285 Independent reading is an encouraged component of the MS ELA Curriculum. For this unit, texts that align to the Big Question include the following: Fiction Nonfiction by Susan Cooper by Mike Lupica The Dark is Rising Heat Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of by Jon Katz Idaho By Langston Hughes by Jane Yolen The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jack London White Fang and The Call of the Wild ELA Model Content Framework Chart - Grade 7 Module A: UNIT 2 every conflict have a winner?” “Does (Pacing: 5 Weeks: Sept. 8-Oct. 7) Reading Complex Texts Writing to Texts ResearchProject (RL/RI.7.10) (W.7.1-6, 9-10, RL/RI.7.1-10) (W.7.1, 2, 4-9, RL/RI.7.1-10) Complex Grade Short Texts Routine Writing 4-6 Analyses: 1-2 1 Short Research Level Text Narratives Project Literature: Explanatory Convey Develop & convey experiences, understanding Comparing Literary Works Integrates knowledge events and/or Text-Dependent Question Reading for from sources when After Twenty Years pg. 1. The Third Wish procedures Responses (i.e., the PHLit p. 372 Information: composing 311 or Amigo Brothers Critical Thinking) Explanatory Text: He-y, Come On p. 321. Units of p. 378 Directions (Timed Out! Study Writing, pg. 369) Reader’s/Writer’s Notebook pg. 339 or 2. Zoo Realistic Entries Reading for Information pg. 345. Ribbons Fiction* 1. Zoo: Joys or Jails? Comparing Literary Annotations Works
285 Independent reading is an encouraged component of the MS ELA Curriculum. For this unit, texts that align to the Big Question include the following: Fiction Nonfiction The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper Heat by Mike Lupica Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho by Jon Katz The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes By Langston Hughes The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen White Fang and The Call of the Wild by Jack London ELA Model Content Framework Chart - Grade 7 Module A: UNIT 2 “Does every conflict have a winner?” (Pacing: 5 Weeks: Sept. 8-Oct. 7) Reading Complex Texts (RL/RI.7.10) Writing to Texts (W.7.1-6, 9-10, RL/RI.7.1-10) ResearchProject (W.7.1, 2, 4-9, RL/RI.7.1-10) Complex Grade Level Text Short Texts Routine Writing 4-6 Analyses: 1-2 Narratives 1 Short Research Project Literature: 1. The Third Wish pg. 311 or Amigo Brothers p. 321. 2. Zoo pg. 339 or Ribbons pg. 345. Comparing Literary Works After Twenty Years p. 372 He-y, Come On Out! p. 378 Reading for Information 1. Zoo: Joys or Jails? Develop & convey understanding Text-Dependent Question Responses (i.e., the PHLit Critical Thinking) Reader’s/Writer’s Notebook Entries Annotations Explanatory Reading for Information: Explanatory Text: Directions (Timed Writing, pg. 369) Comparing Literary Works Convey experiences, events and/or procedures Units of Study Realistic Fiction* Integrates knowledge from sources when composing