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1 CURRICULUM CATALOG ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 7 (51035) NY

2 Table of Contents ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 7 (51035) NY COURSE OVERVIEW... 1 UNIT 1: SKILLS WORKSHOP... 1 UNIT 2: LANDS OF ICE AND SNOW... 1 UNIT 3: COURAGE IN EVERYDAY JOURNEYS... 2 UNIT 4: SEA JOURNEYS... 2 UNIT 5: EXTREME FRONTIERS... 3 UNIT 6: ANCIENT LANDS... 3 UNIT 7: FINAL EXAM Glynlyon, Inc. i

3 Course Overview In, students will be given opportunities to build a foundation in fiction, drama, poetry, mythology, and nonfiction. To build this foundation, students will hone their abilities to critically read, discuss, and write about the various texts and genres in this course. Their reading of fictional texts will allow them to explore questions pertaining to character, plot, setting, and conflict. For nonfiction texts, students will locate main ideas and rhetorical strategies that will allow them to understand the author s purpose and audience. For writing, students will have opportunities to not only reflect upon the studied texts, but also model their writing after the pieces they analyze, allowing them to practice their growing skill base. To become critical consumers of text, students will be exposed to increasingly more complex texts to which they apply those skills. In English language arts, that critical content is both rigorous and relevant and includes high-quality contemporary works as well as the classics of literature. In English language arts, that content includes high-quality contemporary works, the classics of American literature, and the timeless dramas of Shakespeare. Students will be enriched as they expand their skills and confidence in English language arts through a comprehensive study. English Language Arts7 Unit 1: Skills Workshop 1. Course Overview 10. Multiple Meanings 2. Fiction 11. "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind": Metaphor and 3. Storytelling through Writing Personification 4. Nonfiction 12. Project: Using Sentence Patterns 5. Presenting and Discussing 13. Quiz 2 6. Quiz Special Project* 7. Pronouns 15. Test 8. Writing Effective Sentences (1) 16. Alternate Test* 9. Varying Sentences Unit 2: Lands Of Ice And Snow 1. Dust of Snow: Text and Subtext 19. The Call of the Wild: Characterization of Buck 2. The Call of the Wild: Exploring Themes 20. Quiz 3 3. The Call of the Wild: Point of View 21. The Call of the Wild: Reading to Write 4. The Call of the Wild: Theme 22. The Call of the Wild: Economic Word Choice 5. The Call of the Wild: Create a Speech 23. "Tour the Kremlin": Informational Text and Context 6. Phrases and Clauses 24. The Call of the Wild: Transitional Phrases 7. Quiz The Call of the Wild: Write a Scene 8. The Call of the Wild: Buck and the Narrative Arc 26. Quiz 4 9. The Call of the Wild: London's Point of View 27. Write a Speech: Focus on Purpose and Structure 10. The Call of the Wild: Inferencing 28 The Call of the Wild: Narrative Writing Plan 11. The Call of the Wild: Wild as a Theme 29. "Jabberwocky": Context Clues for Word Meanings 12. The Call of the Wild: Compare Buck and London 30. "For the Dogs": Comparison with The Call of the Wild 13. Quiz The Call of the Wild: Conclusion 14. The Call of the Wild: Expert Reader 32. The Call of the Wild: Analysis 15. The Call of the Wild: Characterization 33. Project: Create A Narrative 16. The Call of the Wild: Nature of Man as Theme 34. Project: Call of the Wild: Formal and Informal Speech 17. The Call of the Wild: Imagery 35. Special Project* 18. Seven Icelandic Short Stories: Informational Text and 36. Test Research Questions 37. Alternate Test* 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 1

4 Unit 3: Courage In Everyday Journeys 1. The Diary of Anne Frank: Introduction 21. Quiz 3 2. The Diary of Anne Frank: Setting 22. Introduction to Biography 3. The Diary of Anne Frank: Characterization 23. Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: Claims 4. The Diary of Anne Frank: Themes 24. Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: 5. The Diary of Anne Frank: Conflict Sentence Types 6. The Diary of Anne Frank: Figurative Language 25. "Music of the Nations": Questioning and Inferencing 7. Quiz "On Women's Right to Vote": Analyzing a Speech 8. The Diary of Anne Frank: Plot Structure 27. Project: Write an Argumentative Speech 9. The Diary of Anne Frank: Dynamic and Static 28. Quiz 4 Characters 29. "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County": 10. The Diary of Anne Frank: Mood Colloquial Language 11. The Diary of Anne Frank: Symbolism 30. "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County": 12. The Diary of Anne Frank: Identify Themes Irony and Word Choice 13. The Diary of Anne Frank: Elements of Drama 31. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Point of View 14. Quiz The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Sentence Structures 15. "Raymond's Run": Making Inferences 33. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Complex Characters 16. "Raymond's Run": Point of View and Semicolons 17. "Raymond's Run": Word Choice and Dialect 34. Project: Write an Argumentative Essay 18. "Raymond's Run": Analyzing Character 35. Special Project* 19. "Raymond's Run": Idioms 36. Test 20. "Raymond's Run": Tension and Resolution 37. Alternate Test* Unit 4: Sea Journeys 1. The Research Process 18. "Grief Along the Reef": Rhetorical Strategies 2. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Historical 19. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Context Characterization of Charlotte 3. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Inferencing 20. Quiz 3 4. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Tone and 21. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Word Mood Choice 5. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: and Sound Devices Characterization 22. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: 6. Quiz 1 Understanding Transitions 7. Evaluating a Text and Textual Features 23. "On the Sea": The Function of Poetic Form 8. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Theme and 24. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Plot Allusion Development 9. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Context 25. "The Light Brigade": Organization of Nonfiction Text Clues 26. Literary Analysis: Prewrite and Drafting 10. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Literary 27. Quiz 4 Analysis 28. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Revision 11. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Theme and Process Allusion: Conclude a Literary Analysis 29. "Innovations that Changed Building Design": Compare 12. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Using and Contrast Textual Evidence 30. Informative Essay: Editing 13. Quiz The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Theme of 14. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Character Order and Theme 32. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Motif 15. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Write a 33. Project: Informative Essay Letter and Point of View 34. Special Project* 16. "Sonnet 65": Poetic Structure 35. Test 17. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Types of 36. Alternate Test* Evidence 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 2

5 Unit 5: Extreme Frontiers 1. The First Men in the Moon: Point of View 19. The First Men in the Moon: Theme of Discovery 2. The First Men in the Moon: Inference 20. The First Men in the Moon: Analyzing Literature 3. The First Men in the Moon: Identifying Unknown 21. Project: The First Men in the Moon: Multimedia Words Presentation 4. The First Men in the Moon: Theme 22. Quiz 3 5. The First Men in the Moon: Figurative Language 23. "Mount Taylor: A Peak in Peril": Explicit and Implicit 6. The First Men in the Moon: Making Predictions Information 7. Quiz "Mount Taylor: A Peak in Peril": Using Credible 8. The First Men in the Moon: Conflict Sources 9. The First Men in the Moon: Characterization 25. "The Unseen Values": Preview the Text 10. The First Men in the Moon: Characterization and Plot 26. "The Unseen Values": The Summary 11. The First Men in the Moon: Structure of Fiction 27. "The Unseen Values": Tone 12. The First Men in the Moon: Analysis of Theme 28. "The Unseen Values": Analysis of Argument 13. The First Men in the Moon: Mood and Sensory 29. Quiz 4 Language 30. "A Retrieved Reformation": Irony 14. Quiz "Pinball: Where Science Meets Fun": Tone 15. The First Men in the Moon: Latin Roots and Context 32. "Pinball: Where Science Meets Fun": Details and Main Clues Ideas 16. The First Men in the Moon: Conflict and Imagery 33. Pioneers of Minecraft 17. The First Men in the Moon: Epilogues and Narrator 34. Special Project* Reliability 35. Test 18. The First Men in the Moon: Historical Context 36. Alternate Test* Unit 6: Ancient Lands 1. Pyramus and Thisbe: Metacognition 18. "Wonderful Things": Word Origins 2. "Proserpine": Making Inferences 19. "Egypt's Master Builders": Informational Text 3. "Cupid and Psyche": Inferential Questions Structure 4. "Minerva and Arachne" and "Niobe": Compare and 20. Research and Composing an Expository Essay Contrast 21. "The Cask of Amontillado": Literary Elements 5. "Meet the Heroes": Compare Informational and 22. Quiz 3 Literary Text 23. Greek Drama: An Investigation for Learning 6. "The Golden Fleece": Elements of Plot 24. Antigone: Cause and Effect 7. Quiz Antigone: Dramatic Structure 8. The Odyssey: The Hero's Journey 26. Antigone: Language 9. The Odyssey: The Hero's Journey: Point of View 27. Antigone: The Structure of Tragedy 10. "Ulysses" and "The Lotus Eaters": Word Choice 28. Quiz "Trojan War": Heroic Traits and Evidence 29. "Prometheus and Pandora": The Role of Women 12. "Hercules": Qualities of a Hero 30. The Stories of Lo and Atalanta: The Female 13. "Theseus": Inferences and Synthesis 31. Goddesses in Ancient Greece and Rome 14. Project: Informative Essay: An Analysis of the Hero 32. "Perseus": Archetypes 15. Quiz Project: Create a Mythological Video 16. "The Destruction of Mankind" and "The Legend of Ra 34. Special Project* and Isis": Predicting 35. Test 17. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians: Evaluative 36. Alternate Test* Questions Unit 7: Final Exam 1. Course Final Exam 2. Alternate Course Final Exam * (*) Indicates alternative assignment 2018 Glynlyon, Inc. 3

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