7th Grade Reading Curriculum
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Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 Teacher: J. Howard Grade: 7 Content Area: Reading Week 6 Weeks Key Vocabulary Plot Setting Character Conflict External Conflict Internal Conflict Foreshadowing Plot Development Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Connecting Sequence Flashback Inference Suspense Prediction Narrative Nonfiction Chronological Order Cause and Effect Narrative Poem Sound Devices Repetition Rhyme Rhythm Dialogue Stage Directions Teleplay Learning Target I can identify stages of plot. Standard RL 1 RL 3-5 RL 7 RL 10 RL 11 RI 3 RI 5-6 W 1-7 W 9a (RL1) W 10 SL 4-6 L1 L 1c L2 L 2b L3 L 3a L4 L 4a-b L 4d L 5a-b L6 I can analyze plot development. Resources Holt McDougal Literature Text Post-Assessments Internet PDF files I can identify conflict, flashback, and foreshadowing. YouTube videos I can analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including chronological order. Reading Plus I can write an argument. I can spell possessives correctly. I can recognize and replace misplaced modifiers. I can create a persuasive piece of work. I can understand and use prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. I can understand analogies. Unit: Weaving A Story: Plot, Conflict, Setting Assessment Pre-Assessments MacBooks Constructed Response Tests Learning Checks/Quizzes Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 I can identify and analyze visual and sound elements in film. I can analyze film techniques that establish plot and setting. Teacher: J. Howard Grade: 7 Content Area: Reading Week 6 Weeks Key Vocabulary Narrator First person point of view Second person point of view Third person point of view Third person point of view limited Third person point of view omniscient Main characters Minor characters Traits Methods of characterization Motivation Monitor Inference Predict Learning Target I can analyze how elements of a story interact including plot, character, and setting. Standard RL 1 RL 3 RL 5-6 RL 10 RI 2-3 RI 6 W2 W 2a-f W3 W 4-5 W 9a (RL 1) W 10 SL 1 SL 1a SL 1c SL 4 L1 L 1a L2 L 4a-d Resources Holt McDougal Literature Text Unit: Personality Test: Analyzing Character and Point of View Assessment Pre-Assessments Post-Assessments Internet PDF files I can analyze how authors develop point of view, including first person, limited third person, and omniscient. YouTube videos MacBooks Reading Plus I can make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize. I can write a comparisoncontrast essay. I can write a summary. I can correctly use present, Constructed Response Tests Learning Checks/Quizzes Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 L5 Set a purpose Memoir Cause and effect Lines past, and future verb tenses. I can correctly use appositive phrases. I can participate in a panel discussion. I can use context as a clue to the meaning of words. I can use reference aids to verify the meaning of words. Teacher: J. Howard Grade: 7 Content Area: Reading Week 4 Weeks Key Vocabulary Theme Multiple Themes Recurring Themes Compare/Contrast Setting Character Conflict Monitor Symbol Inference Cultural Context Cause and effect Image Purpose for Reading Dialogue Learning Target I can determine theme, including multiple themes. Standard RL 1-3 RL 5 RL 7 RL 10 RI 1 RI 6 RI 9 W2 W 2a-c W3 W 3a-e W 4-7 W 10 SL 1c SL 2 SL 5 Resources Holt McDougal Literature Text Unit: Lessons to Learn: Understanding Theme Assessment Pre-Assessments Post-Assessments I can compare and contrast themes and characters. Internet PDF files YouTube videos I can identify and interpret symbols. I can analyze how theme is conveyed through dialogue and stage directions. I can cite evidence to support evidence analysis of MacBooks Reading Plus Constructed Response Tests Learning Checks/Quizzes Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 L 1a-b L2 L2 b L4 L 4a-b L 5c L6 Stage directions Sequence inferences. I can determine and analyze author’s purpose. I can use reading strategies, including monitoring and setting a purpose for reading. I can identify and analyze cause and effect and sequence. I can write and imaginative short story. I can choose among simple, compound, and complex sentences to show different relationships among ideas. I can create a class blog. I can understand and use denotation and connotation of words. I can use general context clues to understand word meaning. I can use Latin roots and affixes to determine word Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 meanings. I can compare and contrast a drama to its filmed version. Teacher: J. Howard Grade: 7 Content Area: Reading Week 4 Weeks Key Vocabulary Imagery Style Tone Word choice Plot Setting Characters Science Fiction Sentence structure Inference Folk Tale Summarize Form Punctuation Capitalization Word position Learning Target I can identify and analyze tone, mood, and irony. Standard RL 1-6 RL 10 RI 1 RI 3-4 RI 6 W 1-5 W 9a (RL 1, RL 3) W 10 SL 2 SL 4 SL 6 L1 L 1a L 1c L2 L 4b-c L 5b Resources Holt McDougal Literature Text Unit: Finding a Voice: Mood, Tone, and Style Assessment Pre-Assessments Post-Assessments I can identify and analyze elements of style, including word choice, sentence structure, imagery, and dialogue. Internet PDF files YouTube videos MacBooks I can determine the Reading Plus meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. I can use evidence to support what a text says. I can make inferences. I can identify characteristics of science fiction. Constructed Response Tests Learning Checks/Quizzes Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 I can determine a writer’s point of view. I can write a response to literature. I can understand prepositions and prepositional phrases. I can recognize misplaced and dangling modifiers. I can present a critique. I can understand synonyms. I can use Latin and Greek roots as clues to the meanings of words I can analyze visual elements in media. I can analyze main ideas in diverse media formats. Teacher: J. Howard Grade: 7 Content Area: Reading Week 6 Weeks Key Vocabulary Form Stanza Conventional Traditional Learning Target I can analyze a poem’s form and structure including free verse, lyric poetry, narrative poetry, ballads, and haiku. Standard RL 1-5 RL 10 RI 1 RI 5 Resources Holt McDougal Literature Text Unit: Appreciating Poetry Assessment Pre-Assessments Post-Assessments Internet PDF files Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 RI 9-10 W2 W 2a-f W 4-6 W 9a (RL 1) SL 1c SL 5 L1 L2 L 2a-b L3 L 3a L 4c L6 Irregular Open Free verse Graphical elements Poetic devices Sound devices Imagery Figurative language devices Background Lyric poem Literal language Personification Simile Metaphor Inference Rhyme Rhyme Scheme Scaffolding Rhythm Meter Narrative poem Haiku Symbol Humorous poetry Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Monitor Context clues I can determine the figurative and connotative meanings of words and phrases in a text. YouTube videos MacBooks Reading Plus I can analyze the interaction of elements such as rhyme, repetition, and alliteration. I can make inferences and connect ideas between texts. I can analyze the structure and author uses to organize text. I can write an online feature article. I can choose language to reduce redundancy. I can use commas to separate coordinate conjunctions. I can identify the meaning of foreign words used in English. Constructed Response Tests Learning Checks/Quizzes Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 Teacher: J. Howard Grade: 7 Content Area: Reading Week Standard Key Vocabulary Learning Target Resources 4 Weeks RL 1 RL 4 RL 9-10 RI 5-6 RI 9-10 W2 W 3a-e W 4-5 W 10 SL 1 SL 1a-c SL 2 SL 5 L1 L2 L 4b L 5a L 5c Biography Biographer Autobiography Diary Journal Chronological order Personal essay Writer’s message Anecdotes Theme Author’s purpose Inference Summarize Documentary Interview History related-writings Compare/contrast Paraphrase Speaker I can identify purpose and characteristics of biography. Holt McDougal Literature Text Unit: Writing A Life Biography and Autobiography Assessment Pre-Assessments Post-Assessments I can compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a character and a historical account of the same period. Internet PDF files YouTube videos MacBooks I can analyze the interaction between individuals, events, and ideas in a text. I can identify chronological order. I can make inferences and draw conclusions. I can summarize. I can write a personal narrative. I can use correct capitalization. I can use conjunctive adverbs. Reading Plus Constructed Response Tests Learning Checks/Quizzes Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 I can conduct an interview. I can present an anecdote. I can understand and use Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots. I can understand AngloSaxon affixes. I can analyze a documentary. I can analyze main ideas in diverse media formats. Teacher: J. Howard Grade: 7 Content Area: Reading Week 4 Weeks Key Vocabulary Text features Preview Main ideas Supporting details Topic sentence Implied Infer Patterns of organization Summarize Graphic organizer Outline Close read Facts Learning Target I can identify and use text features to locate and comprehend information. Standard RL 10 RI 1-2 RI 4-10 W1 W 1a-e W2 W 2a-b W 2d W 4-5 W 10 SL 2-6 L1 L2 L 2b Resources Holt McDougal Literature Text Unit: Face the Facts: Reading for Information Assessment Pre-Assessments Post-Assessments Internet PDF files I can distinguish factual claims from opinions. I can analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text. I can understand elements of an argument. YouTube videos MacBooks Reading Plus Constructed Response Tests Learning Checks/Quizzes Sebastian Middle School 7th Grade Reading Curriculum 2015-2016 L 4b L5 L 5b L6 Factual claim Opinion Commonplace assertion Bias Loaded language Cause and effect Organization Purpose of Reading Background Newsworthiness Synthesize Claim Support Policy speech Persuasive techniques Bandwagon Testimonial Appeal to pity , fear, vanity Loaded language Rhetorical fallacies Ad hominem Stereotyping Counterargument Paraphrase Analogies I can analyze persuasive techniques and rhetorical fallacies. I can write a persuasive essay. I can use commas and colons correctly. I can understand appositive phrases. I can deliver a persuasive speech. I can use word roots and prefixes to help determine the meanings of words. I can use context clues to understand idioms. I can interpret explicit and implicit messages in media. I can interpret visual and sound techniques in media. I can evaluate how media influence and inform audiences.
