English Language Arts Grade 7 Year Plan Sample Time Frame and Unit Type Context, Theme, and Big Ideas Comprehend and Respond Focus Compose and Create Focus Assess and Reflect Focus Resources Division ELA Assessments September – October (approx. 8 weeks) Thematic Context: Personal and Philosophical Theme: Find Your Own Path Big Ideas: Who do you admire and respect? Why? When are you at your best? What are you What would happen if you used all of your natural talent? What makes participating in an activity appealing? When and how does an activity or challenge bring out the best in you? What do you need from others to do your personal best? Are you currently doing your best? What do you need to do so you will have no regrets? CR7.1 View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address identity. CR7.2 Select and use appropriate strategies to construct meaning before, during, and after viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.3 Use syntactic, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic cues to construct and confirm meaning when viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.4 View and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of visual and multimedia texts with specific features and complex ideas including the visual components of media. CR7.5 Listen critically to understand and analyze oral information and ideas from a wide range of texts. CR7.6 Read and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of grade- CC7.1 Create various visual, oral, written, and multimedia (including digital) texts that explore identity. CC7.3 Select and use the appropriate strategies to communicate meaning before, during, and after speaking, writing and other representing activities. CC7.4 Use syntactical, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, to construct and to communicate meaning. CC7.5 Create and present a variety of representations including visual and multimedia presentations and enhance communication with appropriate graphic organizers, charts, circle graphs, timelines, maps, and sound effects. CC7.6 Use oral language to interact purposefully and appropriately with others in pairs, small groups, and large group situations. CC7.7 Use oral language to effectively express information AR7.1 Set and achieve short-term and long-term goals to improve viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing strategies. AR7.2 Appraise own and others’ work for clarity and correctness. Literacy in Action – My Choice, My Voice Find Your Own Path
appropriate CR7.7 Read independently and demonstrate comprehension. CR7.8 Read grade 7 appropriate texts to increase fluency and expression. and ideas of some complexity in formal and informal situations. CC7.8 Write to describe a person; to narrate an imaginary incident or story; to explain and inform in a news story; a factual account, and a business letter; to persuade in a letter and in interpretation of a text. Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences exit slip comprehension check-in listening activity viewing activity performance task Possible Assessment Evidence: conversations conferences factual account representation of self/learning Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences goal setting sheet tracking progress November and December (approx. 8 weeks) Thematic Context: Imaginative and Literary Theme: Mysteries, Uncanny Incidents, and Unusual Happenings Big Ideas: What are some of the unsolved mysteries and unexplained events of our Why do people find mysteries CR7.1 View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address identity. CR7.2 Select and use appropriate strategies to construct meaning before, during, and viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.3 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and confirm meaning when CC7.1 Create various visual, oral, written, and multimedia texts that explore identity. CC7.3 Select and use the appropriate strategies to communicate meaning before, during, and after speaking, writing and representing activities. CC7.4 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactical, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and to communicate meaning. AR7.1 Set and achieve short-term and long-term goals to improve viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing strategies. AR7.2 Appraise own and others’ work for clarity and correctness. Mysteries, Uncanny Incidents, & Unusual Happenings TRC Kit
demonstrate comprehension of a variety of specialized information texts. CR7.8 Read 7 appropriate texts to increase fluency and expression. formal and informal situations. CC7.8 Write to describe a person; to narrate an imaginary incident or story; to explain and inform in a news story; a factual account, and a business letter; to persuade in a letter and in interpretation of a text. CC7.9 Experiment with a variety of text forms and techniques. Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences exit slip comprehension check-in listening activity viewing activity performance task Possible Assessment Evidence: conversations conferences persuasive letter inquiry process Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences goal setting sheet tracking progress February – March (3 weeks) Author/Genre Study Context: Personal Philosophical Theme: Courage Big Ideas: When have you needed courage in your life? Do you believe that you have the ability to do anything you want to do in life? Do you have a vision for your future? What can we learn CR7.1 View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of that address identity. CR7.2 Select and use appropriate strategies to construct meaning before, during, and after viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.3 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and confirm meaning when CC7.1 Create various visual, oral, written, and multimedia texts that explore identity. CC7.3 Select and use the appropriate strategies to communicate meaning before, during, and after speaking, writing and other representing activities. CC7.4 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactical, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and to communicate meaning. AR7.1 Set and achieve short-term and long-term goals to improve viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing strategies. AR7.2 Appraise own and others’ work for clarity and correctness. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - TRC
about courage from characters, both real and fictional, who triumph through determination, talent, or strength? Is it courageous sometimes to simply decide not to do something? viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.6 Read and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of grade- appropriate texts. CR7.7 Read independently and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of specialized information texts. CR7.8 Read grade 7 appropriate texts to increase fluency and expression. CC7.6 Use oral language to interact purposefully and appropriately with others in pairs, small groups, and large group situations. CC7.7 Use oral language to effectively express information and ideas of some complexity in formal and informal situations. CC7.8 Write to describe a person; to narrate an imaginary incident or story; to explain and inform in a news story; a factual account, and a business letter; to persuade in a letter and in interpretation of a text. CC7.9 Experiment with a variety of text and techniques. Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences exit slip comprehension check-in Possible Assessment Evidence: conversations conferences description of person imaginary incident or story Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences goal setting sheet tracking progress March – May (approx.. 8 weeks) Multi-genre Thematic Context: Social, Cultural, Historical Theme: Voices Through the Ages – Reconstruction the Past CR7.1 View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address social responsibility. CR7.2 Select and use appropriate strategies to construct meaning before, CC7.1 Create various visual, oral, written, and multimedia texts that explore social responsibility. CC7.3 Select and use the appropriate strategies to communicate meaning before, AR7.1 Set and achieve short-term and long-term goals to improve viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing strategies. Literacy in Action: Out Social Studies Curriculum outcomes: IN7.2, IN7.3
Big Ideas: What was life like for people in the past? How do scientists and historians reconstruct past lives of people? What is important for us to know the deeds and actions of people who lived in other times and places? What lessons can we learn from reconstructing the past lives of people? during, and viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.3 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and confirm meaning when viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.4 View and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of visual and multimedia with specific features and complex ideas including the visual components of media. CR7.5 Listen critically to understand and analyze oral information and ideas from a wide range of texts. CR7.6 Read and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of grade- appropriate texts. CR7.7 Read independently and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of specialized information texts. CR7.8 Read grade 7 appropriate texts to increase fluency and expression. during, and speaking, writing and other representing activities. CC7.4 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactical, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and to communicate meaning. CC7.5 Create and present a variety of representations including visual and multimedia presentations. CC7.6 Use oral language to interact purposefully and appropriately with others in pairs, small groups, and large group situations. CC7.7 Use oral language to effectively express information and ideas of some complexity in formal and informal situations. CC7.8 Write to describe a person; to narrate an imaginary incident or story; to explain and inform in a news story; a factual account, and a business letter; to persuade in a letter and in interpretation of a text. CC7.9 Experiment with a variety of text forms and techniques. AR7.2 Appraise own and others’ work for clarity and correctness.
Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences exit slip comprehension check-in listening activity viewing activity performance task Possible Assessment Evidence: conversations conferences business letter representing activity speaking observation Possible Assessment Evidence: conferences goal setting sheet tracking progress May – June (approx. 6 weeks) Thematic Context: Communicative Lighten Up – On the Funny Side Big Ideas: Do we sometimes take life too seriously? What makes something funny to one person and not funny at all to someone else? Why do people laugh when they have heard a good joke or story of misadventure? How do punch lines, visuals, movements, gestures, and facial expressions create humour? Why is humour a matter of CR7.1 View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address identity. CR7.2 Select and use appropriate strategies to construct meaning before, during, and after viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.3 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and confirm meaning when viewing, listening, and reading. CR7.4 View and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of visual and multimedia with specific features and complex ideas including the visual components of media. CR7.5 Listen critically to understand and analyze oral information and ideas from a CC7.1 Create various visual, oral, written, and multimedia that explore identity. CC7.3 Select and use the appropriate strategies to communicate meaning before, during, and after speaking, writing and other representing activities. CC7.4 Use pragmatic, textual, syntactical, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and to communicate meaning. CC7.5 Create and present a variety of representations including visual and multimedia presentations. CC7.6 Use oral language to interact purposefully and appropriately with others in pairs, small groups, and group situations. CC7.7 Use oral language to AR7.1 Set and achieve short-term and long-term goals to improve viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing strategies. AR7.2 Appraise own and others’ work for clarity and correctness. Crossroads UbD Unit on SRPSD website Websites DRA