My Perspectives Resources

Overview Independent Learning

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

Four Skinny Trees from The House on Mango Street

Rikki-tikki-tavi

from Facing the Lion Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

Share Your Independent Learning 

Performance Based Assessment

Unit Reflection

Complete Unit

Unit 5- Facing Adversity- Accessible Leveled Texts

Whole Group

1. The Dust Bowl- No Accessible Leveled Text

2. from The Grapes of Wrath

3. The Circuit

Small Group

1. A Work in Progress

2. from The Story of My Life

3. How Helen Keller Learned to Talk- No Accessible Leveled Text

4. A Young Tinkerer Builds a Windmill

Independent Learning 

1. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

2. Four Skinny Trees

3. Rikki-tikki-tavi

4. from Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai

1. 7th Grade- Unit 5- Facing Adversity

Reteach and Practice Pages with Answer Keys

Table of Contents

Whole Group

The Dust Bowl

There are no reteach and practice handouts for this selection

from The Grapes of Wrath

1. Analyze Craft and Structure Theme

2. Analyze Craft and Structure Theme- Answer Key

1. Word Study Old English Suffix -less

2. Word Study Old English Suffix -less- Answer Key

1. Author’s Style Description

2. Author’s Style Description- Answer Key

The Circuit

1. Analyze Craft and Structure Determine Theme

2. Analyze Craft and Structure Determine Theme- Answer Key

1. Word Study Old English Suffix -ly

2. Word Study Old English Suffix -ly- Answer Key

1. Conventions Commas

2. Conventions Commas- Answer Key

1. Writing to Sources Explanation

2. Writing to Sources Explanation- Answer Key

1. Speaking and Listening Role-Play Interview

2. Speaking and Listening Role-Play Interview- Answer Key

Small Group

A Work in Progress

1. Analyze Craft and Structure Author’s Purpose Word Choice and Humor

2. Analyze Craft and Structure Author’s Purpose Word Choice and Humor- Answer Key

1. Word Study Latin Prefix extra

2. Word Study Latin Prefix extra- Answer Key

1. Conventions Informal Grammar

2. Conventions Informal Grammar- Answer Key

1. Speaking and Listening Discussion

2. Speaking and Listening Discussion- Answer Key

from The Story of My Life

1. Analyze Craft and Structure Autobiographical Writing

2. Analyze Craft and Structure Autobiographical Writing- Answer Key

1. Word Study Greek Root myst

2. Word Study Greek Root myst- Answer Key

1. Conventions Types of Dependent Clauses

2. Conventions Types of Dependent Clauses- Answer Key 

How Helen Keller Learned to Talk 

There are no reteach and practice handouts for this selection

A Young Tinkerer Builds a Windmill

1. Analyze Craft and Structure Biographical Writing

2. Analyze Craft and Structure Biographical Writing- Answer Key

1. Word Study Etymology

2. Word Study Etymology- Answer Key

1. Conventions Capitalization

2. Conventions Capitalization- Answer Key

1. Writing to Sources How-To Essay

2. Writing to Sources- How-To Essay- Answer Key

Generic Evidence Log

U5 Small Group Evidence Log-Modified

U5 Whole Group Evidence Log-Modified

Evidence Log_G7_U5

Grade 7 Unit 5: Facing Adversity-Evidence Log

Against the Odds

Against the Odds (Student Printable)

7th Grade, Unit 5, Learning Intentions

From the My Perspectives Textbook

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