This is a quarter by quarter outline for the Language Standards that will be covered this year.
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QUARTER 1: Understanding Texts: Literary & Informational
READING LITERATURE:
READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT:
QUARTER 2: Understanding Writers
PURPOSE, CLAIMS, AUDIENCE:
STYLE:
QUARTER 3: Sources of Information
SOURCES, BIAS, and PROPAGANDA:
LANGUAGE:
RESEARCH WRITING:
LANGUAGE:
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QUARTER 1: Understanding Texts: Literary & Informational
READING LITERATURE:
- Components of literary genres - RL.7.3, RL.7.5
- Elements of a story: plot, conflict, setting, character, theme, mood, tone - RL.7.3, RL.7.1
- Character traits and character motivation - RL.7.3, RL.7.1
- Conflict and setting; their impact on characters - RL.7.3
- Foreshadowing, flashback and suspense: contributions to plot - RL.7.3; RL.7.1
- Theme: revealed by imagery, figurative language - RL.7.2, RL.7.4
- Theme: developed by title, plot, characters and setting - RL.7.2, RL.7.3
- Using point of view, perspective of character and narration to interpret and analyze text elements – RL.7.6
- Meaning based on different structures of drama and poetry – RL.7.4
- Context clues to construct meaning of unfamiliar words/phrases (throughout) – RL.7.5, SL.7.1
READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT:
- Text features and their impact on main idea and understanding – RI.7.5
- Main ideas: developed and delivered through structure – RI.7.5
- Establishing a position: helped by pint of view and purpose – RI.7.6, L.7.1
- Summarizing: significance of objectivity – RI.7.2
- Establishing relationships between ideas, events, and individuals in a text – RI.7.3
- Comparing and contrasting across texts: theme, literary elements, central ideas – RI/RL.7.9
- Examining how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information differently – RI.7.9
- Historical fiction – how is it created? RL.7.9
- Comparing and contrasting the use of audio, video, and multimedia and their effect on a reader’s understanding of ideas, structure, and elements in a text – RI/RL.7.7
- Impact of word choice on meaning, mood, and tone? (Including figurative language, connotation, and technical words) - RL/RI.7.4
- Developing and supporting inferences – RL/RI.7.1
- Tracing and evaluating arguments to determine specific claims, sound reasoning, relevant evidence, and sufficient support – RI.7.8
- Greek and Latin Roots infused throughout quarter
- Grammar infused throughout quarter
QUARTER 2: Understanding Writers
PURPOSE, CLAIMS, AUDIENCE:
- Establishing claims, determining purpose, and considering audience when writing - W.7.1, W.7.2, W.7.4, W.7.8, W.7.9
- Providing evidence, support and elaboration to validate claims and topics - W.7.1, W.7.2, W.7.8, W.7.9
- Establishing support and counterclaims - W.7.1, W.7.8, W.7.9
- Organizational patterns and use of transitions – W.7.4
STYLE:
- Factors contributing to a writer’s style: author’s background, use of language, sound devices, technique, irony, etc. - W.7.4, W.7.2, W.7.1
- Examining the relationship between author’s purpose, style, and genre - W.7.1, W.7.2, W.7.4, RI.7.6
- Writers employ various techniques and elements to create a distinct style – W.7.4
- Introductions and conclusions - W.7.4, W.7.1, W.7.2
- Using input from peers and others to revise, edit, and publish - W.7.5, W.7.6
- Same as first quarter
QUARTER 3: Sources of Information
SOURCES, BIAS, and PROPAGANDA:
- Primary and secondary sources – W.7.9
- Use of facts and opinions to construct literary nonfiction - RI.7.1, W.7.9
- Recognizing and using factual claims and opinions in a text – RI.7.8
- Persuasive techniques and the use of propaganda - W.7.4, RI.7.6
- Using media and statistical data for support and elaboration - W.7.8, W.7.9, SL.7.5
- Using written and audio, video, or multi-media texts to present ideas - W.7.8, W.7.6
- Impact of author’s bias and perspective on information - RI.7.6, RI.7.9
- Incorporation of narrative elements to provide support and elaboration – W.7.3
LANGUAGE:
- Same as first quarter
RESEARCH WRITING:
- The Big 6 framework - W.7.4, W.7.7, W.7.8, W.7.9
- Developing relevant research questions, using note-taking strategies, and credible sources to explore topics - W.7.7, W.7.8
- Determining the reliability, validity, and usefulness of a source – W.7.8
- Summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting directly to avoid plagiarism – W.7.6, W.7.8
- Using graphic aids to enhance information – W.7.8, W.7.9
- Determining and using appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases - W.7.1, W.7.2, L.7.3
- Using in-text citations and a works cited page to avoid plagiarism – W.7.8
- Judging the effectiveness of one’s own writing – W.7.5
LANGUAGE:
- Same as first quarter