyzing the
Text, p. 214
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Focus Standards
LAFS.7.RI.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over
the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.3: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text .
LAFS.7.RI.3.8: 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.
LAFS.7.W.1.1a-e: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
LAFS.7.W.2.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen
writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on
well purpose and audience have been addressed.
LAFS.7.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research.
LAFS.7.RI.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on
meaning and tone.
LAFS.7.RI.2.5: Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major
sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
LAFS.7.RI.3.7: Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text,
analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject.
LAFS.7.RI.3.8: 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.
LAFS.7.SL.1.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on
grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
LAFS.7.SL.1.3: Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the
reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
LAFS.7.RI.2.5: Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major
sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
LAFS.7.RI.3.8: 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.
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
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LAFS.7.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of
sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Close Reader selections (teacher choice)
Standards and activities will vary according to students’ needs
Please Note:
 The study and application of vocabulary and grammar should take place within the context of what students read and write. Resources for
instruction in these areas are available in each Collection of the HMH text.
 Identified assessments, text selections, and instructional activities are required. In addition, supplemental texts, activities, and assessments
(formative and summative) should be selected based on students’ needs.
Additional selections and resources can be found
in the text and at http://my.hrw.com.
English Language Arts Formative Assessment System (ELFAS) resources to support reteaching and remediation
https://portal.fldoesso.org/PORTAL/Sign-on/SSO-Home.aspx/
Standard
Lesson Title
LAFS.7.W.1.3a
LAFS.7.W.2.4
LAFS.7.W.4.10
LAFS.7.SL.2.6
2016 – 2017
Write and Chew Gum
Rascally RAFT
Persuasive Brainstorm and Letter
How Do You Plead ( In conjunction with Rascally RAFT)
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M/J Language Arts 2, Regular and
Advanced, Grade 7
Quarter 3
Essential Questions:
How does perception compare to reality?
How do writers use compare and contrast in a literary analysis?
Required Summative Assessments

Performance Task: Writing Activity: Character
Analysis, p. 126
Required Texts and Activities
Determine the Impact of
Rhyme, p. 73
“The Song of Wandering
Aengus,” p. 72
“Sonnet 43,” p. 74
“Another Place, Another
Time,” p. 93
Analyze Form: Sonnet, p.
75
Determine Meanings,
p. 76
Analyzing the Text,
p. 76
Analyze Story Elements:
Character,
p. 107
Determine Meaning of
2016 – 2017
Florida Collections
Collection 2: Perception and Reality,
p. 61
Assessment Standards
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
LAFS.7.W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts,
and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
LAFS.7.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.7.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research.
Focus Standards
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds
on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
LAFS.7.RL.2.5: Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure contributes to its meaning.
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
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Words and Phrases,
p. 107
Analyzing the Text,
p. 108
LAFS.7.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds
on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
LAFS.7.RL.2.5: Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure contributes to its meaning.
LAFS.7.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research.
Performance Task,
p. 108
“Sorry, Wrong Number,”
p. 111
Collections Dashboard:
Resources >Student
eBook >”Sorry, Wrong
Number,” p. 111
>Resources > Video:
Sorry, Wrong Number
(Note: this video must be
taught to support
Analyze Form: Drama,
p. 125
Analyzing the Text,
p. 126
Speaking and Listening, p.
126
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting
shapes the characters or plot).
LAFS.7.RL.2.5: Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet)
contributes to its meaning.
LAFS.7.RL.3.7: Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged,
or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium.
LAFS.7.SL.1.2: Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and
formats and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
LAFS.7.RL.3.7)
Close Reader: “from ‘The
Most Daring of [Our]
Leaders,’” p. 95; “Speech
from the Democratic
National Convention,” p.
101; and “Doris is
Coming,” p. 103 (Note:
these pieces must be
taught to support
LAFS.7.RL.3.9: 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.
Short Response, p. 106
LAFS.7.RL.3.9)
Novel Study: The Call of
the Wild, Goodbye
Vietnam,
The Endless Steppe, or an
appropriate ELA
2016 – 2017
Activities will vary
according to chosen text;
however, teachers must
choose activities to meet
LAFS.RL.2.6 AND select
LAFS.7.RL.2.6: Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different
characters or narrators in a text.
LAFS.7.RL.3.9: 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.
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Department/ PLC/ Grade
Level-based selection.
*The novel may be
taught anytime during
the second semester.
informational text to meet
LAFS.RL.3.9; e.g.,
descriptions of the time
period.
Literary Analysis: PLC/Department/Teacher choice of
literary analysis writing based on the novel selection
or another text studied during the second semester.
Additional standards will vary according to students’ needs.
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting
shapes the characters or plot).
LAFS.7.RL.2.5: Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet)
contributes to its meaning.
LAFS.7.RL.2.6: Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different
characters or narrators in a text.
LAFS.7.W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts,
and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
LAFS.7.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.7.W.3.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research.
Optional: Performance Assessment booklet--Unit 3:
Standards and activities will vary according to students’ needs.
Literary Analysis, pp. 67-96 (Choose activities based
on students’ needs.)
Please Note:
 The study and application of vocabulary and grammar should take place within the context of what students read and write. Resources for
instruction in these areas are available in each Collection of the HMH text.
 Identified assessments, text selections, and instructional activities are required. In addition, supplemental texts, activities, and assessments
(formative and summative) should be selected based on students’ needs.
English Language Arts Formative Assessment System (ELFAS) resources to support reteaching and remediation
https://portal.fldoesso.org/PORTAL/Sign-on/SSO-Home.aspx/
Standard
Lesson Title
LAFS.7.RL.2.4
Busy as a Bee
2016 – 2017
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LAFS.7.RL.2.4
LAFS.7.RL.2.6
LAFS.7.RL.3.9
LAFS.7.W.2.4
LAFS.7.W.4.10
Phantom of the Opera Word
Rabbit Hole Character Analysis
The Making of a Fictional Portrait
Space Chronicles
The Write Stuff
Additional selections and resources
can be found in the text and at
http://my.hrw.com.
2016 – 2017
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M/J Language Arts 2, Regular and
Advanced, Grade 7
Quarter 4
Essential Questions:
How do bold actions enable us to overcome great challenges?
How do writers use characters’ actions to develop a short story?
Required Summative Assessments

Performance Task: Write a Short Story, Florida
Collections, p. 53
Required Texts and Activities
Analyze Story
Elements: Plot and
Setting, p. 15
“Rogue Wave,” p. 3
Making Inferences,
p. 15
Florida Collections, Collection 1: Bold
Actions, p. 1
Assessment Standards
LAFS.7.W.1.3a-e: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
LAFS.7.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Focus Standards
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
LAFS.7.W.1.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Analyzing the Text,
p. 16
Compare Media, p. 19
“Parents of Rescued
Teenage…,” p. 20
“Ship of Fools,” p. 24
Analyzing the Media,
p. 23
Analyzing the Media,
p. 27
Analyzing the Media,
p. 30
Media Clip: “Was Abby Too
Young to Sail?” p. 28
2016 – 2017
LAFS.7.RI.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.2: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over
the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RI.1.3: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how
ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
LAFS.7.RI.2.5: Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major
sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
LAFS.7.RI.2.6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author
distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
LAFS.7.RI.3.8: 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.
LAFS.7.RI.3.9: Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their
presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different
interpretations of facts.
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Determine Theme,
p. 35
“The Flight of Icarus,”
p. 31
Analyzing the Text,
p. 36
Novel Study: The Call of the
Wild, Goodbye Vietnam,
The Endless Steppe, or an
appropriate ELA Department/
PLC/ Grade Level-based
selection. *The novel may be
taught anytime during the
second semester.
Analyze Story
Elements: Myth, p. 35
Activities will vary
according to chosen
text; however,
teachers must choose
activities to meet
LAFS.RL.2.6 AND select
informational text to
meet LAFS.RL.3.9; e.g.,
descriptions of the time
period.
Close Reader selections (teacher choice)
LAFS.7.SL.1.2: Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and
formats and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
LAFS.7.RL.1.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.7.RL.1.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting
shapes the characters or plot).
LAFS.7.RL.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of
sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
LAFS.7.RL.2.6: Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different
characters or narrators in a text.
LAFS.7.RL.3.9: 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.
Additional standards will vary according to students’ needs.
Additional selections and resources
can be found in the text and at
http://my.hrw.com.
Standards and activities will vary according to students’ needs.
Please Note:
 The study and application of vocabulary and grammar should take place within the context of what students read and write. Resources for
instruction in these areas are available in each Collection of the HMH text.
 Identified assessments, text selections, and instructional activities are required. In addition, supplemental texts, activities, and assessments
(formative and summative) should be selected based on students’ needs.
English Language Arts Formative Assessment System (ELFAS) resources to support reteaching and remediation
https://portal.fldoesso.org/PORTAL/Sign-on/SSO-Home.aspx/
Standard
Lesson Title
LAFS.7.RL.4.10
LAFS.7.W.1.3b
LAFS.7.W.1.3d
LAFS.7.W.2.5
2016 – 2017
I’m The Queen and These Are My Gardens
Papa Speaks
Fashion a Fable
Phantom RAFT
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