English Language Arts Curriculum
7th Grade
Course Purpose: |
Students will find their own voice in the world through critical thinking, close reading analysis, comparing and contrasting while presenting through various media sources and fiction/non-fiction text. |
Outcomes and Components:
LA.7.10 |
Students will determine the main idea of informational texts by analyzing text evidence and structure. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
LA.7.10.1 |
Provide several pieces of text evidence to support analysis of text, including inferences, and determine how the central idea develops. |
7.RI.1 7.RI.2 |
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LA.7.10.2 |
Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings, using Greek or Latin roots; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. |
7.RI.4 7.L.4b |
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LA.7.10.3 |
Read and comprehend literary nonfiction at grade level, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. |
7.RI.10 |
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LA.7.10.4 |
Analyze interactions between individuals and events in a text. |
7.RI.3 |
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LA.7.10.5 |
Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or media version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject. |
7.RI.7 |
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LA.7.10.6 |
Acquire and use accurately grade appropriate academic and domain-specific words and phrases. |
7.L.6 |
Academic Vocabulary: text evidence, central idea, text structure |
Content Vocabulary: anti Semitism, ghetto |