Grade 7 Curriculum Map 2011-2012 (Final)

7th grade 7th Grade English

Common Core Content Curriculum Materials Used (All) Assessments Used Time Line
Standards (What needs to be taught?) (Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Reading Theme: Getting to Know You  Informative/Explanatory September
Standards for Utilize the Writing Process Choose from Prentice Writing Product
Literature  Graphic Organizers -Hall Literature, Bronze:
CCS# 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,
 Writing Rubric “Demeter and  Comprehension Quizzes
& 10
Persephone”  Reader Responses (text-
Read, Perform, and Listen to “Phaethon, Son of Apollo” based using teacher-
Writing
Standards Myths and Legends “Icarus and Daedalus” chosen literature)
# 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Story Elements  Journal Entries
& 10  Theme Supplemental Materials: October
 Elements of a myth “Baucis and Philemon”
into
Speaking and  Work collaboratively “Prometheus, the Fire
Listening Bringer”  Mini Research Project November
 Present orally
Standards “Popocatepetl and (using Noodle Tools)
# 1 and 6 Ixtiacchihuatl”
Practice Listening Skills
Language
Standards Throughout the unit:
Word Study Listening pieces relating to
# 1-6
 Story words to enhance curriculum and current
comprehension events.  Listening Quizzes
 Common middle school
words to build robust Vocabulary words
vocabulary accompanying stories
found in Prentice-Hall  Vocabulary Quizzes
Literature, Bronze
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student CVMS Common
need Vocabulary List

Read Independently
 Library Skills
 Reader Responses (text-
 Read 10 min./day in study hall
Books in classroom based using student-
libraries and school library chosen literature)
End of Quarter
 Ten-Week Test

7th grade 7th Grade English

Common Core Content Curriculum Materials Used (All) Assessments Used Time Line
Standards (What needs to be taught?) (Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Theme: Getting to Know You November
Reading Read, Write, and Listen to Choose from handouts:  Comprehension Quizzes
Standards for
into
Narratives “The Only Girl in the World  Reader Responses (text-
Literature December
Story Elements for Me” based using teacher-
CCS# 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Writing a Personal Narrative “Bicycle Breaking Blues” chosen literature)
6, & 10
 Writing Prompts for  Journal Entries
Writing inspiration Prentice-Hall Literature,  Graphic Organizers
Standards  Dialogue Bronze:
# 2, 3, 4, 5, & 10  “Show Don’t Tell” “Papa’s Parrot”  Personal Narrative
 Introductions “Seventh Grade”
Speaking and  Planning: beginning middle,
Listening end; sequence chart
Standards “Song of Myself,”
# 1 and 6 “I’m Nobody”
Poetry
Language  Poetic techniques and devices “Charge of the Light
 Connection to Unit Theme Brigade”
Standards
# 1-6  Connection Veterans’ Day
Listening pieces relating to  Listening Quizzes
Practice Listening Skills curriculum and current
events.

Throughout the unit:
Word Study
 Story words for
understanding literature
 Common middle school
words to build robust
vocabulary
Vocabulary words
accompanying stories  Vocabulary Quizzes
found in Prentice-Hall
Literature, Bronze
Middle School Common
Vocabulary List

Conventions of Language:
Classroom libraries and  Reader Responses (text-
Mini-lessons based on student
school library based using student-
 need chosen literature)

Read Independently
 Library Skills
 Read 10 minutes/day in study
hall

7th grade 7th Grade English

Common Core Content Curriculum Materials Used (All) Assessments Used Time Line
Standards (What needs to be taught?) (Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Reading Theme: Positive Growth December
Standards for Literature: A Christmas Carol:  Comprehension Quizzes
Literature
into January
Elements of Drama Scrooge and Marley (play  Reader Responses (text-
#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Effect of Literature on Culture and movie) based using teacher-
& 9, 10
chosen literature)
Writing: Online non-fiction about  Journal Entries
Writing
Standards Response to Literature Essay Charles Dickens and
# 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 Scrooge  Response to literature
essay
Speaking and Poetry Any Film Adaptation
Listening  Poetic techniques and devices
Standards  Connection to time of year Alternate Supplemental
# 1 &6 Assignment: Oliver Twist

Language “Stopping by Woods on a  Listening Quizzes

Standards # 1-6
Snowy Evening"
Practice Listening Skills “Cremation of Sam
McGee”

Listening pieces relating to

Throughout the unit:
Word Study
 Story words for
understanding literature
 Common middle school
words to build robust
vocabulary
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student
need
Read Independently
 Library Skills
 Read 10 minutes/day in study
hall
curriculum and current  Vocabulary Quizzes
events.
Vocabulary words
accompanying stories
found in Prentice-Hall
Literature, Bronze  Reader Responses (text-
based using student-
Middle School Common chosen literature) End of Quarter
Vocabulary List
Twenty-Week Test
Classroom libraries and
school library
 7th grade 7th Grade English
Common Core Content Curriculum Materials Used (All) Assessments Used Time Line
Standards (What needs to be taught?) (Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Reading Theme: Character Traits January-
Standards for Literature: “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”  Comprehension Quizzes
Literature
February
Story elements and  Journal Entries
# 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Characterization Choose other stories,  Reader Responses (text-
& 10
Poetry Elements poetry, and drama from based using teacher-
Prentice-Hall Literature: chosen literature)
Writing
Standards Bronze and
# 2, 4, 5, 9 & 10 Writing:  Response to Literature
Timed Writing Practice Any Film Adaptation Essay based on
Speaking and character traits (Timed)
Listening Poetry
Standards  Poetic techniques and devices “Mother to Son”
# 1 &6  Connection to unit theme “The Courage That My
Mother Had”
Language
Standards # 1-6 Listening pieces relating to  Listening Quizzes
Practice Listening Skills
curriculum and current
events.
Throughout the unit:
Word Study
Vocabulary accompanying
 Story words for  Vocabulary Quizzes
stories found in Prentice-
understanding literature
Hall Literature, Bronze
 Common middle school
words to build robust
Middle School Common
vocabulary
Vocabulary List
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student
need
Classroom libraries and  Reader Responses (text-
Read Independently based using student-
school library
 Library Skills chosen literature)
 Read 10 minutes/day in study
hall
 7th grade 7th Grade English
Common Core Content Curriculum Materials Used (All) Assessments Used Time Line
Standards (What needs to be taught?) (Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Theme: Loyalty and Allegiance  Comprehension Quizzes March
Reading Literature: Choose non-fiction from  Reader Responses (text-
Standards for Reading Non-Fiction Prentice-Hall Literature: based using teacher-
Literature Bronze and supplemental chosen literature)
# 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 &
materials chosen from  Mini Research Project
10
Writing: newspapers, magazines,  Journal Entries
Reading Writing to compare and contrast Internet sources, and the
Standards for middle school library.  Compare/Contrast
Informational Poetry Essay (Parallel Task)
Text # 1, 2, 3, 4,  Poetic techniques and devices
5, 6, 9 &10  Connection to unit theme and Prentice-Hall Literature: End of Quarter
novel Silver: “Paul Revere’s Thirty-Week Test
Writing Ride”
Standards April
Literature:
#1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, Choose Historical Fiction:
Reading a novel
8, 9 & 10
My Brother Sam is Dead
Writing: Johnny Tremain  Response to Literature
Speaking and Essay based on
Listening Writing in response to literature Available through BOCES:
Writing to report factual details Five Smooth Stones historical fiction
Standards
Drums at Saratoga (Argumentative)
#1, 3
Or other historical fiction
Language pieces
Standards # 1-6  Listening Quizzes
Practice Listening Skills Listening pieces relating to
curriculum and current
Throughout the unit: events.
Word Study  Vocabulary Quizzes
 Story words for
understanding literature Vocabulary accompanying
 Common middle school stories found in Prentice-
 words to build robust
vocabulary
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student
need
Read Independently
 Library Skills
 Read 10 min./day in study hall
Hall Literature, Bronze
Middle School Common
Vocabulary List
 Reader Responses (text-
based using student-
chosen literature)
Classroom libraries and
school library

7th grade 7th Grade English

Common Core Content Curriculum Materials Used (All) Assessments Used Time Line
Standards (What needs to be taught?) (Daily/Weekly/Benchmarks)
Reading Theme: Science Fiction Themes Choose from Prentice-Hall  Comprehension Quizzes May into
Standards for Literature: Literature, Bronze:  Reader Responses (text- June
Literature Reading Science Fiction The Monsters Are Due on based using teacher-
#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Maple Street (plus chosen literature)
7, 10
television episode)  Journal Entries
“All Summer in a Day”
Writing
Standards “The Third Level”
# 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 Supplemental:
“Hallucinations”
Speaking and Writing: “Kid Brother”  Themes in Science
Listening Writing in response to literature Fiction Essay
Standards The Giver (Informative)
#1 & 6 Poetry
 Poetic techniques and devices “in Just”
Language
 Connection to time of year Spring Haiku
Standards # 1-6
 Listening Quizzes
Practice Listening Skills
Listening pieces relating to
curriculum and current
Throughout the unit: events.
Word Study  Vocabulary Quizzes
 Story words for
understanding literature Vocabulary accompanying
 Common middle school stories found in Prentice-
words to build robust Hall Literature, Bronze
vocabulary Middle School Common
Vocabulary List
Conventions of Language:
Mini-lessons based on student
need  Reader Responses (text-
based using student-
Classroom libraries and chosen literature)
Read Independently
 Library Skills school library
 Read 10 minutes/day in study
Final Exam
hall