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