Unit Title: Unit 3: Reading Historical Texts & Drama
Content Area: English/Language Arts
Grade: 7
Instructional Weeks: 6
Common Core Standard(s):
RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the
text.
RI.7.2 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.
RI.7.4 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.
RI.7.5 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.
RI.7.9 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.
RI.7.10 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.
RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the
text.
RL.7.2 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.
RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
RL.7.4 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.
RL.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning
RL.7.6 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
RL.7.10 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.
SL.7.1 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.
L.7.4a 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.
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.
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).
L.7.5c Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful,
polite, diplomatic, condescending).
L.7.6 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.
Learning Targets:
I can…
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Define cite
Find several pieces of textual evidence for support
Make inferences
Determine two or more central ideas
Explain how two or more central ideas develop
throughout the text
Write or present an unbiased summary
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Determine the meaning of unknown words
Define figurative language
Define connotative meaning
Define technical meaning
Explain how specific words impact the meaning and
tone
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Explain how the author uses the structure to develop
ideas
Explain the difference between the presentation of
evidence in tow or more written works of the same
topic
Explain the difference between the interpretations of
facts in tow or more written works on the same topic
Comprehend nonfiction writing at my grade level
Determine theme
Analyze theme development
Define characters, setting, plot
Explain how the different story elements interact
Define figurative language
Explain the impact of figurative language on a
particular part of a literary piece
Determine the meaning of a word
Explain how poetic or dramatic structure affects the
meaning
Define point of view
Essential Questions
What do good readers do?
Am I clear about what I just read?
How do I know?
Author’s choice: Why does it matter?
What makes a story a “great” story?
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Explain the similarities and differences of the
characters’ points of view
Explain how the author develops the characters’
point of view
Comprehend many genres of literature at my grade
level
Participate in one-on-one, group, and teacher-led
discussions
Prepare for and participate appropriately in a
discussion
Present claims logically
Emphasize salient points
Use pertinent descriptions, fact, and details
Use
appropriate
eye-contact,
volume
and
pronunciation
Use multimedia components in a presentation to
clarify claims
Use formal language in a classroom setting
Key Vocabulary
Textual evidence, analyze, inference,
explicit, central idea, summary,
objective, figurative language, literal
language, denotative, connotative,
technical, tone, mood, organizational
Resources
In what ways does creative choice impact
an audience?
Whose story is it, and why does it
matter?
What makes collaboration meaningful?
Making meaning from a variety of
sources: What will help?
What makes a presentation great?
“What I say” versus “how I say it”, does it
really matter?
structure, point of view, evidence,
compare, contrast, interpretation,
reading strategy, comprehension,
theme, opinion, story/drama elements,
form/structure, drama, poem, first
person, third person, limited,
omniscient, collaborate, elaborate,
integrate, warranted, salient, claim,
finding, pertinent, sequence,
clarification, media component, visual
display, formal, informal
Daily Lesson Log
Date
(Day1) or
Date
Target(s)
Target Type
(K, R, S, P)
Activity
Assessment
(i.e. Bell Ringer, Flashback, Questioning,
Class Discussion, Think/Pair/Share,
Student Presentations, Unit Test,
Common Assessment, etc…)