PA English Language Arts (ELA)

PA English Language Arts (ELA)

Welcome to team 7-1  PA ELA with Mrs. Malpica!

Overview of 7th Grade PA ELA

• • Focuses on academic and thematic essential questions

  • Includes a wide variety of texts in genres (fiction and non) and modes (short story, novels, multimedia)

  • Incorporates multiple modes of writing and literary genres

  • Integrates grammar and vocabulary 

  • Examines the use of technology for learning and communicating

  • Assesses student mastery of essential skills through skills assessments and culminating tasks. 

Unit One: “The Art of Suspense"

• Essential Question: How do authors create suspense, and why are we drawn to it?

Unit Two: “Conveying Courage" 

• Essential Question: What is courage? How do writers share their messages of courage?

Unit Three: “Drama Study & Research/ Debate Unit

• Essential Question: What are the benefits and challenges of a jury system? How is research used to support or refute claims and counterclaims in a debate?

Unit Four: “Not That Different" 

• Essential Question: How does “othering” affect individuals and humanity in general? What does the way a person treats others reveal about them?

Resources:

• • • Instructional Resource: CommonLit 360 (8th Grade)

    • Core Instructional Resources for Language: Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book B & Book C

    • Intructional Resource for Grammar: Glencoe Writer’s Choice 

    • Supplementary Resources: Newsela, IXL ELA