Unit Curriculum Map for:
7th ELA
Cook County Schools
Unit: 2 - Correct Agreement
# of Days: 42
Key Concept(s)
Students will be able to identify or correct Subject-Verb Agreement (Concept 1), Verb Tenses
(Concept 2), Principle Parts of Verbs (Concept 3) and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (Concept 4).
Standards/Elements
ELA7C1/elements: c.d.
Unit Essential Questions
How do I make subjects and verbs agree?
How do I form simple and perfect tenses of verbs?
How can I identify and use the principle parts of verbs?
How do I make pronouns and their antecedents agree?
Content
 Distinguish between simple and complete subjects
 Distinguish between simple and complete predicates
 Identify simple and subjects and simple predicates in sentences written by students
 Identifying subjects and verbs in a sentence
 Model and have students create sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.
 Complete sentences by choosing the verb that agrees with a singular, a plural, or a
compound subject
 Write a paragraph, checking that the subjects and the verbs agree in number
 Identify subjects in sentences written in inverted order and choose the verb forms that agree
with the subjects
 Identify subjects in sentences written in interrupted order and choose the verb forms that
agree with the subjects
 Write sentences using inverted order
 Identify and verb phrases
 Write a paragraph, checking that all verb phrases are correctly written
 Identify indefinite pronouns
 Write a paragraph using correct indefinite pronouns
 Identify simple and perfect tenses within a paragraph
 Identify pronouns and their antecedents
 Write a paragraph using pronouns and antecedents
 Identify personal pronouns along with person, number, and gender
 Write a letter using personal pronouns
 Identify and write the four principle parts of verbs—verb, present participle, past, and past
participle
 Identify and write the three perfect tenses of verbs—present perfect, past perfect, and future
perfect
Key Terms/Vocabulary – “Language of the Standard/Elements”
singular subjects/verbs
simple tenses:
pronoun-antecedent agreement:
plural subjects/verbs
past
number
verb phrase
present
person
compound subjects/verbs
future
gender
indefinite pronouns
perfect tenses:
indefinite pronouns
past perfect
present perfect
future perfect
personal pronouns
present
past
past participle
present participle
Skills
Student will be able to identify, create, utilize and/or correct in verbal or written form:
singular subjects/verbs
simple tenses:
pronoun-antecedent agreement:
plural subjects/verbs
past
number
verb phrase
present
person
compound subjects/verbs
future
gender
indefinite pronouns
perfect tenses:
indefinite pronouns
past perfect
personal pronouns
present perfect
present
future perfect
past
past participle
present participle
Assessment(s)
 Benchmark Test
 Informal Writing
 Formal Writing
 Quizzes
 Work Samples
 Collaborative Groups
 Graphic Organizers
 Journals