Seventh Grade Literature by Unit
Circle of Stories
Text
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard
Kipling
Diversity
India/British
Synopsis
A young mongoose takes on a
family of vile cobras.
Genre
romance
Form
story
“The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes
pair with “Gentlemen of the Road”
by Mara Rockcliff (Holt)
Publisher
Holt
(2005),
PH (2005)
Holt
(2005),
PH (2005)
British
Tale of love between a robber
and young woman.
poem
“Mother and Daughter” by Gary
Soto
Holt
(2005)
Latino
“A Rice Sandwich” by Sandra
Cisneros
Holt
(2005)
Latino
Satire/first person
narrator
story
“Madam and the Rent Man” by
Langston Hughes
“Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan
Holt
(2005)
Holt
(2005)
PH (2005)
African
American
Chinese
American
A mother and daughter’s trials as
the daughter prepares for a
dance.
An elementary school girl wants
to eat lunch in the school
cafeteria and ends up eating
crow.
A dialogue between and tenant
and landlord.
Culture clash on Christmas Eve
Romance/
Narrative poem
Informational textgood cause & effect
Comedy; rich
characterization
satire
poem
comedy
essay
A man is granted three wishes
and uses the second to undue
the first.
Two old friends keep a secret.
irony
story
irony
story
Two kidnappers can’t pay to get
rid of their victim.
A young girl avoids her chores
with a disastrous end.
comedy
story
satire/irony
poem
A young man learns a lesson
from a proud woman.
satire/irony
story
“The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken
“A Secret for Two” by Quentin
Reynolds
“The Ransom of Red Chief” by
O’Henry
“Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would
Not Take the Garbage Out” by Shel
Silverstein
“Thank you, M’am” by Langston
Hughes
EMC
(2001)
PH (2005)
PH
PH
African
American
story
“The Parachutist” by
D’ArcyNiland Niland
Adventures
(1989)
“Antigone” by Rex Warner
Adventures
“Casey at the Bat” by
Ernest Thayer
“The Dog That Bit People”
by James Thurber
“The Cop and the Anthem”
by O’Henry
“The Last Leaf” by O’Henry
Adventures
“The Charge of the Light
Brigade” by Alfred Lord
Tennyson * paired with
St. Crispin’s Day speech
(Henry V)
“Through the Tunnel” by
Doris Lessing
Pub. Dom
“The Veldt” by Ray
Bradbury *
“Father William” by Lewis
Carroll
“Eleanor Rigby” by The
Beatles
“Utzel and His Daughter,
Poverty” by Isaac Bashevis
Singer
“Miss Awful” by Arthur
Cavanaugh
Jr. Great Books
Adventures
Pub. Dom.
Pub. Dom
Jr. Great Books
Conflict between a hawk and
a kitten; the setting plays an
important role
Abbreviated version of
Sophocles’ play. Young
woman sacrifices her life in a
battle between church and
state
Hubris strikes again.
romance
story
tragedy
story
Satire/irony
poem
Adventures of Muggs the
Airedale.
Homeless man has an
epiphany
An elderly painter makes the
ultimate sacrifice.
Tennyson’s comment on
poor military leadership
works well with Henry’s
charge to his good men.
Satire/irony
essay
satire/irony
story
romance
poem
Coming of age story about a
boy who swims through a
tunnel of water.
Virtual reality gone awry.
romance
story
tragedy
story
Impetuous son receives
comeuppance from his father
comedy
story
tragedy
song
satire/irony
short story
British
Impact Short
Story--Holt
Holt (2005)
Jewish
Father and daughter
overcome their laziness.
Strict substitute teacher
leaves her students with
satire/ironytragedy story
Excerpt from I Know Why Adventures 1989
the Caged Bird
Sings by Maya Angelou
“The Ugly Duckling” by A.A.
Milne
“Who’s On First” by Abbot
and Costello
“Priscilla and the Wimp” by Document
Richard Peck
repository—
middle school—
teacher toolkit—
old curriculum
resources
“Charles” by Shirley
Holt (2005)
Jackson
African
American
learning.
Character sketch of Mrs.
Bertha Flowers
characterization
autobiography
Topsy-turvy fairy tale
comedy
play
Funny bit about semantics
and baseball
Gang leader gets his in the
end.
comedy
play
comedy
story
Imaginary friend gets
trouble at school.
satire/irony
story