Module A:
Poetry Unit
Essential Questions:
Driving Questions:
Narrative Writing
Trimester 1 Skills, Assignments, and Activities
NONFICTION- identify text features, determine the author's purpose, trace the author's main points, create a nonfiction text page
LITERATURE-understand types of characters, analyze how characters develop, trace a character's development throughout a series
WRITING- nonfiction, memoir, response to literature
SPEAKING/LISTENING- small group discussions
RESEARCH- choosing a topic to research, evaluating websites, locating relevant information, creating a work cited page
GRAMMAR- parts of speech
VOCABULARY- affixes and 7th grade required terms
Poetry Unit
Essential Questions:
- How does our personal experience play a role in analysis of poetry?
- How does figurative language create a deeper meaning for the reader?
Driving Questions:
- How does understanding the author's purpose impact how one reads?
Narrative Writing
- How do characters change over time?
- How are relationships revealed in memoir?
- How does figurative language impact the reader?
Trimester 1 Skills, Assignments, and Activities
NONFICTION- identify text features, determine the author's purpose, trace the author's main points, create a nonfiction text page
LITERATURE-understand types of characters, analyze how characters develop, trace a character's development throughout a series
WRITING- nonfiction, memoir, response to literature
SPEAKING/LISTENING- small group discussions
RESEARCH- choosing a topic to research, evaluating websites, locating relevant information, creating a work cited page
GRAMMAR- parts of speech
VOCABULARY- affixes and 7th grade required terms