AOS 43 Curriculum

Grade 7 English Language Arts

Reviewed July 1 ! "#11

Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

A$ REA%&'G
Reading genres ( Read and ma)e generali*ati+ns ,r+m te-ts! within a grade.a//r+/riate s/an +, te-t c+m/le-ity$ ( 0se a range +, 1e,+re! during! and a,ter reading strategies t+ dee/en their understanding +, the auth+r2s message$ ( Read ,icti+n! n+n,icti+n! drama! and /+etry! within a grade.a//r+/riate s/an +, te-t c+m/le-ity$ ( Analy*e an auth+r2s characteri*ati+n techni3ues 4e$g$! character traits5$ ( &denti,y events that advance the /l+t and determine h+w each event e-/lains /ast +r /resent acti+n +r ,+reshad+ws ,uture acti+n$ ( C+ntrast /+ints +, view including ,irst /ers+n! third /ers+n! limited and +mniscient in a literary te-t$ ( 0se s/eci,ic strategies t+ clear u/ c+n,using /arts +, a te-t$ ( &denti,y the relati+nshi/ 1etween the use +, literary devices 4intr+duce ir+ny and hy/er1+le5 and a writer2s style t+ understand the te-t$ ( &denti,y h+w similar themes are /resented in di,,erent w+r)s$ ( Read vari+us in,+rmati+nal te-ts! within a grade.a//r+/riate s/an +, te-t c+m/le-ity$ ( Create and revise 3uesti+ns that can 1e answered 1y using te-t structures and in,+rmati+n 4literature circles5$ ( %raw c+nclusi+ns a1+ut a te-t! and su//+rt them with evidence ,r+m the te-t$ ( C+m/are in,+rmati+n +n the same t+/ic in several /assages +r articles ,r+m di,,erent te-ts$ ( 6+ll+w multi.ste/ directi+ns in c+nte-t area te-t +r technical manual$ ( Evaluate the in,+rmati+n in /ersuasive te-ts! within a grade.a//r+/riate s/an +, te-t c+m/le-ity$ ( Rec+gni*e +rgani*ati+nal /atterns +, /r+/+siti+n7su//+rt and /r+1lem7s+luti+n t+ aid in c+m/rehensi+n$ ( &denti,y and use ways t+ detect 1ias$
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AOS 43 Curriculum

Grade 7 English Language Arts

Reviewed July 1 ! "#11

Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

A$ REA%&'G 4CO'9&'0E%5
Reading genres (continued) ( &denti,y /r+1lems with an auth+r2s use +, ,igures +, s/eech! l+gic! +r reas+ning$ ( :a)e reas+na1le ;udgments a1+ut a n+n,icti+n te-t thr+ugh accurate! su//+rting evidence! including in,erences$ ( E-/lain instances +, /r+/aganda and ,aulty reas+ning$ Vocabulary ( %em+nstrate +wnershi/ +, a//r+/riate v+ca1ulary 1y e,,ectively using a w+rd in di,,erent m+des and ,+r di,,erent /ur/+ses$ ( %etermine the meaning +, un)n+wn w+rds 1y using a variety +, strategies$ ( 0se the +rigins and meanings +, ,+reign w+rds that are ,re3uently used in English as they read$ Fluency ( 6luently and accurately read te-t! within a grade.a//r+/riate s/an +, te-t c+m/le-ity! using a//r+/riate /acing! /hrasing! int+nati+n! and e-/ressi+n$

<$ =R&9&'G
The writing process ( Revise dra,ts t+ im/r+ve ,+cus and e,,ect and v+ice! inc+r/+rating! when a//r+/riate! /eer ,eed1ac)$ ( Edit ,+r c+rrect grammar! usage! and mechanics$ ( 8r+duce legi1le ,inal dra,ts$ ( 0se stylistic devices t+ clari,y! enhance! and devel+/ ideas 4dial+gue! dialect! ,igurative language! descri/tive language5$

8age " +,

AOS 43 Curriculum

Grade 7 English Language Arts

Reviewed July 1 ! "#11

Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

<$ =R&9&'G 4CO'9&'0E%5

Writing for a ariety of purposes ( %etermine a /ur/+se ,+r writing$ ( %ecide which in,+rmati+n t+ include t+ achieve the desired /ur/+se$ ( 8r+duce writing t+ achieve a s/eci,ic /ur/+se$ ( =rite narratives that c+nvey c+m/le- ideas! +1servati+ns! events! +r re,lecti+ns$ ( Esta1lish a /l+t 4+r +ther narrative structure5! /+int +, view! setting! c+n,lict! clima-! and res+luti+n$ ( %evel+/ characters$ ( =rite academic essays that state a clear /+siti+n! su//+rting the /+siti+n with relevant evidence$ ( Summari*e and /ara/hrase and7+r e-/lain in,+rmati+n ,r+m reading! listening! +r viewing$ ( =rite thesis.driven essays that 1uild a l+gical argument e-cluding e-trane+us in,+rmati+n and di,,erentiating 1etween ,acts and +/ini+ns$ ( =rite /ersuasive essays addressed t+ a s/eci,ic audience ,+r a /articular /ur/+se$ ( Em/l+y a variety +, /ersuasive techni3ues! including /resenting alternate views +1;ectively +r addressing /+tential c+unterclaims in a thesis.driven essay t+ in,luence the +/ini+n! 1elie,! +r /+siti+n +, +thers$ ( C+nvey s/eci,ic re3uests ,+r detailed in,+rmati+n$

8age 3 +,

AOS 43 Curriculum

Grade 7 English Language Arts

Reviewed July 1 ! "#11

Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

C$ RESEARC> A'% :E%&A

Research and media ( %etermine the nature and e-tent +, in,+rmati+n needed$ ( L+cate and access relevant in,+rmati+n$ ( %em+nstrate ,acility with n+te.ta)ing! +rgani*ing in,+rmati+n! and creating 1i1li+gra/hies$ ( %istinguish 1etween /rimary and sec+ndary s+urces$ ( Evaluate and veri,y the credi1ility +, the in,+rmati+n ,+und in /rint and n+n. /rint s+urces$ ( 0se additi+nal s+urces t+ res+lve c+ntradict+ry in,+rmati+n$ ( Summari*e and inter/ret in,+rmati+n /resented in vari+us s+urces! and7+r ,r+m ,ieldw+r)! e-/eriments! and interviews$ ( 8resent ,indings! /ara/hrasing and 3u+ting s+urces and using /r+/er citati+n$ ( 0se in,+rmati+n ethically and legally$ ( &denti,y the vari+us /ur/+ses! techni3ues! and7+r e,,ects used t+ c+mmunicate audit+ry! visual! and written in,+rmati+n ,+und in di,,erent ,+rms +, media$ ( E-/lain the r+le +, the media in sha/ing +/ini+ns$ ( '+te instances +, 1ias! stere+ty/ing! and /r+/aganda$

%$ LA'G0AGE
!anguage ( 0se ,+rms +, n+uns! /r+n+uns! ver1s! ad;ectives and their m+di,iers! adver1s! /re/+siti+ns! transiti+ns! c+n;uncti+ns and inter;ecti+ns$ ( 0se c+m/+und.c+m/le- sentences$ ( 0se active and /assive v+ices e,,ectively in dial+gue$

8age 4 +,

AOS 43 Curriculum

Grade 7 English Language Arts

Reviewed July 1 ! "#11

( A//ly the rules +, ca/itali*ati+n! /unctuati+n! and s/elling t+ c+mmunicate e,,ectively$ Upon successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

E$ L&S9E'&'G A'% S8EA?&'G

!istening and spea"ing ( Ad;ust listening strategies t+ understand ,+rmal and in,+rmal discussi+n! de1ates! +r /resentati+ns! and then a//ly the in,+rmati+n$ ( As) a//r+/riate clari,ying 3uesti+ns$ ( Summari*e and a//ly in,+rmati+n /resented$ ( Ac)n+wledge and 1uild u/+n the ideas +, +thers$ ( Ad;ust s/ea)ing strategies ,+r ,+rmal and in,+rmal discussi+ns! de1ates! +r /resentati+ns a//r+/riate t+ the audience$ ( Organi*e and /resent in,+rmati+n$ ( Ad;ust v+lume! t+ne! eye c+ntact! and gestures t+ suit the audience$ ( 0se c+nventi+ns +, Standard American English$ ( See) ,eed1ac) and revise t+ im/r+ve e,,ectiveness +, c+mmunicati+n$ ( Select a//r+/riate media! relevant t+ audience and /ur/+se! that e-tend and su//+rt +ral! written! and visual c+mmunicati+n 4radi+ 1r+adcast5$

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