Secondary ELA Curriculum At-A-Glance
2nd Six-Weeks
2010-2011
Technology Integration
Reading
Grade 7
Required TATEKS : Easy Tech Lessons: Blogs
Required Application Activities: Character Blogging: Discussion of selected novel
Writing
Oral/Written Conventions
Fictional Literature and Elements:
* Writer/Reader Notebook
(WRN)
*Textbook Selections:
“Amigo Brothers” pg. 322
“Seventh Grade” pg, 290
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” pg. 228
Novel Choices:
Walk Two Moons
The Outsiders
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
*Suggested Activities:
1. Character Diagram
2. Character Paper Doll
SKILLS FOCUS: identify setting,
characterization, theme, tone/mood,
plot (focusing on conflict and climax),
point of view
*Persuasive letter to novel,
author, or character
*Suggested Activity:
Spine Phrase Poem
*Transitions
*Colon use in business letter
*Capitalization, Punctuation
*Spelling
Grammar
Grammar shall not be taught
in isolation, but rather within
mentor texts or students’ own
writing pieces.
Continue to build vocabulary
based on the district
vocabulary list and vocabulary
in literature.
Vocabulary shall not be taught
in isolation.
***PRE-AP Modifications:
1. Inner Outer Circle
Discussion
2. Poetry Analysis
3. Spine Phrase Poem
4. Annotation of Text
5. “Hero Journey”
Research
*Second step of BIG 6:
information seeking
1. Travel Brochure
AND/OR
2. Research Poster
Listening &
Speaking
Oral
presentations
: present
travel
brochure
and/or
research
poster to the
class