Collection #1: Bold Actions Collection #1 Academic Vocabulary: aspect, cultural, evaluate, resource, text Aligned Novel Choices: The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt Essential Question: How can people be bold and courageous? Collection Performance Task: A Write a Short Story LAFS.7.W.1.3 a-e, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.4.10 AND/OR B Present an Oral Commentary LAFS.7.W.1.1 a–e, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.3.9, LAFS.7.W.4.10, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.5, LAFS.7.SL.2.6, LAFS.7.L.2.3 Collection Description: In this collection, students will explore what it means to face challenges fearlessly, even if it means failing in the attempt. Necessary Tasks: Selection/Feature Title Critical Analysis Vocabulary Strategy (Critical Vocabulary) Language Conventions Selection Performance Task ANCHOR TEXT: SHORT STORY Wave” by Theodore Taylor CLOSE READER: SHORT STORY “Big Things Come in Packages” by Eleanora E. Tate Analyze Story Elements: Plot and Setting LAFS.7.RL.1.3 Make Inferences LAFS.7.RL.1.1 STRATEGY: Latin Roots LAFS.7.L.3.4 a-c CRITICAL VOCABULARY: Swell, deck, navigation, submerge, porthole Sentence Structure LAFS.7.L1.1 b Writing Activity: Movie Outline LAFS.7.W.1.3, LAFS.7.SL.2.4 COMPARE MEDIA Covering Issues in the News online news article “Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life” by Paul Harris Analyze Structure LAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.2.5, LAFS.7.SL.1.2 None none editorial “Ship of Fools” by Joanna Weiss Trace and Evaluate an Argument LAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.2.5 LAFS.7.RI.3.8 none none
by Susan Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik CLOSE READER: SCIENCE WRITING “Saving the Lost” by Reynaldo Vasquez LAFS.7.RI.2.4, LAFS.7.RI.2.5 Summarize Text LAFS.7.RI.1.2 LAFS.7.L.3.4a–c Critical Vocabulary: neural, neuroscientist, neuron, neuroscience, LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.SL.2.4 media Analysis Image collection PUBLIC ART Pavement Chalk Art by Julian Beever Analyze Diverse Media LAFS.7.SL.1.2 None none Media Activity: Poster LAFS.7.SL.2.5, LAFS.7.W.2.6 SHORT STORY “Another Another Time” by Cory Doctorow Analyze Elements: Character LAFS.7.RL.1.3 Determine Meaning of Words and Phrases LAFS.7.RL.2.4 Critical Vocabulary: eloquence, maroon, judicious, spyglass, sextant Reference Aids LAFS.7.L.3.4c Correctly LAFS.7.L1.2b Writing Activity: Character Profile LAFS.7.RL.1.1, LAFS.7.RL.1.2, LAFS.7.W.3.9a ANCHOR TEXT: drama Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher READER: COMPARING VERSIONS A Christmas Carol NOVEL EXCERPT by Charles Dickens DRAMA EXCERPT by Israel Horovitz GRAPHIC STORY By Marvel Comics Analyze Form: Drama LAFS.7.RL.1.3, LAFS.7.RL.2.5 none none Writing Activity: Character Analysis LAFS.7.RL.1.3, LAFS.7.W.1.2 LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.9a LAFS.7.W.4.10 Speaking and Listening LAFS.7.RL.3.7, LAFS.7.SL.1.2 Additional Social Studies/ Health Standards: Supplemental Tasks: See pages 62b-62e in the Teacher’s Edition
Aligned Novel Choices: Rascal by Sterling North or White Fang by Jack London Collection Description: In this collection, students will explore the beauty, and mystery of nature. Necessary Tasks: Selection/Feature Title Critical Analysis Vocabulary Strategy (Critical Vocabulary) Language Conventions Selection Performance Task anchor TEXT: memoir from Mississippi Solo by Eddy Harris READER: MEMOIR from Polar Dream by Thayer Analyze Text: Memoir LAFS.7.RI.1.3 Analyze the Meanings of Words and Phrases LAFS.7.RI.2.4 Strategy: Figures of Speech LAFS.7.L.3.5a Critical Vocabulary: avalanche, insulate, splinter, ethereal Precise Language LAFS.7.L.2.3a Writing Activity: Analysis LAFS.7.RI.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.9 soliloquy from The Tempest by William Shakespeare Determine Meanings LAFS.7.RL.2.4 Analyze Form LAFS.7.RL.2.5 None none Speaking Activity: Dramatic Reading LAFS.7.SL.1.1, LAFS.7.SL.2.6 short story “Allied with Green” by Shihab Nye Determine Theme LAFS.7.RL.1.2 Determine the Meanings of Words and Phrases LAFS.7.RL.2.4 Strategy: a Glossary LAFS.7.L.3.4c Critical Vocabulary: addiction, median, arboretum, obituary Sentence Structure LAFS.7.L.1.1b Writing Activity: LAFS.7.W.1.1, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.4.10 EXPOSITORY “Big Rocks’ Balancing Acts” by Douglas Fox READER: INFORMATIONAL TEXT “The Hidden Southwest: The Arch Hunters” by James Vlahos Analyze Structure: Essay LAFS.7.RI.1.2, LAFS.7.RI.1.3, LAFS.7.RI.2.5 Strategy: Latin Roots LAFS.7.L.3.4b, LAFS.7.L.3.6 Critical Vocabulary: gully, bedrock, gradual, coincidence, precarious Prepositional Phrases LAFS.7.L.1.1a Speaking Activity: Oral Report LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.SL.2.4 COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTS
by Shinichi Hoshi Additional Social Studies/ Health Standards: HE.7.B.4.4: Demonstrate refusal, negotiation, and collaboration skills to enhance health and reduce health risks HE. 7.C.1.2: Explain how physical, mental/emotional, social, and intellectual dimensions of health are interrelated HE.7.B.5.1: Predict when health-related situation require the application of a thoughtful decision-making process HE.7.C.2.5: Analyze how messages from media influence health behaviors Supplemental Tasks: See pages 220 b – 220 e in the Teacher’s Edition Collection 6: Guided by a Cause Collection 6 Academic Vocabulary: contrast, despite, error, inadequate, interact Aligned Novel Choices: New Boy by Julian Houston Essential Question: How do our desires guide our actions? Collection Performance Task: A Write an Expository Essay LAFS.7.W.1.2a-f, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.2.6, LAFS.7.W.3.7, LAFS.7.W.3.8, LAFS.7.W.4.10 AND/OR B Write a Personal Essay LAFS.7.W.1.2a-f, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.2.5, LAFS.7.W.2.6, LAFS.7.W.4.10 Collection Description: In this collection, students will consider the question: What inspires people to take action to improve their world? Necessary Tasks: Selection/Feature Title Critical Analysis Vocabulary Strategy (Critical Vocabulary) Language Conventions Selection Performance Task COMPARE ANCHOR TEXTS
“Difference Maker: John Bergmann and Popcorn Park” by David Kara MEDIA ANALYSIS FILM from “It Takes a Child” by Judy Jackson Analyze Media LAFS.7.SL.1.2 None none Media Activity: Documentary LAFS.7.SL.1.2, LAFS.7.SL.1.3, LAFS.7.SL.2.4, LAFS.7.SL.2.5 POEM “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” by Nikki Giovanni Determine Meaning: Style LAFS.7.RL.2.4, LAFS.7.RL.2.5 Determine Theme LAFS.7.RL.1.2 none Combining Sentences with Phrases LAFS.7.L.1.1a, LAFS.7.L.1.1c Writing Activity: Writing a Poem LAFS.7.W.1.3, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.4.10 SHORT STORY “Train Time” by D’Arcy McNickle Analyze Stories: Character Development LAFS.7.RL.1.2, LAFS.7.RL.1.3 Analyze Stories: Flashback LAFS.7.RL.1.3 Strategy: a Dictionary Critical Vocabulary: exasperate, conscience, ponderous, sustenance, inexplicable, ignorance Misplaced Modifiers LAFS.7.L.1.1c Writing Activity: Character Analysis LAFS.7.RL.1.1, LAFS.7.RL.1.3, LAFS.7.RL.2.6, LAFS.7.W.1.1, LAFS.7.W.2.4, LAFS.7.W.3.9a, LAFS.7.W.4.10 Additional Social Studies/Health Standards: Supplemental Tasks: See pages 220 b – 220 e in the Teacher’s Edition