Unit 1 Small Group Texts
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Embedded Files
Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
struggling
impairments
frustrated
Skill Vocabulary
central idea/main idea
inferences
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Development of Central Ideas
Standard(s)
🔍 7-8.R.5 Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
7-8.RI.6 When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine the main idea, analyze its relationship to supporting ideas, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence.
Support/Resources
CommonLit Target Lesson: Finding the Best Evidence
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Suffix: -ment
Standard(s)
7-8.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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Conventions
Conventions
Focus: Conjunctions
Support/Resources
Nearpod Video: What is a Conjunction?
*key words: coordinating conjuntions, subordinating conjunctions
⏳Speaking & Listening
⏳Speaking & Listening
Focus: Multimedia Presentation
Standard(s)
7-8.W.4 Conduct short research projects to craft an argument, answer a question, or provide an analysis..
7-9.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
7–8.SL.2 Evaluate the credibility of multiple sources of information presented in various formats and mediums to make informed decisions.
7–8.SL.3 Use appropriate language, grammar, organization, development, and delivery styles appropriate to purpose and audience for formal or informal contexts.
a. Convey a clear perspective by presenting and citing information, findings, and supporting evidence so that listeners can follow the line of reasoning.
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from Mom & Me & Mom
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
charitable
philanthropist
supervision
Skill Vocabulary
character traits
characterizations
direct characterization
indirect characterization
inferences
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Characterization
Standard(s)
🔍 7-8.R.5 Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
7-8.RI.7 Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.
Support/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Discussion Prompts
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Latin Prefix: super-
Standard(s)
7-8.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Support/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
Focus: Independent and Dependent Clauses
Support/Resources
Nearpod Video: Complex Sentences
*key words: independent clause, dependent clause, (subordinate clause)
Poetry Collection
"Mother to Son" | "To James"
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
flung
catapulted
lurched
Skill Vocabulary
symbol
theme
inferences
rhythm
repetition
sensory language
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Figurative Language - Symbolism
Standard(s)
🔍 7-8.R.5 Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
7-8.RL.6 When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine a theme, analyze its development including its relationship to the characters, settings, and plot, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence.
Support/Resources
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Connotations & Denotations
Standard(s)
7-8.R.8 Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings within a text.
Support/Resources
Mini Lessons: Exploring Connotations to Access Vocabulary
Nearpod Lesson: Connotation & Denotation
Author's Style
Author's Style
Focus: Rhythm & Repetition
Standard(s)
7-8.R.8 Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings within a text.
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Writing to Sources
Writing to Sources
Focus: Narrative Poem
Standard(s)
🔍7-8.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
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Listenwise: The Life of Langston Hughes
*key words: sensory language
Supplementary Texts
Learning to Love My Mother
Learning to Love My Mother
Vocabulary
set
questions
tone
Activities
Media Vocabulary
Analyze the Media
Writing to Compare
Standard(s)
7-8.R.12 Compare a text to another text in a different medium about the same topic and evaluate the impact of the differences on the audience.
7-8.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Mother-Daughter Drawings
Mother-Daughter Drawings
Vocabulary
composition
light and shadow
perspective
Activities
Media Vocabulary
Analyze the Media
Speaking and Listening: Multimedia Slideshow
Standard(s)
7-8.SL.3 Use appropriate language, grammar, organization, development, and delivery styles appropriate to purpose and audience for formal or informal contexts.
a. Convey a clear perspective by presenting and citing information, findings, and supporting evidence so that listeners can follow the line of reasoning.
Collaborative Performance Task: Nonfiction Narrative
Collaborative Performance Task: Nonfiction Narrative
Focus: Panel Discussion
Prompt: Work with your group to present a panel discussion in which you tell stories and give examples that relate to the following question:
What new knowledge or skills can you learn from someone of a different generation?
Academic Vocabulary
dialogue
consequence
perspective
notable
contradict
💡It is essential to have students use these words throughout the unit, particularly in their performance tasks/assessments.
Standard(s)
7–8.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
a. Respond thoughtfully in democratic discussions that involve decision-making and role-taking and determine if additional information or research is required to deepen the discussion.
b. Participate in conversations by asking and responding to questions and provide the opportunity to consider a range of perspectives.
7–8.SL.2 Evaluate the credibility of multiple sources of information presented in various formats and mediums to make informed decisions.
7–8.SL.3 Use appropriate language, grammar, organization, development, and delivery styles appropriate to purpose and audience for formal or informal contexts.
a. Convey a clear perspective by presenting and citing information, findings, and supporting evidence so that listeners can follow the line of reasoning.
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