Grade 7 Dates of Unit: Content Unit 8 Unit Title: Stage 1 Identify Desired Results Assessed Standards Standards: RL. 7 Compare and Contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the (Alpha-numeric effects or techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film) listing of standards incorporated in the unit) What author do I like and what elements of literature and craft draw me to his/her work? Essential What patterns do I notice What do I notice and Why do audio, filmed, or Questions: in multiple texts written appreciate about my staged versions of a text (These goals by the same author? author’s writing? change or maintain the should be aligned literary elements or to Essential techniques of the Questions.) original? Goals: SWBAT compare and SWBAT identify literary SWBAT compare and (These should be contrast literary elements elements or author’s contrast a written text to aligned to the and elements of author’s craft that appeal to them its audio, filmed, or Goals above) craft between several as readers. staged version. texts. I can read multiple texts by the I can identify and give examples I can compare and contrast the Learning same author. of the literary elements or written text to its audio, filmed, Targets elements of author’s craft that or staged version. (aligned to goals) appeal to me as a reader. I can notice patterns in literary I can explain why the literary I can describe how the different elements or elements of elements or elements of techniques used in text versus author’s craft within multiple the audio, filmed, or staged
Grade 7 Content Unit 8 Dates of Unit: Unit Title: Stage 1 Identify Desired Results Standards: (Alpha-numeric listing of standards incorporated in the unit) Assessed Standards RL. 7 Compare and Contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects or techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film) What author do I like and what elements of literature and craft draw me to his/her work? Essential Questions: (These goals should be aligned to Essential Questions.) What patterns do I notice in multiple texts written by the same author? What do I notice and appreciate about my author’s writing? Why do audio, filmed, or staged versions of a text change or maintain the literary elements or techniques of the original? Goals: (These should be aligned to the Goals above) SWBAT compare and contrast literary elements and elements of author’s craft between several texts. SWBAT identify literary elements or author’s craft that appeal to them as readers. SWBAT compare and contrast a written text to its audio, filmed, or staged version. Learning Targets (aligned to goals) I can read multiple texts by the same author. I can identify and give examples of the literary elements or elements of author’s craft that appeal to me as a reader. I can compare and contrast the written text to its audio, filmed, or staged version. I can notice patterns in literary elements or elements of author’s craft within multiple I can explain why the literary elements or elements of I can describe how the different techniques used in text versus the audio, filmed, or staged