Skills:
- Building Background Knowledge
- Dynamic vs. Static Character
- Summary vs. SAR
- Elements of plot ( extra focus on setting and conflict)
- Suspense - Mood / Tone
- Similes vs. Metaphors
Standards Assessed:
R.7.1 (Priority Standard) Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text
R.7.2. Write or present an unbiased summary
R.7.3 (Priority Standard) Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
R.7.4. (Priority Standard) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
R.7.6. (Priority Standard) Analyze the development of point of view presented in the text
R.7.7. Compare and contrast a written text to its filmed counterpart
R.7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
R.7.2. (Priority Standard) Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
R.7.3. Explain how people, ideas, and situations interact in a text
R.7.4. (Priority Standard/EL Standard) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
R.7.5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
R.7.6. Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
R.7.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
W.7.1. (Priority Standard) Writing an argument and supporting claim by using relevant evidence and clear reasons using relevant evidence
W.7.2. Follow a compare and contrast essay format using an introduction, body and conclusion
- Use graphic organizers to aid in writing process
- Uses grade level appropriate language and usage.
W.7.4. (Priority Standard) Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.6. Use technology to produce and publish writing
W.7.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
L.7.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.7.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
L.7.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
L.7.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.7.6. Use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to in explanations that support comprehension