Adventurers - 7th Grade

Quarter 3

January - February

Historical Fiction 

Period 2: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas-Response to text and Literary analysis quizzes

Period 3 & 7: The Watsons Go To Birmingham-Response to text and Literary analysis quizzes

Writing - Informational writing

February - March

Informational texts

Writing - Informational Essay (research skills)

Quarter 4

March-May 

Seventh Grade:

Novel: The Outsiders

All classes:  Narrative and Informational writing

Understand Poetry Elements and Analyze Poetry

CMAS testing in April

-iReady End of Year diagnostic

Quarter 1

August:

Get to know each other through activities

Beginning of the Year Assessments - iReady diagnostic and writing assessment

September:

Fiction Novel 

Period 2: White Fang -Response to text assignments in Google Classroom

Period 3 & 7: Touching Spirit Bear-Response to text assignments in Google Classroom

Greek and Latin Roots

Writing - Personal Narrative

October:

Period 2: Finish - White Fang 

Periods 3 & 7: Finish-Touching Spirit Bear

Greek and Latin Roots and vocabulary from novel

Quarter 2 - 

October- after Fall Break

Period 2: The Giver-Response to text

Periods 3 & 7: Ground Zero-Response to text

November:

Period 2: The Giver-Response to text

Periods 3 & 7: Ground Zero-Response to text

Writing -  Extended Constructed Responses

December:

All classes: Understand Poetry Elements and Analyze Poetry

Writing -  Extended Constructed Responses

-iReady Mid-Year diagnostic