Adventurers - 7th Grade

Quarter 1

August:

Get to know each other through activities

Beginning of the Year Assessments - iReady diagnostic and writing assessment

September:

Fiction Novel 

Period 1: Touching Spirit Bear-Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Period 6: House on Mango Street -Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Greek and Latin Roots

Writing - Personal Narrative

October:

Period 6: Finish - House on Mango Street

Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Periods 1: Finish-Touching Spirit Bear

Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Greek and Latin Roots and vocabulary from novel

Quarter 2

October- after Fall Break

Period 1: The Giver-Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Period  6: TBD-Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

November:

Period 1: The Giver-Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Period  6: TBD - Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Writing -  Extended Constructed Responses

December:

All classes: Understand Poetry Elements and Analyze Poetry

Writing -  Extended Constructed Responses

-iReady Mid-Year diagnostic

Quarter 3

January - February

Historical Fiction 

Period 1: The Watsons Go to Birmingham- Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Period 6: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas-Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

Writing - Informational writing

February - March

Informational texts

Writing - Informational Essay (research skills)

Quarter 4

March-May 

Novel: The Outsiders 

Respond to Text with comprehension questions and vocabulary and Literary Analysis quizzes

All classes:  Narrative writing

Understand Poetry Elements and Analyze Poetry

April 

-CMAS testing for 7th grade

-iReady End of Year diagnostic starts

April & May

-Persuasive writing unit

-Elements of Suspense Unit (short stories)