Course: 7th grade English/Language Arts Reading
Manor ISD
Aug
Number of
Instructional
days does not
include district
or state
mandated
testing days.
Sept
1st Nine Weeks
37 Instructional days
Unit 1 (3 weeks): Establishing
Reading/Writing Routines
Mentor Texts: Personal narratives, Short Stories
READING
 6 Structure patterns/elements
 6A How setting influences plot
 6B Develop. of plot through character
WRITING
 14 Writing Process -(Extensive
establishment of routines/procedures)
 20A Conventions of Capitalization
Assess: Short Cycle Assessment (SCA),
Unit 2 (3 weeks): Literary Fiction
Mentor Texts: Personal narratives, Short Stories
READING
 6B Develop. of plot through character
 6C Points of view (1st person)
 8 Sensory language
WRITING
 14 Writing Process -(Extensive)
 16 Write Personal Narrative
 19C Use variety of sentence forms
Assess: Short Cycle Assessment (SCA),
Written Product - Personal Narrative/Memoir
Unit 3 (3 weeks): Informative/Expository,
Culture & History
Interdisciplinary w/Social Studies
Mentor Texts: Content-area texts, Informational
books/articles, primary source documents
READING
 2E Dictionary, Thesaurus Skills
 9A Theme, Author’s purpose –
compare/contrast
 10 Analyze, infer, draw conclusions
 10A Evaluate summary - main idea,
supporting details
 10C Organizational patterns
WRITING
 17, 17A Create expository essay
 17C Write response to expository text
 19Ai Verbs and participles
 19Aviii Transitions (sent-sent, paragraphparagraph)
LISTENING/SPEAKING
 26C Draw conclusions – spkr’s message
Assess: SCA, Written Product –
Informational/Expository Essay
Oct
Nov
Revision Date: July 2011
Dec
2nd Nine Weeks
39 Instructional days
Unit 4 (3 weeks): Literary Fiction
Mentor Texts: Novels, Memoirs, Classics
READING
 2B Vocabulary – Context Clues
 3A Describe themes
 3C Influence of setting on theme
 6B Development of plot through
character
 6C Points of view (3rd person, 2 types)
 8 Sensory language
WRITING
 16 Write Personal Narrative
 17C Write response to literary texts
 19Aiii Adverbial/adjectival phrases and clauses
 19Aiv Conjunctive adverbs
 19B Complex sentences – main vs.
subordinate clauses
LISTENING/SPEAKING
 28A Student-led discussion
Assess: SCA, Written Product – Literary Response
Unit 5 (3 weeks): Informative/Persuasive
Mentor Texts: Editorials, Speeches,
Persuasive media, Debates
READING
 2A Vocabulary – Roots, affixes
 10 (all – continue)
 10B Distinguish facts from assertions
 10D Synthesize, make connections
WRITING
 17B Write opinion letter
 19Avi Relative pronouns
 19Avii Subordinating conjunctions
 20B Punctuation marks
LISTENING/SPEAKING
 26A Listen/interpret speaker’s message
Assess: SCA, Written Product – Persuasive Letter
Unit 6 (3 weeks): Informative/Persuasive
Media Literacy Cont.
Mentor Texts: Editorials, Speeches,
Persuasive media, Debates
READING
 2A Vocabulary – Roots, affixes
 11A Analyze argument in speeches
 11B Rhetorical fallacies
 13A,D Media messages
 13B,C Persuasive media techniques
WRITING
 18A-C Write persuasive essay (clear position,
considers counter-arguments, evidential support)
 19Avii Subordinating conjunctions
 20B Punctuation marks
LISTENING/SPEAKING
Jan
Feb
3rd Nine Weeks
Mar
Apr
May
4th Nine Weeks
46 Instructional days
50 Instructional days
Unit 7 (3 weeks): Literary/Theme-Genre,
Drama, Poetry
Mentor Texts: Folklore, Poetry, Plays
READING
 3A Describe multiple themes
 3B Conventions of myths, epic tales
 3C Influence of setting on theme
 4A Graphic elements in poetry
 5A Playwright’s use of dialogue, direction
WRITING
 15A Write imaginative story
 15B Write poem
 19Aii Appositive phrases
 19Av Prepositions/prepositional phrases
 19C Use variety of sentence forms
LISTENING/SPEAKING
 27A Critique literary work
Assess: SCA, Written Product – Imaginative
story and/or Poem
Unit 9 (2 1/2 wks):
Informative/Procedural
Interdisciplinary w/Science
Mentor Texts: Content-Area texts,
Informational books/articles
READING
 10C Organizational patterns
 12A Multi-dimensional instructions
 12B Explain graphic information
WRITING
 17A Create procedural essay
 17D Produce multimedia presentation
LISTENING/SPEAKING
 26B Follow/Give oral instructions
Assess: SCA, Written Product – Procedural
essay or Multimedia presentation w/detailed
writing
Unit 8 (3 weeks): Literary Non-Fiction
Mentor Texts: Diaries/Autobiog, Biography
READING
 2C Analogies
 6 Structure patterns/elements
 6C Points of view (all)
 7A Compare actual to fictional adapt.
WRITING
 17C Write response to literary texts
Writing STAAR Review/Testing (3 wks)
 Test-taking skills – compositions w/prompt
 Based on Benchmark and Practice Test data,
individual teacher reviews targeted objectives of
high need.
 STAAR Testing – Altered schedule
Readiness Standards
are bolded, and Supporting
Standards are in italics.
* This timeline designates when skills are
initially addressed. It is expected that
they will continue to be re-addressed and
revisited until developed to grade level
expectations.
* Previous concepts should be spiraled
back in throughout each nine weeks as
appropriate.
Reading STAAR Review/Testing (2 1/2 wks)
 Test-taking skills
 Based on Benchmark and Practice Test data,
individual teacher reviews targeted objectives of
high need.
 TAKS Testing – Altered schedule
Unit 10 (5 weeks): Research
Mentor Texts: Research reports,
Informational text sources, Pamphlets
READING
 22A Generate research question
 22B Generate research plan
 23A Collect data
 23B Synthesize and organize data
 23C Create bibliography
 23D Plagiarism, citing sources
 24A,B Synthesize information
 25A-D Present findings
WRITING
 20B Punctuation - quotations, spacing
LISTENING/SPEAKING
 27A Give organized presentation
Assess: Written Product – Multimedia
presentation of Research
 26C Draw conclusions – spkr’s message
Assess: SCA, Written Product – Persuasive Essay
Ongoing TEKS:
 1 Fluency w/grade-level texts
 2 Vocabulary Development
 14 Writing Process
 19C Use variety of sentence forms
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21 Spelling Conventions
RCS.A Purposes for reading
RCS.B Levels of questions
RCS.C Reflect/monitor comprehension
 RCS.D Make inferences, use text evidence
 RCS.E Summarize/paraphrase text
 RCS.F Make connections