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.7.7 |
Students will evaluate differing claims in order to create a media presentation. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
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Standard(s) |
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LA.7.7.1 |
Read and evaluate grade level books or articles to explain how point of view is conveyed, and how an author distinguishes their opinion from that of others. |
7.RI.6 7.RI.10 |
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LA.7.7.2 |
Compare and contrast two authors’ work on the same subject, including various interpretations by evaluating an argument, reasoning, and support. |
7.RI.8 7.RI.9 |
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LA.7.7.3 |
Conduct short research projects while evaluating the validity of sources and citing those sources correctly in order to produce writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. |
7.W.4 7.W.7 7.W.8 |
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LA.7.7.4 |
Apply rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed; acknowledge new information expressed by others, and when warranted, modify their own views. |
7.SL.1b 7.SL.1d |
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LA.7.7.5 |
Utilize diverse media in presentations; adapt speech to present claims and findings emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; engage in collegial discussions. |
7.SL.4 7.SL.5 7.SL.6 |
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LA.7.7.6 |
Interpret context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. |
7.L.4a |
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