Week Markig Period 1 Week Markig Period 3 1 Sept. writig bechmark Set up electroic portfolios Writig Process Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 4 Buildig effective seteces Setece structure Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 6 Buildig strog paragraphs Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 8 Literary Aalysis ( to iclude a timed prompt) Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 2 22 3 23 5 25 26 7 27 28 9 29 10 30 21 Research Simulatio Task Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 24 Review Literary Aalysis, Narrative, ad RST for PARCC Spellig ad Steveso Grammar Research project Spellig ad Steveso Grammar Week Markig Period 2 Week Markig Period 4 11 Descriptive writig 31 Research project cotiued 12 Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 32 Public speakig 13 Narrative Writig (Fictio) 33 Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 14 ( to iclude a timed prompt) 34 Creative writig 15 Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 35 Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 16 Narrative writig (Cotet Area) 36 17 ( to iclude a timed prompt) 37 Writig portfolio assessmet/ Self reflectio 18 Spellig ad Steveso Grammar Departmet ed of the year bechmark 38 Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 19 Public speakig Research process 39 Creative writig: poetry Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 20 Departmet midyear writig bechmark Spellig ad Steveso Grammar 40 *Spellig ad grammar is to be completed weekly. *Schedule will vary slightly accordig to idividual teacher; this is for pacig purposes.
Course ame: Laguage Arts Level: Grade Seve Time Frame: Seve to Te Days Per Piece Topic Creative Writig -Narrative Writig (Advaced: Two, Bleded: Oe) - Fictio ad Cotet-Area based -Writig Poetry (Advaced: Three, Bleded: Two) Writig Skills Essetial Questios What are the characteristics of arrative writig? What are the characteristics of speculative writig? What are the characteristics of creative writig? How ca you iclude literary elemets i your writig (characterizatio, simile, metaphor, persoificatio)? What are the steps i the writig process? How ca you effectively costruct seteces ad strog paragraphs? Edurig Uderstadigs Studets will: Uderstad parts of a story (expositio, risig actio, climax, fallig actio, resolutio, settig, characters) Develop parts of a story i their writig effectively Uderstad ad demostrate theme Uderstad how to write differet forms of poetry Icorporate literary devices ito writig Write coheretly Utilize a graphic orgaizer to develop a well-orgaized story Uderstad the purpose of usig a graphic orgaizer ad/or outlie durig the writig process Uderstad ad demostrate effective use of arrative techiques Effectively use time allotted Write routiely over exteded time frames for a rage of specific tasks, purposes ad audieces Demostrate commad of the covetios of stadard Eglish grammar whe writig Be able to idetify differet types of texts ad their purposes. Produce ad distribute samples of their work to their peers ad teacher for review. Uderstad the beefits of peer editig ad revisig writig for improvemet Coduct research i order to build upo their kowledge base. Be exposed to a wide rage of writig geres ad topics. Demostrate comprehesio of the writig task. Demostrate collaboratio skills i various scearios durig the writig process. Preset their kowledge ad skills i various mediums throughout the school year. Demostrate kowledge of laguage developmet ad vocabulary acquisitio. Apply ad use vocabulary acquired throughout the school year. Be able to write effective seteces ad costruct strog paragraphs Be able to vary setece legth withi a essay or paragraph
Aligmet to Commo Core ad Career Stadards ELA RL7.3, RL7.5 W7.3, W7.4, W7.5, W7.6, W7.10 SL7.1, SL7.4, SL7.6 L7.2, L7.3, L7.5, L7.6 Key Cocepts ad Skills Aalyze how particular elemets of a story or drama iteract (e.g., how settig shapes the characters or plot). Write arratives to develop real or imagied experieces or evets usig effective techique, relevat descriptive details, ad well-structured evet sequeces. Aalyze how a drama s or poem s form or structure (e.g. soliloquy, soet) cotribute to its meaig Demostrate uderstadig of figurative laguage, word relatioships, ad uaces i word meaigs Produce clear ad coheret writig i which the developmet, orgaizatio, ad style are appropriate to task, purpose, ad audiece. With some guidace ad support from peers ad adults, develop ad stregthe writig as eeded by plaig, revisig, editig, rewritig, or tryig a ew approach, focusig o how well purpose ad audiece have bee addressed. Use techology, icludig the Iteret, to produce ad publish writig ad lik to ad cite sources as well as to iteract ad collaborate with others, icludig likig to ad citig sources. Write routiely over exteded time frames (time for research, reflectio, ad revisio) ad shorter time frames (a sigle sittig or a day or two) for a rage of disciplie-specific tasks, purposes, ad audieces. Egage effectively i a rage of collaborative discussios (oe-o-oe, i groups, ad teacher led) with diverse parters o grade 7 topics, texts, ad issues, buildig o others ideas ad expressig their ow clearly. Preset claims ad fidigs, emphasizig saliet poits i a focused, coheret maer with pertiet descriptios, facts, details, ad examples; use appropriate eye cotact Adapt speech to a variety of cotexts ad tasks, demostratig commad of formal Eglish whe idicated or appropriate. Demostrate commad of the covetios of Stadard Eglish capitalizatio, puctuatio, ad spellig whe writig. Use kowledge of laguage ad its covetios whe writig, speakig, readig, or listeig. Acquire ad use accurately grade-appropriate geeral academic ad domai-specific words ad phrases; gather vocabulary kowledge whe cosiderig a word or phrase importat to comprehesio or expressio Learig Activities Prewritig activities Peer editig Revisios Publishig Research Draftig Outlie Writig Portfolio Writig models Narrative Techiques Test/Quizzes
Artwork Ispiratio Iterdiscipliary Poem Assessmets Prewritig activities: Studets will prewrite o the assiged writig task usig various types of graphic orgaizers. Peer editig: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply peer editig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will be ecouraged to also use the proofreader s symbols. Revisios: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply revisig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will address areas of cocer durig the revisio process. Publishig: Studets will publish work usig a format desigated by the teacher. Research: Studets will coduct research o a specified topic usig various types of sources. Draftig: Studets will compose drafts based o desigated topic. Outlie: Studets will lear how to create ad use a outlie durig the writig process. Writig Portfolio: Studets will maitai a writig portfolio over the course of the school year which will be reflected upo by the ed of the school year. Writig model: Idetify aspects of a strog ad weak of writig models Narrative techiques: Studets will idetify aspects of strog ad weak use of arrative techiques of writig models ad icorporate them i their ow writig Tests/Quizzes: Studets will take tests ad quizzes o topic seteces, setece structure ad paragraphs Artwork Ispiratio: studets will write a piece ispired by artwork Iterdiscipliary Poem: Studets will write a poem about a cocept they are learig i aother class 21 st Cetury Skills x Creativity x Critical Thikig x Commuicatio x Collaboratio x Life ad Career Iformatio x Media Literacy Skills Literacy Iterdiscipliary Coectios Math, Sciece, Social Studies: Iterdiscipliary Poem Art: Artwork Ispiratio Techology: Writig process Techology Itegratio 8.1.8.A.1-Create professioal documets (e.g., ewsletter, persoalized learig pla, busiess letter or flyer) usig advaced features of a word processig program. 8.1.8.A.5-Select ad use appropriate tools ad digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks ad to solve problems. 8.1.8.D.1-Model appropriate olie behaviors related to cyber safety, cyber bullyig, cyber security, ad cyber ethics.
Course ame: Laguage Arts Level: Grade Seve Time Frame: Seve to Te Days Per Essay Topic Argumetative/Persuasive Writig (Advaced: Five, Bleded: Four) -Writig Skills Essetial Questios Studets will be able to aswer the followig questios: What are the characteristics of argumetative/persuasive writig? How ca you effectively costruct seteces ad strog paragraphs? How ca you write effective thesis statemets ad topic seteces? How do you use persuasive laguage ad strategies? Edurig Uderstadigs Studets will: Be able to idetify differet types of texts ad their purposes. Produce ad distribute samples of their work to their peers ad teacher for review. Coduct research i order to build upo their kowledge base. Be exposed to a wide rage of writig geres ad topics. Demostrate comprehesio of the writig task. Demostrate collaboratio skills i various scearios durig the writig process. Preset their kowledge ad skills i various mediums throughout the school year. Apply covetios of Stadard Eglish. Demostrate kowledge of laguage developmet ad vocabulary acquisitio. Apply ad use vocabulary acquired throughout the school year. Be able to write effective seteces ad costruct strog paragraphs Be able to vary setece legth withi a essay or paragraph Uderstad the beefits of peer editig ad revisig writig for improvemet Uderstad the purpose of usig graphic orgaizers ad/or outlies durig the writig process Aligmet to Commo Core ad Career Stadards ELA RL7.8 W.7.1., W.7.2., W.7.4., W.7.5., W.7.6., W.7.7., W.7.8., W.7.9., W.7.10. SL.7.1, SL.7.3, SL.7.4., SL.7.6. L.7.1., L.7.2., L.7.3., L.7.4., L.7.6. Key Cocepts ad Skills Studets will: Write argumets to support claims with clear reasos ad relevat evidece. Write iformative/explaatory texts to examie a topic ad covey ideas, cocepts, ad iformatio through the selectio, orgaizatio, ad aalysis of relevat cotet. Produce clear ad coheret writig i which the developmet, orgaizatio, ad style are appropriate to task, purpose, ad audiece. (Grade-specific expectatios for writig types are defied i stadards 1 3 above.) With some guidace ad support from peers ad adults, develop ad stregthe writig as eeded by plaig, revisig, editig, rewritig, or tryig a ew approach, focusig o how well purpose ad audiece have bee addressed. Use techology, icludig the Iteret, to produce ad publish writig ad lik to ad cite sources as well as to iteract ad collaborate with others, icludig likig to ad citig sources.
Coduct short research projects to aswer a questio, drawig o several sources ad geeratig additioal related, focused questios for further research ad ivestigatio. Gather relevat iformatio from multiple prit ad digital sources, usig search terms effectively; assess the credibility ad accuracy of each source; ad quote or paraphrase the data ad coclusios of others while avoidig plagiarism ad followig a stadard format for citatio. Draw evidece from literary or iformatioal texts to support aalysis, reflectio, ad research. Write routiely over exteded time frames (time for research, reflectio, ad revisio) ad shorter time frames (a sigle sittig or a day or two) for a rage of disciplie-specific tasks, purposes, ad audieces. Egage effectively i a rage of collaborative discussios (oe-o-oe, i groups, ad teacher-led) with diverse parters o grade seve topics, texts, ad issues, buildig o others ideas ad expressig their ow clearly. Delieate a speaker s argumet ad specific claims, evaluatig the soudess of the reasoig ad the relevace ad sufficiecy of the evidece. Preset claims ad fidigs, emphasizig saliet poits i a focused, coheret maer with pertiet descriptios, facts, details, ad examples; use appropriate eye cotact, adequate volume, ad clear prouciatio. Adapt speech to a variety of cotexts ad tasks, demostratig commad of formal Eglish whe idicated or appropriate. Demostrate commad of the covetios of Stadard Eglish grammar ad usage whe writig or speakig. Use kowledge of laguage ad its covetios whe writig, speakig, readig, or listeig. Determie or clarify the meaig of ukow ad multiple-meaig words ad phrases based o grade seve readig ad cotet, choosig flexibly from a rage of strategies. Acquire ad use accurately grade-appropriate geeral academic ad domai-specific words ad phrases; gather vocabulary kowledge whe cosiderig a word or phrase importat to comprehesio or expressio. Learig Activities Prewritig activities Debates Peer editig Revisios Publishig Research Draftig Outlie Writig Portfolio Writig Models Presetatios Math Shape Writig Assessmets Prewritig activities: Studets will pre-write o the assiged writig task usig various types of graphic orgaizers. Debates: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will take a positio o a persuasive topic ad coduct research i order to support their poit-of-view. Peer editig: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply peer editig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will be ecouraged to
also use the proofreader s symbols. Revisios: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply revisig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will address areas of cocer durig the revisio process. Publishig: Studets will publish work usig a format desigated by the teacher. Research: Studets will coduct research o a specified topic usig various types of sources. Draftig: Studets will compose drafts based o desigated topic. Outlie: Studets will lear how to create ad use a outlie durig the writig process. Writig Portfolio: Studets will maitai a writig portfolio over the course of the school year which will be reflected upo by the ed of the school year. Writig model: Idetify elemets of strog ad weak of writig models Presetatios: Studets will preset their research to the class Math Shape Writig: Studets will write a persuasive essay o which shape is the best Iterdiscipliary Prompts: Prompts o Sciece, Social Studies, Math, Art, Music 21 st Cetury Skills x Creativity x Critical Thikig x Commuicatio x x Collaboratio Life ad Career x Iformatio x Media Literacy Skills Literacy Iterdiscipliary Coectios Math: Math Shape Writig Social Studies, Sciece: Debates Social Studies, Sciece, Math, Art, Music: Iterdiscipliary Prompts Techology: Publishig Work Techology Itegratio 8.1.8.A.1-Create professioal documets (e.g., ewsletter, persoalized learig pla, busiess letter or flyer) usig advaced features of a word processig program. 8.1.8.A.5-Select ad use appropriate tools ad digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks ad to solve problems. 8.1.8.D.1-Model appropriate olie behaviors related to cyber safety, cyber bullyig, cyber security, ad cyber ethics. Course ame: Explaatory Writig Level: Grade Seve Time Frame: Seve to Te Days Topic -Explaatory Writig (Advaced: Three, Bleded: Two) -Writig Skills Essetial Questios Studets will be able to aswer the followig questios: What are the characteristics of explaatory writig? What are the steps of the writig process? What is the purpose of usig graphic orgaizers ad/or outlies durig the writig process? How ca you effectively costruct seteces ad strog paragraphs? How ca you use trasitios to move from oe idea to aother? How ca you write effective thesis statemets ad topic seteces? Edurig Uderstadigs Studets will:
Write iformative/explaatory texts Covey ad aalyze ideas, cocepts ad iformatio Develop a topic with supportig iformatio Use trasitios to create cohesio ad clarify relatioship amog ideas ad cocepts Provide a cocludig statemet that supports the iformatio beig explaied Be able to idetify differet types of texts ad their purposes. Produce ad distribute samples of their work to their peers ad teacher for review. Uderstad the beefits of peer editig ad revisig writig for improvemet Uderstad the purpose of usig graphic orgaizers ad/or outlies durig the writig process Be exposed to a wide rage of writig geres ad topics. Demostrate comprehesio of the writig task. Demostrate collaboratio skills i various scearios durig the writig process. Preset their kowledge ad skills i various mediums throughout the school year. Apply covetios of Stadard Eglish. Demostrate kowledge of laguage developmet ad vocabulary acquisitio. Apply ad use vocabulary acquired throughout the school year. Be able to write effective seteces ad costruct strog paragraphs Be able to vary setece legth withi a essay or paragraph Aligmet to Commo Core ad Career Stadards ELA W.7.2., W.7.4., W.7.5., W.7.6., W.7.7., W.7.8., W.7.9., W.7.10. SL.7.1., SL.7.3., SL.7.4., SL.7.6. L.7.1., L.7.2., L.7.3., L.7.4., L.7.6. Key Cocepts ad Skills Write iformative/explaatory texts to examie a topic ad covey ideas, cocepts, ad iformatio through the selectio, orgaizatio, ad aalysis of relevat cotet. Produce clear ad coheret writig i which the developmet, orgaizatio, ad style are appropriate to task, purpose, ad audiece. With some guidace ad support from peers ad adults, develop ad stregthe writig as eeded by plaig, revisig, editig, rewritig, or tryig a ew approach, focusig o how well purpose ad audiece have bee addressed. Use techology, icludig the Iteret, to produce ad publish writig ad lik to ad cite sources as well as to iteract ad collaborate with others, icludig likig to ad citig sources. Draw evidece from literary or iformatioal texts to support aalysis, reflectio, ad research. Write routiely over exteded time frames (time for research, reflectio, ad revisio) ad shorter time frames (a sigle sittig or a day or two) for a rage of disciplie-specific tasks, purposes, ad audieces. Egage effectively i a rage of collaborative discussios (oe-o-oe, i groups, ad teacher-led) with diverse parters o grade seve topics, texts, ad issues, buildig o others ideas ad expressig their ow clearly. Delieate a speaker s argumet ad specific claims, evaluatig the soudess of the reasoig ad the relevace ad sufficiecy of the evidece. Preset claims ad fidigs, emphasizig saliet poits i a focused, coheret maer with pertiet descriptios, facts, details, ad examples; use appropriate eye cotact, adequate volume, ad clear prouciatio. Adapt speech to a variety of cotexts ad tasks, demostratig commad of formal Eglish whe idicated or appropriate. Demostrate commad of the covetios of stadard Eglish grammar ad usage whe
writig or speakig. Demostrate commad of the covetios of stadard Eglish capitalizatio, puctuatio, ad spellig whe writig. Use kowledge of laguage ad its covetios whe writig, speakig, readig, or listeig. Determie or clarify the meaig of ukow ad multiple-meaig words ad phrases based o grade seve readig ad cotet, choosig flexibly from a rage of strategies. Acquire ad use accurately grade-appropriate geeral academic ad domai-specific words ad phrases; gather vocabulary kowledge whe cosiderig a word or phrase importat to comprehesio or expressio. Learig Activities Prewritig activities Presetatios Peer editig Revisios Publishig Draftig Outlie Writig Portfolio Writig Models Presetatios Iterdiscipliary Prompts Assessmets Prewritig activities: Studets will prewrite o the assiged writig task usig various types of graphic orgaizers. Peer editig: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply peer editig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will be ecouraged to also use the proofreader s symbols. Revisios: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply revisig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will address areas of cocer durig the revisio process. Publishig: Studets will publish work usig a format desigated by the teacher. Draftig: Studets will compose drafts based o desigated topic. Outlie: Studets will lear how to create ad use a outlie durig the writig process. Writig Portfolio: Studets will maitai a writig portfolio over the course of the school year which will reflect upo by the ed of the school year. Writig model: Idetify elemets of strog ad weak of writig models Presetatios: Studets will preset their research to the class Iterdiscipliary Prompts: studets will explai steps i a process related to Math, Social Studies ad Sciece. 21 st Cetury Skills X Creativity X Critical Thikig X Commuicatio X Collaboratio X Life ad Career X Iformatio X Media Literacy Skills Literacy Iterdiscipliary Coectios Techology: Utilizig word processig or olie program to publish work Social Studies, Math, Sciece: Iterdiscipliary Prompts
Techology Itegratio 8.1.8.A.1-Create professioal documets (e.g., ewsletter, persoalized learig pla, busiess letter or flyer) usig advaced features of a word processig program. 8.1.8.A.5-Select ad use appropriate tools ad digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks ad to solve problems. 8.1.8.D.1-Model appropriate olie behaviors related to cyber safety, cyber bullyig, cyber security, ad cyber ethics. Course ame: Laguage Arts Level: Grade Seve Time Frame: Two to four weeks Topic Research Writig (Advaced: Two, Bleded: Oe) Essetial Questios Studets will be able to aswer the followig questios: What are the characteristics foud withi research writig? What are the steps of the research writig process? What are the beefits of peer editig ad revisig your writig? What is a credible ad accurate source? What is plagiarism ad why is it importat to avoid plagiarism? What is a primary ad secodary source? Why is it importat to follow a stadard format? Why is it beeficial to develop orgaizatioal strategies throughout the research writig process? What is a thesis statemet ad its purpose? What is a works cited page? Edurig Uderstadigs Studets will: Critically evaluate the credibility ad accuracy of prit ad digital sources Follow a stadard format Write effective thesis statemets ad topic seteces Complete a i-text citatio Be able to cite a book, ecyclopedia ad a website Orgaize their sources i order to create a works cited page Write routiely over exteded time frames for a rage of specific tasks, purposes ad audieces Demostrate commad of the covetios of stadard Eglish grammar whe writig Be able to idetify differet types of texts ad their purposes. Produce ad distribute samples of their work to their peers ad teacher for review. Coduct research i order to build upo their kowledge base. Be exposed to a wide rage of writig geres ad topics. Demostrate comprehesio of the writig task. Demostrate collaboratio skills i various scearios durig the writig process. Preset their kowledge ad skills i various mediums throughout the school year. Demostrate kowledge of laguage developmet ad vocabulary acquisitio. Apply ad use vocabulary acquired throughout the school year. Be able to write effective seteces ad costruct strog paragraphs Be able to vary setece legth withi a essay or paragraph
Aligmet to Commo Core ad Career Stadards ELA RL7.1 W7.2, W7.4, W7.5, W7.6, W7.7, W7.8, W7.9, W7.10 SL7.1, SL7.4, SL7.6 L7.2, L7.3, L7.6 Key Cocepts ad Skills Cite several pieces of textual evidece to support aalysis of what the text says explicitly as well as ifereces draw from the text. Write iformative/explaatory texts to examie a topic ad covey ideas, cocepts, ad iformatio through the selectio, orgaizatio, ad aalysis of relevat cotet. Coduct short research projects to aswer a questio, drawig o several sources ad geeratig additioal related, focused questios for further research ad ivestigatio. Produce clear ad coheret writig i which the developmet, orgaizatio, ad style are appropriate to task, purpose, ad audiece. Draw evidece from literary or iformatioal texts to support aalysis, reflectio, ad research. Gather relevat iformatio from multiple prit ad digital sources, usig search terms effectively; assess the credibility ad accuracy of each source; ad quote or paraphrase the data ad coclusios of others while avoidig plagiarism ad followig a stadard format for citatio. With some guidace ad support from peers ad adults, develop ad stregthe writig as eeded by plaig, revisig, editig, rewritig, or tryig a ew approach, focusig o how well purpose ad audiece have bee addressed. Use techology, icludig the Iteret, to produce ad publish writig ad lik to ad cite sources as well as to iteract ad collaborate with others, icludig likig to ad citig sources. Write routiely over exteded time frames (time for research, reflectio, ad revisio) ad shorter time frames (a sigle sittig or a day or two) for a rage of disciplie-specific tasks, purposes, ad audieces. Egage effectively i a rage of collaborative discussios (oe-o-oe, i groups, ad teacher led) with diverse parters o grade seve topics, texts, ad issues, buildig o others ideas ad expressig their ow clearly. Preset claims ad fidigs, emphasizig saliet poits i a focused, coheret maer with pertiet descriptios, facts, details, ad examples; use appropriate eye cotact Adapt speech to a variety of cotexts ad tasks, demostratig commad of formal Eglish whe idicated or appropriate. Demostrate commad of the covetios of Stadard Eglish capitalizatio, puctuatio, ad spellig whe writig. Use kowledge of laguage ad its covetios whe writig, speakig, readig, or listeig. Acquire ad use accurately grade-appropriate geeral academic ad domai-specific words ad phrases; gather vocabulary kowledge whe cosiderig a word or phrase importat to comprehesio or expressio Learig Activities Prewritig activities Peer editig Revisios Publishig Research Draftig
Outlie Writig Portfolio Writig Model Tests/Quizzes Worksheets Presetatio Iterdiscipliary Research Multi-gere Research Paper Assessmets Prewritig activities: Studets will prewrite o the assiged writig task usig various types of graphic orgaizers. Peer editig: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply peer editig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will be ecouraged to also use the proofreader s symbols. Revisios: (This activity ca be doe i groups or idividually) Studets will apply revisig skills based o a format desigated by the teacher. Studets will address areas of cocer durig the revisio process. Publishig: Studets will publish work usig a format desigated by the teacher. Research: Studets will coduct research o a specified topic usig various types of sources. Draftig: Studets will compose drafts based o desigated topic. Outlie: Studets will lear how to create ad use a outlie durig the writig process. Writig Portfolio: Studets will maitai a writig portfolio over the course of the school year which will be reflected upo by the ed of the school year. Writig Model: Studets will examie good ad bad models of writig Tests/Quizzes: Studets will take tests ad quizzes o MLA format, plagiarism, ad citatio Worksheets: Studets will complete worksheets o MLA format, plagiarism, ad citatio Presetatio: Studets will preset their research fidigs to the class Iterdiscipliary Research: Studets will research o a topic i Art, Music, Social Studies, Math, or Sciece Multi-gere research paper: Studets will icorporate iformatio from Art, Music, Social Studies, Math or Sciece with cocrete research 21 st Cetury Skills x Creativity x Critical Thikig x Commuicatio x x Collaboratio Life ad Career x Iformatio x Media Literacy Skills Literacy Iterdiscipliary Coectios Art, Music, Social Studets, Math or Sciece: Iterdiscipliary Research, Multi-gere research paper Techology Itegratio 8.1.8.A.1-Create professioal documets (e.g., ewsletter, persoalized learig pla, busiess letter or flyer) usig advaced features of a word processig program. 8.1.8.A.5-Select ad use appropriate tools ad digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks ad to solve problems. 8.1.8.D.1-Model appropriate olie behaviors related to cyber safety, cyber bullyig, cyber security, ad cyber ethics.
Course ame: Laguage Arts Grammar Level: Grade Seve Topic Time Frame: Weekly throughout the year Essetial Questios Studets will be able to aswer the followig questios: Why is it importat to use varied laguage i everyday writig ad speakig? Why is it importat to use proper Stadard Eglish capitalizatio, puctuatio ad spellig whe writig? How will the use of proper grammar improve your writig ad clarity of expressio? Why is proper grammar essetial? How does proper grammar affect setece structure? Edurig Uderstadigs Studets will: Idetify ad uderstad ous, proous, verbs, predicates, adjectives, ad adverbs Uderstad the setece ad its parts Uderstad ad use puctuatio effectively Uderstad ad use capitalizatio effectively Uderstad ad demostrate subject-verb agreemet Recogize prepositios Demostrate commad of the covetios of stadard Eglish grammar ad usage whe writig or speakig Uderstad ad demostrate setece variatio Explai the fuctio of ad use phrases ad clauses withi a setece Idetify ad choose amog simple, compoud, complex ad compoud-complex seteces to sigal differig relatioships amog ideas Uderstad the use of a comma to separate coordiate adjectives Uderstad that usig varied laguage ca more accurately express ad explai ideas Aligmet to Commo Core ad Career Stadards ELA L7.1, L7.2, L7.3 SL7.1, SL7.6 Key Cocepts ad Skills Demostrate commad of the covetios of stadard Eglish grammar ad usage whe writig or speakig Explai the fuctio of phrases ad clauses i geeral ad their fuctio i specific seteces Choose amog simple, compoud, complex, ad compoud-complex seteces to sigal differig relatioships amog ideas Place phrases ad clauses withi a setece, recogizig ad correctig misplaced ad daglig modifiers Demostrate commad of the covetios of stadard Eglish capitalizatio, puctuatio ad spellig whe writig Use a comma to separate coordiate adjectives Spell correctly Use kowledge of laguage ad its covetios whe writig, speakig, readig, or listeig Choose laguage that expresses ideas precisely ad cocisely, recogizig ad elimiatig wordiess ad redudacy Prepare for ad participate effectively i a rage of coversatios ad collaboratios with
x Departmet Eglish Laguage Arts diverse parters, buildig o others ideas ad expressig their ow clearly ad persuasively Adapt speech to a variety of cotexts ad commuicative tasks, demostratig commad of formal Eglish whe idicated or appropriate Learig Activities Focus Correctio Areas Grammar Exercises Quizzes/Tests Steveso s Grammar Videos Peer Editig Grammar games Assessmets Focus Correctio Areas: Self, Peer, ad Teacher evaluate writigs for FCA s Grammar Exercises: Complete grammar exercises Quizzes/Tests: Studets will complete quizzes ad tests o specific grammar skills Steveso s Grammar: Studets will complete grammar exercises usig Steveso s grammar Videos: Studets will watch ad evaluate videos o grammar Peer Editig: Studets will idetify misuse ad correct the misuse of grammar skills whe peer editig Grammar Games: Studets will complete grammar games olie or i-class 21 st Cetury Skills Creativity x Critical Thikig x Commuicatio Life ad Career Skills Foreig laguage Techology x Iformatio Literacy x Media Literacy Iterdiscipliary Coectios x Collaboratio Techology Itegratio 8.1.8.A.1-Create professioal documets (e.g., ewsletter, persoalized learig pla, busiess letter or flyer) usig advaced features of a word processig program. 8.1.8.A.5-Select ad use appropriate tools ad digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks ad to solve problems. Course ame: Laguage Arts Level: Grade Seve Time Frame: Seve to Te Days per Speech Topic Public speakig (Advaced: Three, Bleded: Two) Essetial Questios Studets will be able to aswer the followig questios: Why is it importat to be able to speak i public ad i frot of peers? What are strog strategies to make speeches egagig? How do you create effective visual aids? How do you effectively orgaize a public speech? Why is importat to develop ad preset a thesis i a speech? How ca you effectively prepare for a public speech?
How ca you maage your time durig a public speech? Edurig Uderstadigs Studets will: Uderstad audiece Demostrate eye cotact Project voice Demostrate eergy ad ethusiasm Outlie speech Prepare with ote cards Orgaize speech effectively usig time maagemet Maitai focus throughout speech Develop ad reach thesis i speech Effectively use gestures Keep audiece s attetio Create visual aids where ecessary Aligmet to Commo Core ad Career Stadards ELA SL7.1, SL7.2, SL7.3, SL7.4, SL7.5, SL7.6 L7.3.a, L7.6 RL7.1 Key Cocepts ad Skills Egage effectively i a rage of collaborative discussios (oe-o-oe, i groups, ad teacher led) with diverse parters o grade 7 topics, texts, ad issues, buildig o others ideas ad expressig their ow Come to discussios prepared havig read or researched material uder study; explicitly draw o that preparatio by referrig to evidece o the topic, text, or issue to probe ad reflect o ideas uder discussio. Follow rules for collegial discussios, track progress toward specific goals ad deadlies, ad defie idividual roles as eeded. Pose questios that elicit elaboratio ad respod to others questios ad commets with relevat observatios ad ideas that brig the discussio back o topic as eeded. Ackowledge ew iformatio expressed by others ad, whe warrated, modify their ow views. Aalyze the mai ideas ad supportig details preseted i diverse media ad formats (e.g., visually, quatitatively, orally) ad explai how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue uder study. Delieate a speaker s argumet ad specific claims, evaluatig the soudess of the reasoig ad the relevace ad sufficiecy of the evidece Preset claims ad fidigs, emphasizig saliet poits i a focused, coheret maer with pertiet descriptios, facts, details, ad examples; use appropriate eye cotact, adequate volume, ad clear prouciatio. Iclude multimedia compoets ad visual displays i presetatios to clarify claims ad fidigs ad emphasize saliet poits. Adapt speech to a variety of cotexts ad tasks, demostratig commad of formal Eglish whe idicated or appropriate. Use kowledge of laguage ad its covetios whe writig, speakig, readig, or listeig. Choose laguage that expresses ideas precisely ad cocisely, recogizig ad elimiatig wordiess ad redudacy Acquire ad use accurately grade-appropriate geeral academic ad domai-specific words ad phrases; gather vocabulary kowledge whe cosiderig a word or phrase importat to
comprehesio or expressio. Cite several pieces of textual evidece to support aalysis of what the text says explicitly as well as ifereces draw from the text Learig Activities Note Cards Costructive Criticism Visual Aids Models Miute speeches Demostratio speeches Research Character for a day Assessmets Note Cards: studets will complete ote cards for speeches Costructive Criticism: studets will orally ad i writig offer suggestios for improvemet for their peers Visual Aids: studets will create visual aids such as a poster or PowerPoit presetatio Models: studets will observe models of good ad bad speeches Miute speeches: Studets will choose a radom topic ad speak effectively for a miute Demostratio speeches: studets will explai ad demostrate how to do somethig Research: Studets will preset research from research paper or aother topic Character for a day: Studets will dress up like a character ad preset themselves as that character to the class Iterdiscipliary Research: Studets will research o a math, sciece, social studies, music, or art topic ad preset their fidigs to the class 21 st Cetury Skills x Creativity x Critical Thikig x Commuicatio x x Collaboratio Life ad Career x Iformatio x Media Literacy Skills Literacy Iterdiscipliary Coectios Techology: Research ad use multimedia for visuals Art, Music, Social Studets, Math or Sciece: Iterdiscipliary Research Techology Itegratio 8.1.8.A.1-Create professioal documets (e.g., ewsletter, persoalized learig pla, busiess letter or flyer) usig advaced features of a word processig program. 8.1.8.A.5-Select ad use appropriate tools ad digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks ad to solve problems. Course ame: Laguage Arts Spellig Level: Grade Seve Topic Time Frame: Oe uit per week Essetial Questios Studets will be able to aswer the followig questios: Why is proper spellig importat i writig? How will the use of proper spellig improve your writig ad clarity of expressio?
What is the differece betwee a homophoe ad homoym? What are importat spellig rules? How does misspellig a word affect its meaig? How do Greek or Lati affixes ad roots help with spellig ad uderstadig the meaig of words? Edurig Uderstadigs Studets will: Memorize ad uderstad coectio betwee spelligs of words i each uit Collaborate with peers to lear proper spellig Lear Greek or Lati affixes ad roots to aid i uderstadig the meaig of the word Memorize importat spellig rules Uderstad the differece betwee a homophoe ad homoym Uderstad how misspellig a word affects its meaig Aligmet to Commo Core ad Career Stadards ELA L7.2.b, L7.4.b W7.5 Key Cocepts ad Skills Demostrate commad of stadard Eglish spellig whe writig Spell correctly Use commo, grade-appropriate Greek or Lati affixes ad roots as clues to the meaig of a word With some guidace ad support from peers ad adults, develop ad stregthe writig as eeded by plaig, revisig, editig, rewritig, or tryig a ew approach focusig o how well purpose ad audiece have bee addressed Learig Activities Spellig worksheets Peer quizzig Create flashcards Spellig Bees Editig Create seteces/paragraphs Rote memorizatio Word search Defiitios Games Assessmets Spellig worksheets: studets will complete spellig worksheets for each uit Peer quizzig: studets will orally quiz their peers o spellig words Create flashcards: studets will create flashcards to study spellig words Spellig Bees: studets will participate i spellig bees Editig: studets will edit their ow ad peers writig for spellig Create seteces/paragraphs: studets will create seteces ad paragraphs usig spellig words Rote memorizatio: studets will copy the spellig words three-five times each Word search: studets will create word searches usig spellig words Defiitios: studets will defie the spellig words Games: studets will complete olie ad i-class games usig the spellig words 21 st Cetury Skills x Creativity x Critical Thikig x Commuicatio x Collaboratio
x Departmet Eglish Laguage Arts Life ad Career Iformatio x Media Literacy Skills Literacy Iterdiscipliary Coectios Uits ofte are cotet thematically orgaized Sciece: Space words Social Studies: Represetatio ad taxatio words Techology Itegratio 8.1.8.A.1-Create professioal documets (e.g., ewsletter, persoalized learig pla, busiess letter or flyer) usig advaced features of a word processig program. 8.1.8.A.5-Select ad use appropriate tools ad digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks ad to solve problems.