2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
1stQuarter(43Days)
Resources:GlencoeLiterature,
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
Reading Grammar Writing Vocabulary DifferentiatedActivities&Resources
1st:Aug9-11(5days
WelcomeSurvey–whatworked/didnotworkingrade6?SuppliesRules
ResourcesforReviewEmpoweringWriterslessonReadingArticleforcomprehensionandgrammaractivities
TEKS7.19UnderstandandusethefunctionsofacademiclanguageanduseavarietyofsentencesDeclarative,Interrogative,ImperativeTEKS20CorrectPunctuation
WritedailyjournalentriesMyholidaysWhat’sdifferentinMiddleSchool?MygoalsinlifeMylifeoutsideschoolIfIweretheteacher/principalUnit1BigQ
i-Readyvocabularylist
SpellingpretestWritingChadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteAdvicefromaMiddleSchoolExpert
2nd:Aug14-18
(5days)
UnitOne:WhomCanYouCountOn?TheWiseOldWoman–FolktaleAmigoBrothers–ShortStoryTEKS7.6Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/Fiction.Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructure&elementsoffictionandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportunderstanding.
TEKS7.6BAnalyzethedevelopmentoftheplotthroughtheinternalandexternalresponsesofthecharacters,includingtheirmotivationsandconflicts.TEKS7.6CAnalyzedifferentpointsofview,includingfirst-person,third-personomniscient,andthird-personlimited.
TEKS7.19BUnderstandandusethefunctionsofacademiclanguageanduseavarietyofsentencesExclamatorySimple,Complex,CompoundTEKS20CorrectPunctuation
TEKS7.16Studentswriteabouttheirownexperiences.Studentsareexpectedtowriteapersonalnarrativethathasaclearlydefinedfocusandcommunicatestheimportanceoforreasonsforactionsand/orconsequences.
PersonalNarrative
TEKS7.2BUsecontexttodetermineorclarifythemeaningofunfamiliarorambiguouswords
TEKS7.1Reading/FluencyStudentsreadaloudwithgradelevelfluencyFishCheeks–AutobiographicalshortstoryChadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwritePersonalEssay
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
1stQuarter(43Days)
Resources:GlencoeLiterature,
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
3rd:Aug21-25(5days)
UnitOne:WhomCanYouCountOn?Rikki-tikki-tavi–Shortstory,fictionTEKS7.6Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/Fiction.Comprehend,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructuralelementsoffictionandprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding.
TEKS7.6AExplaintheinfluenceofsettingofplotdevelopment(conflict,plot,characterizationetc.)Cause&EffectVisualize
TEKS7.19Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.SubjectsandPredicates
TEKS7.10AEvaluate a summary of the original text for accuracy of the main ideas, supporting details, and overall meaning Write/EvaluateapeersummaryRikki-tikki-tavi
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwrite
TEKS7.2BUsecontexttodetermineorclarifythemeaningofunfamiliarorambiguouswords
TEKS7.6BTheForceofLuck-FolktaleAnalyzethedevelopmentoftheplotthroughtheinternalandexternalresponsesofthecharacters,includingtheirmotivationsandconflicts.
4th:Aug28–Sept8
(6days)
UnitOne:WhomCanYouCountOn?TheGoodSamaritan–ShortStoryTheLark&HerChildren–Aesop’sFableTheTravelersandtheBear–Aesop’sFableTEKS7.6BAnalyzethedevelopmentoftheplotthroughtheinternalandexternalresponsesofthecharacters,includingtheirmotivationsandconflicts.
TEKS7.3Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/ThemeandGenre.Analyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthemeandgenreindifferentcultural,historicalandcontemporarycontexts,andprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding.
TEKS7.19Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Usage
TEKS7.14A/B)PlanafirstdraftbychoosinganappropriateorganizationalstrategyCreateaplotorganizerforastoryyouhaveread
TEKS7.2EUseadictionary,aglossarytodeterminethemeanings,syllabication,alternatewordchoicesofwordsSynonyms
TEKS7.10DRosa-PoemRosaParksMyStoryAutobiographySynthesizeandmakelogicalconnectionsbetweenideasacrosstwotexts
5th:Sept-11-15
(5days)
UnitOne:ThanyouMa’am–ShortStoryTEKS7.6Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/FictionUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructuralelementsoffictionandprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding
TEKS7.6AExplaintheinfluenceofsettingofplotdevelopment(conflict,plot,characterizationetc.)
TEKS7.19Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.NounsConventionsofCapitalization
TEKS7.15(i-v)Writeanimaginativestoryusingarangeofliterarystrategiesanddevicestoenhancestyleandtone
TEKS7.2CCompleteanalogiesthatdescribeparttowholeorwholetopart
TEKS7.8Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/SensoryLanguage.Understandhowanauthor’ssensorylanguagecreatesimageryinliterarytext
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
1stQuarter(43Days)
Resources:GlencoeLiterature,
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
6th:Sept18-22
(5days)
UnitOne:WhomCanYouCountOn?WeAreAllOne-FolktaleTEKS7.3Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/ThemeandGenre.Analyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthemeandgenreindifferentcultural,historicalandcontemporarycontexts,andprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding.
TEKS7.3ADescribemultiplethemesinaworkoffiction
TEKS7.19A(ii)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Apositivephrases
TEKS7.14Useelementsofthewritingprocesstocomposetext.TEKS7.14C-ERevise,editandwritefinaldraftImaginativeStory
TEKS7.2DIdentifythemeaningofforeignwordscommonlyusedinEnglishwithemphasisonLatinandGreekwords(habeuscorpus,epluribusunum,bonafide,nemesis)
TEKS7.10FireproofingtheforestsTIME–TEKS7.9ComprehensionofInformationalText/CultureandHistoryAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouttheauthor’spurpose.
7th:Sept25-29
(5days)
UnitOne:WhomCanYouCountOn?GenreFocus:ShortFictionTheRiderandI’llWalktheTightropeTEKS7.6AExplaintheinfluenceofsettingofplotdevelopment(conflict,plot,characterizationetc.)TEKS7.6BAnalyzethedevelopmentoftheplotthroughtheinternalandexternalresponsesofthecharacters,includingtheirmotivationsandconflicts.
TEKS7.6Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/Fiction.Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructuralelementsoffictionEndofUnit1Assessment
TEKS7.19A(i)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.IrregularVerbs
TEKS7.17CWriteresponsestoliterarytextsthatdemonstratethewritingskillsformulti-paragraphessaysandprovidesustainedevidenceusingquotationswhereappropriateAnswertheBigQuestion
TEKS7.2BUsecontexttodetermineorclarifythemeaningofunfamiliarorambiguouswords
UnitOneWritingChallenge
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
1stQuarter(43Days)
Resources:GlencoeLiterature,
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
8th:Oct2-6
(5days)
UnitTwo:WhyDoYouRead?TIME:Whatisaknight?–InformationalTextTEKS7.9ComprehensionofInformationalText/CultureandHistoryAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouttheauthor’spurpose.Explainthedifferencebetweenthethemeofaliteraryworkandtheauthor’spurpose.
TEKS7.12BReading/ComprehensionofInformationalText.Explainthefunctionofthegraphicalcomponentsofatext.
TEKS7.19A(i)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Verbs(perfectandprogressivetenses)andparticiples
WritedailyjournalentriesBigQuestionTEKS7.10CUsedifferentorganizationalpatternsasguidesforsummarizingandforminganoverviewofdifferentkindsofexpositorytextSummary
TEKS7.2EUseadictionary,aglossarytodeterminethemeanings,syllabication,alternatewordchoicesofwords
TEKS7.4SarahCynthiaSylviaStoutWouldNotTakeTheGarbageOut-PoemReadingComprehensionofLiteraryText/PoetryUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetryandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportyouranswer
9th:Oct10-13
(4days)
UnitTwo:WhyDoYouRead?WhenPlagueStrikes–LiteraryNonfictionTEKS7.7ReadingComprehensionofLiteraryText/Nonfiction.Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthevariedstructuralpatternsandfeaturesofliterarynonfiction.
TEKS7.9ComprehensionofInformationalText/CultureandHistoryAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouttheauthor’spurpose
TEKS7.19A(vi)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Relativepronouns
TEKS7.17CWriteresponsestoliterarytextsthatdemonstratethewritingskillsformulti-paragraphessaysandprovidesustainedevidenceusingquotationswhereappropriateCreateatimeline
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.
TEKS7.10CMiracleHands-TIMEUsedifferentorganizationalpatternsasguidesforsummarizingandforminganoverviewofdifferentkindsofexpositorytext
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
2ndQuarter(41Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
Grammar Writing Vocabulary DifferentiatedActivities
&Resources
1st:Oct16-19(4days)P/T
conferences
Unit2WhyDoYouRead?TheStoryofanEyewitness–NonfictionOne’sNameisMud-NonfictionTEKS7.8Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/SensoryLanguage.Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouthowanauthor’ssensorylanguagecreatesimageryinliterarytextandprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding.
TEKS7.8cont.Determinethefigurativemeaningofphrasesandanalyzehowanauthor’suseoflanguagecreatesimagery,appealstothesensesandsuggestsmoodTEKS7.10CUsedifferentorganizationalpatternsasguidesforsummarizingandforminganoverviewofdifferentkindsofexpositorytext.
TEKS7.19A(iv)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Conjunctiveadverbs
TEKS7.17DWritingExpositoryTextsCreateaFactSheet
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.WordUsageSynonyms
TEKS7.12A-BUnderstandhowtogleananduseinformationinproceduraltextsanddocumentsFunctionalDocuments
2nd:Oct23-27(5days)
Unit2WhyDoYouRead?TendingSirErnest’sLegacyInterviewTEKS7.10BDistinguishfactualclaimsfromcommonplaceassertionsandopinionsTEKS7.13Reading/MediaLiteracyStudentsusecomprehensionskillstoanalyzehowwords,images,graphicsandsoundsworktogethertoimpactmeaning.
TEKS7.13A-CA)InterpretbothexplicitandimplicitmessagesinvariousformsofmediaB)InterprethowvisualandsoundtechniquesinfluencethemessageC)Evaluatevariouswaysmediainfluencesandinformsaudiences
TEKS7.19A(iii)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Adverbialandadjectivalphrasesandclauses
TEKS7.17DProduceamultimediapresentationinvolvingtextandgraphicsusingtechnology
TEKS7.2EUseadictionary,aglossary,orathesaurus(printedorelectronic)todeterminethemeanings,syllabication,pronunciations,alternatewordchoices,andpartsofspeech
CreateaMaporotherfunctionaldocumentChadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteMultimediaPresentation
3rd:Oct30-Nov3(5days)
Unit2WhyDoYouRead?ShipwreckattheBottomoftheWorldHistoricalPerspectiveReading/ComprehensionofInformationalText/ExpositoryText
TEKS7.10DSynthesizeandmakelogicalconnectionsbetweenideaswithinatextandacrosstwoorthreetextsrepresentingsimilarordifferentgenres,andsupportwithtextualevidence.
TEKS7.19BUnderstandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Complexsentences
TEKS7.17CWriteresponsestoexpositorytextthatdemonstratethewritingskillsformultiparagraphessaysandprovidesustainedevidencefromthetext.
TEKS7.2EUseadictionary,aglossary,orathesaurus(printedorelectronic)todeterminethemeanings
Unit2WritingChallenge
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
2ndQuarter(41Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
4th:Nov6-10(5days)
Unit3WhatMakesLifeGood?ThePasture-poem,FromBlossoms–poem,Glory,Glory–HaikuMountainLionLayDownwithDeer-poemTEKS7.8Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/SensoryLanguage.Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouthowanauthor’ssensorylanguagecreatesimageryinliterarytextandprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding.
TEKS7.4ReadingComprehensionofLiteraryText/PoetryUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetryandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportyouranswer
TEKS7.19A(v)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Prepositionsandphrases
7.17Aii-iiiWriteamultiparagraphessaytoconveyinformationaboutatopicExpositoryessay
TEKS7.2BUsecontexttodetermineorclarifythemeaningofunfamiliarorambiguouswordsMultipleMeaningWords
TEKS7.4TheHighwayman–poemUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetryGraphicalelements
5th:Nov13-17
(5days)
Unit3WhatMakesLifeGood?OneBlueDoorTheDesertisMyMotherSummerTEKS7.4Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetryandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportyouranswer
TEKS7.4ReadingComprehensionofLiteraryText/PoetryUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetryandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportyouranswer
TEKS7.19A(vii)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Subordinatingconjunctions
TEKS7.14Useelementsofthewritingprocesstocomposetext.B)Developdraftsbychoosinganappropriateorganizationalstrategyandbuildingonideastocreateafocused,organized,andcoherentpieceofwriting
TEKS7.2ReadingVocabularyDevelopmentStudentsunderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.WordUsage
TEKS7.4Slam,Dunk&HookUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetry
6th:Nov20-21
(2days)
Unit3WhatMakesLifeGood?Dreams–poemMiracles–poemAnnabelLee–poemTEKS7.4ReadingComprehensionofLiteraryText/PoetryUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetryandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportyouranswer
TEKS7.4cont.Analyzetheimportanceofgraphicalelements9capitalletters,linelength,wordposition)onthemeaningofapoem.
TEKS7.19A(viii)Understandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.Transitionsforsentenceorparagraph
TEKS7.15Bi-iiiWriting/LiteraryTextWritepoemsusingpoetictechniques,figurativelanguage,&graphicelements
TEKS7.2ReadingVocabularyDevelopmentStudentsunderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.WordUsage
TEKS7.6ADay’sWaitAnalyzethedevelopmentoftheplotthroughtheinternalandexternalresponsesofthecharacters,includingtheirmotivationsandconflicts.
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
2ndQuarter(41Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
7th:Nov27-Dec1(5days)
Unit3WhatMakesLifeGood?GenreFocusPoetry
TEKS7.4ReadingComprehensionofLiteraryText/PoetryUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofpoetryandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportyouranswer
TEKS7.19BUnderstandthefunctionsofacademiclanguage.ComplexsentencesandClauses
TEKS7.15Bi-iiiWriting/LiteraryTextWritepoemsusingpoetictechniques,figurativelanguage,&graphicelements
TEKS7.2ReadingVocabularyDevelopmentStudentsunderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.Synonyms
TEKS7.3PrometheusReading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/ThemeandGenre.
8th:Dec4-8
(5days)
Unit3WhatMakesLifeGood?WhytheWaveshaveWhitecaps–FolktaleTheTaleofKiko-Wiko–GraphicfictionSupermanandMe/MyFirstMemoryofLibrarians–ComparingliteratureTEKS7.3Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/ThemeandGenre.Analyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthemeandgenreindifferentcultural,historicalandcontemporarycontexts,andprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding.
TEKS7.6Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/Fiction.Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructuralelementsoffictionTEKS7.3CAnalyzehowplaceandtimeinfluencethethemeormessageofaliterarywork
TEKS7.19(i)Subjectverbagreement
TEKS7.14(A-E)WritingProcessUseelementsofthewritingprocesstocomposetextDescribeaSpecialPlace
TEKS7.2Reading&VocabularyStudentsunderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.Homophones
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteDescribeaspecialplace
9th:Dec11-15
(5days)
i-ReadyReadingdiagnostic
TEKS7.1StudentsreadgradeleveltextwithfluencyandcomprehensionEndofUnits2/3Assessments
TEKS14CRevisedraftstoclarifymeaning,enhancestyle,sentences,andorganization
7.17Aii-iiiWriteamultiparagraphessaytoconveyinformationaboutatopicExpositoryessay
TEKS7.2VocabularyDevelopmentSentences
Unit3WritingChallenge
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
3rdQuarter(45Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
Reading Grammar Writing Vocabulary DifferentiatedActivities&Resources
1st:Jan3-11(7days)P/T
conferences
Unit4:WhatInfluencesYou?AMasonDixieMemory-EssayTEKS7.6Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsoffictionandprovideevidence.
TEKS7.9Analyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouttheauthor’spurposeincultural,historicalandcontemporarycontextsandprovideevidencefromthetexttosupportunderstanding
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationTEKS7.20B(i)Commas
TEKS7.17CWriteresponsestoliterarytextsandprovideevidence.Writedailyjournalentries.
TEKS7.2CCompleteanalogiesthatdescribeparttowholeorwholetopart
TEKS7.9OutdoorArtinAmericaAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouttheauthor’spurposeincultural,historicalandcontemporarycontexts
2nd:Jan16-19(4days)
Unit4:WhatInfluencesYou?ShouldNaturalizedcitizensbePresident?Essay
TEKS7.11ReadingandComprehensionofInformationalText/PersuasiveTextAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutpersuasivetextandprovideevidencefromthetext.
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationTEKS7.20B(i)Commas
TEKS7.18WritepersuasivetextstoinfluenceattitudesoractionsWriteapersuasivepresentationontheschooldresscode.
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.i-Readyroots&affixes
TEKS7.12FunctionalDocumentsUnderstandhowtogleaninformationinproceduraltexts
3rd:Jan22-26(5days)
Unit4:WhatInfluencesYou?AllTogetherNow-EssayAnOptimisticViewoftheworld-EssayTEKS7.11ReadingandComprehensionofInformationalText/PersuasiveTextAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutpersuasivetextandprovideevidencefromthetext.
TEKS7.11AAnalyzethestructureofthecentralargumentincontemporarypolicyspeeches(argumentbycauseandeffect,authority)andidentifythedifferenttypesofevidenceusedtosupporttheargument.
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationTEKS7.20B(i)Commas
TEKS7.17Writeanexpositoryessay.TEKS14BDevelopdraftsbychoosinganappropriateorganizationalstrategy.
TEKS7.2Reading&VocabularyStudentsunderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.
TEKS7.11Heroes–EssayReadingandComprehensionofInformationalText/PersuasiveTextAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutpersuasivetext
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
3rdQuarter(45Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
4th:Jan29–Feb2
(5days)
Unit4:WhatInfluencesYou?RemarksattheSigningoftheHighwayBeautificationActof1965-SpeechTEKS7.13Reading/MediaLiteracyMediaWorkshopUsecomprehensionskillstoanalyzehowwords,images,graphicsandsoundsworktogetherinvariousformstoimpactmeaning.TEKS7.13AInterpretexplicitandimplicitmessagesinvariousformsofmedia
TEKS7.13BInterprethowvisualandsoundtechniques(specialeffects,cameraangles,lighting,music)influencethemessageTEKS7.13CEvaluatethevariouswaysmediainfluencesandinformsaudiencesTEKS7.13DAssessthecorrectlevelofformalityandtoneinvariousdigitalmedia
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationTEKS7.20B(i)Commas
TEKS7.19BDifferentiatebetweentheactiveandpassivevoiceandknowhowtousethembothRewritesentencesandpassages.
TEKS7.2ReadingVocabularyDevelopmentStudentsunderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.Synonyms
TEKS7.3AnalyzeThemeComparingLiteratureLangstonTerrace&Home
5th:Feb5-9(5days)
Unit4WhatInfluencesYou?GenreFocus:PersuasionLogicandpersuasionWorkshopTEKS7.11BIdentifysuchrhetoricalfallaciesasadhominem,exaggeration,stereotyping,orcategoricalclaimsinpersuasivetexts
TEKS7.11ReadingandComprehensionofInformationalText/PersuasiveTextAnalyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutpersuasivetextandprovideevidencefromthetext.
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationTEKS7.20B(ii)Semicolons,colons,andhyphens
TEKS7.18A-CWriteapersuasiveessaytotheappropriateaudiencethatestablishesaclearthesisofposition,considersandrespondstotheviewsofothersandsupportstheauthor’sviewpoint
TEKS7.2ReadingVocabularyDevelopmentStudentsunderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.Usage
Unit4WritingChadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteNewswithaView
6th:Feb12-16(5days)
Unit5:HowCanYouBecomeWhoYouWantToBe?EulogyforGhandi-Speech
TEKS7.7Reading/ComprehensionofLiteraryText/LiteraryNonfictionIdentifytheliterarylanguageanddevicesusedinmemoirsandpersonalnarrativesandcomparetheircharacteristicswiththoseofanautobiography
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationQuotationMarks
TEKS7.17CWriteresponsestoliterarytextsandprovideevidence.Writeajournalentry.Whatbringsoutthebestinyou?
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.Root:bene,mal,Prefixdis-
TEKS7.4PoemsIfICanStopOneHeartfromBreakingISteppedfromPlanktoPlank
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
3rdQuarter(45Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
7th:Feb20-23(4days)
Unit5HowCanYouBecomeWhoYouWantToBe?Names/Nombres-AutobiographyTEKS7.7Reading/ComprehensionofLiteraryText/LiteraryNonfiction
TEKS7.7cont.Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthevariedstructuralpatternsandfeaturesofliterarynonfictionandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportunderstanding
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationApostrophes
TEKS7.3AInfertheimplicitthemeofaworkoffictiondistinguishingthethemefromthetopicALessoninCourtesy
TEKS7.2ReadingVocabularyUnderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.Synonyms
TEKS7.4PrimerLesson–Poem
8th:Feb26-Mar2
(5days)
Unit5HowCanYouBecomeWhoYouWantToBe?NewDirections,Zlata’sDiaryTEKS7.7Reading/ComprehensionUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthevariedstructuralpatternsandfeaturesofliterarynonfictionandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportunderstanding
TEKS7.7cont.Describethestructuralandsubstantivedifferencesbetweenanautobiographyoradiaryandafictionaladaptationofit.
TEKS7.20OralandwrittenconventionsCapitalizationandPunctuationAbbreviations
TEKS7.25A-DResearch/OrganizingandPresentingIdeasSynthesizetheresearchintoawrittenoranoralpresentation
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.Prefixesover-,under-,re-
Unit5WritingChallenge
9th:Mar5-9(5days)
End9weeks
STAARWritingreleasedtestpracticeWriteanexpositorynarrative
EndofUnit4/5Assessments
TEKS14CRevisedraftstoclarifymeaning,enhancestyle,sentences,andorganization
UnitChallengeTEKS7.12AFollowmulti-taskedinstructionstocompleteataskTEKS7.17CWriteresponsestoliterarytextsandprovideevidencetosupportyourunderstanding
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.Root:ven
TEKS7.7ComparingLiteratureBarrioBoy&HowILearnedEnglish
March12-16SpringBreak
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
4thQuarter(47Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
Reading Grammar Writing Vocabulary DifferentiatedActivities&Resources
1st:Mar19-23
(5days)
Unit6:WhyShareStories?STAARPractice
TEKS7.5Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofdramaandprovideevidencefromthetexttosupportyourunderstanding.TEKS7.9Analyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsabouttheauthor’spurpose.
WritedailyjournalentriesBigQuestion
TEKS7.2EUseadictionary,aglossarytodeterminethemeanings,syllabication,alternatewordchoicesofwords‘Respellings’
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteNewswithaView
2nd:Mar26-29
(4days)
Unit6:WhyShareStories?TheMiraculousEclipseTEKS7.5Reading/ComprehensionofLiteraryText/DramaSelectionfromUnit5TheAdventuresofMarcoPolo
TEKS7.7Reading/ComprehensionUnderstand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthevariedstructuralpatternsandfeaturesofliterarynonfictionandprovideevidencefromtexttosupportunderstanding
TEKS7.17Ai-ivCreatemultiparagraphessaystoconveyinformationaboutatopicWriteanexpositoryessay
TEKS7.2VocabularyDevelopmentUnderstandnewvocabularyanduseitwhenreadingandwriting.Synonyms
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteNewswithaViewcont.
3rd:Apr2-6(5days)
STAARWriting
TEKS7.5Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofdramaandprovideevidencefromthetexttosupportyourunderstanding.Explaintheplaywright’suseofdialogue
TEKS7.18WritepersuasivetextstoinfluenceattitudesoractionsWriteapersuasivepresentation
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.Rootsspecere,species
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteAdvicefromaMiddleSchoolExpert
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
Darul Arqam
4thQuarter(47Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
4th:Apr9-13
(5days)
Unit6:WhyShareStories?TheMonstersonMapleStreet1ITEKS7.5Reading/ComprehensionofLiteraryText/Drama
TEKS7.5Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofdramaandprovideevidencefromthetexttosupportyourunderstanding.Explaintheplaywright’suseofdialogue
TEKS7.22ResearchPlanAskopen-endedquestionsanddevelopaplanforansweringthemTEKS6.24Research/SynthesizingInformation
TEKS7.2ADeterminemeaningofwordsderivedfromGreek,Latinorotherlinguisticrootsandaffixes.Roots:tempus,chronos
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(4days)
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TEKS7.5Understand,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthestructureandelementsofdramaandprovideevidencefromthetexttosupportyourunderstanding.Explaintheplaywright’suseofdialogue
TEKS7.23A-EResearch/GatheringSourcesDeterminelocateandexplorethefullrangeofrelevantsourcesaddressingaresearchquestion
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Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteCollectingandInterpretingData
6th:Apr23-27
(5days)
Unit6:WhyShareStories?ComparingLiteratureEchoandNarcissus&Orpheus,theGreatMusicianTEKS7.3BDescribeconventionsinmythsandepictales(extendedsimile,thequest,thehero’stasks,circlestories)
TEKS7.3Reading/comprehensionofLiteraryText/ThemeandGenre.Analyze,makeinferencesanddrawconclusionsaboutthemeandgenreindifferentcultural,historicalandcontemporarycontexts,andprovideevidencefromtexttosupporttheirunderstanding.
TEKS7.25ResearchOrganizingandPresentingIdeas
UnitCumulativeVocabularyReview&Assess
2017-2018 Scope and Sequence Revised 5/30/17 7th Grade Language Arts
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4thQuarter(47Days)
Resources:
Week Unit/Lesson ReportingCategories&LearningObjectives
7th:April30May4
(5days)
Unit6:WhyShareStories?STAARReadingpracticereleasedtests
TEKS7.22-25Research,GatheringSources,SynthesizingInformation,OrganizingandPresentingIdeas
TEKS7.26ListeningandSpeakingStudentstousecomprehensionskillstolistenattentivelytoothersinformalandinformalsettingsTEKS7.27Speakclearlyandtothepoint
UnitCumulativeVocabularyReview&Assess
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteCollectingandInterpretingData
8th:May7-11
(5days)
STAARTesting
STAARReading
Chooseacountrytostudyandamethodofpresentation.Researchonline.
TEKS7.22-25Research,GatheringSources,SynthesizingInformation,OrganizingandPresentingIdeas
TEKS7.26ListeningandSpeakingStudentstousecomprehensionskillstolistenattentivelytoothersinformalandinformalsettings
UnitCumulativeVocabularyReview&Assess
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteCollectingandInterpretingData
9th:May14-18
(5days)
Presentyourcountrytotheclass.
TEKS7.22-25Research,GatheringSources,SynthesizingInformation,OrganizingandPresentingIdeas
TEKS7.26ListeningandSpeakingStudentstousecomprehensionskillstolistenattentivelytoothersinformalandinformalsettingsTEKS7.27Speakclearlyandtothepoint
UnitCumulativeVocabularyReview&Assess
Chadwell,GaryB.TwelveAssignmentseveryMiddleSchoolstudentshouldwriteCollectingandInterpretingData
10th:
May21-24(4days)
Graduation
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