ELA Grade 7 (Unless otherwise noted, all lit and info texts are in HMH grade level textbook) – Required Core Connections Text and Lessons in green and Core Connections performance text and tasks in purple Quarter Extended Text Literary Text Informational Writing Tasks Research Projects Other Text 1 Bold Action Short Short Story: Story: Article: – “Big “Parents (Bravery and Things Rogue Come in of Rescued “The Courage) Small Wave” Packages” Teenage Sailor (Eleanora (Theodore E. Tate) Abby Sunderland Writing to Argue (Close Taylor) Reader) Accused of Risking Her Life” (Paul Informational Novel Series: Harris) Reading Focus a “Kingdom Keepers” (Ridley Article: of “Ship RI.6 W.1 *Urban Pearson) Legend: Fools” (Joanna RI.7 W.6 Dinner Weiss) “The RI.9 W.8 Party” (retold by Mona Gardner) Clip/ Interview: “Was *Short *Short Story: Story: Abby Too Young Smallest to Sail?” (CBS “The Dragon (Rudyard Boy” News) (Anne Kipling) MCCaffrey) Essay: “Finding Your Everest” (Robert Medina) (Close Reader) Media: “Mountain Building” (History Channel)
ELA – Grade 7 (Unless otherwise noted, all lit and info texts are in HMH grade level textbook) Required Core Connections Text and Lessons in green and Core Connections performance text and tasks in purple Quarter Extended Text Literary Text Informational Text Writing Tasks Research Projects Other 1 – Bold Action (Bravery and Courage) Writing to Argue Informational Reading Focus RI.6 W.1 RI.7 W.6 RI.9 W.8 Short Story: “The Rogue Wave” (Theodore Taylor) Novel Series: “Kingdom Keepers” (Ridley Pearson) *Short Story: (Rudyard Kipling) Short Story: “Big Things Come in Small Packages” (Eleanora E. Tate) (Close Reader) *Urban Legend: “The Dinner Party” (retold by Mona Gardner) *Short Story: “The Smallest Dragon Boy” (Anne MCCaffrey) Article: “Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life” (Paul Harris) Article: “Ship of Fools” (Joanna Weiss) Clip/ Interview: “Was Abby Too Young to Sail?” (CBS News) Essay: “Finding Your Everest” (Robert Medina) (Close Reader) Media: “Mountain Building” (History Channel) a
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