English Language Arts Curriculum
7th Grade
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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:
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LA.7.11 |
Students will compare and contrast the point of view in texts of different genres, and their approaches to similar themes and topics. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
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Standard(s) |
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LA.7.11.1 |
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. |
7.RL.6 |
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LA.7.11.2 |
Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character, and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. |
7.RL.9 |
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Academic Vocabulary: point of view, conflict, symbolism, genre, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, metaphor |
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Content Vocabulary: roguishly, Madras, ruefully, imploringly, unfathomable, conformity, rebellious, Soc, Greaser, weed |