Grade 7 English Language Arts First Semester covers the following topics:

– Text Evidence

– Literary Theme

– Literary Elements

– Vocabulary

Reference Material

G7ELA-Reference Material

Text

G7ELA-Pre-Assessment, Pretest, Beginning of First Semester
G7ELA2.1.1-Literary Text Intro, What Is a Literary Text, Overview
G7ELA2.1.2-Literary Text Intro, What Is a Literary Text, Reading
G7ELA3.1.1-Text Evidence, Drawing Inferences, Overview
G7ELA3.1.2-Text Evidence, Drawing Conclusions, The Test
G7ELA3.1.3-Text Evidence, Drawing Inferences, Practice
G7ELA3.2.1-Text Evidence, Quoting a Text, Overview
G7ELA3.2.2-Text Evidence, Quoting a Text, Advanced Quotations
G7ELA3.3.1-Text Evidence, Citing Evidence, Overview
G7ELA3.3.2-Text Evidence, Citing Evidence, MLA
G7ELA3.4.1-Text Evidence, Supporting a Conclusion, Relevant Evidence
G7ELA-3.5.1-Text Evidence, Putting It All Together, Practice

Literary Central Idea & Literary Theme

G7ELA4.1.1-Literary Central Idea, Finding the Central Idea, Overview
G7ELA4.1.2-Literary Central Idea, Finding the Central Idea, Summary
G7ELA5.1.1-Literary Theme, Intro to Themes, Overview
G7ELA5.1.2-Literary Theme, Intro to Literary Themes, Practice
G7ELA5.2.1-Literary Theme, Determining Theme, Guide
G7ELA5.2.2-Literary Theme, Determining Theme, Review
G7ELA5.3.1-Literary Theme, Close Reading Part 1, Guide
G7ELA5.3.2-Literary Theme, Close Reading Part 1, Review
G7ELA5.4.1-Literary Theme, Close Reading Part 2, Guide
G7ELA5.4.2-Literary Theme, Close Reading Part 2, Review
G7ELA5.5.1-Literary Theme, Theme Analysis Part 1, Overview
G7ELA5.6.1-Literary Theme, Theme Analysis Part 2, Guide

Literary Elements & Multiple Story Elements

G7ELA6.1.1-Literary Elements, Review of Plot, Plot Structure
G7ELA6.2.1, Literary Elements, Plot and Structure, Assignment
G7ELA6.2.2-Literary Elements, Plot and Structure, Review
G7ELA6.3.1-Literary Elements, Foreshadowing, Overview
G7ELA6.3.2-Literary Elements, Foreshadowing, Example
G7ELA6.3.3-Literary Elements, Foreshadowing, Assignment
G7ELA6.4.1-Literary Elements, Characterization, Overview
G7ELA6.4.2-Literary Elements, Characterization, Direct
G76.4.3-Literary Elements, Characterization, Indirect
G7ELA6.4.4-Literary Elements, Characterization, Compare
G7ELA6.5.1-Literary Elements, Setting, Overview
G7ELA6.5.2-Literary Elements, Setting, Challenge
G7ELA7.1.1-Multiple Story Elements, Alice’s Adventures, Part 1
G7ELA7.1.2-Multiple Story Elements, Alice’s Adventures, Part 2
G7ELA7.1.3-Multiple Story Elements, Alice’s Adventures, Part 3

Vocabulary

G7ELA8.1.1-Vocabulary, Context Clues, Overview
G7ELA8.1.2-Vocabulary, Context Clues, Assignment
G7ELA8.1.3-Vocabulary, Context Clues, Literature and Nonfiction
G7ELA8.2.1-Vocabulary, Reference Materials, Overview
G7ELA8.2.2-Vocabulary, Reference Materials, Multiple Meaning Words
G7ELA8.3.1-Vocabulary, Figurative Language, Overview
G7ELA8.3.2-Vocabulary, Figurative Language, Allusions
G7ELA8.3.3-Vocabulary, Figurative Language, Literary Text
G7ELA8.3.4-Vocabulary, Figurative Language, Assignment
G7ELA8.4.1-Vocabulary, Word Relationships, Synonyms and Antonyms
G7ELA8.4.2-Vocabulary, Word Relationships, Analogy
G7ELA8.5.1, Vocabulary, Meaning, Denotation and Connotation

Narrative Writing

G7ELA9.1.1-Narrative Writing, Planning, Mentor Text
G7ELA9.1.2-Narrative Writing, Planning, Brainstorm
G7ELA9.1.3-Narrative Writing, Planning, Pre-write
G7ELA9.1.4-Narrative Writing, Planning, Introduction
G7ELA9.2.1-Narrative Writing Techniques, Characters
G7ELA9.2.2-Narrative Writing, Techniques, Dialogue
G7ELA9.2.3-Narrative Writing, Techniques, Point of View
G7ELA9.2.4-Narrative Writing, Techniques, First Draft
G7ELA9.3.1-Narrative Writing, Details and Descriptions, Part 1
G7ELA9.3.2-Narrative Writing, Details and Descriptions, Part 2
G7ELA9.4.1-Narrative Writing, Active Voice, Part 1
G7ELA9.4.2-Narrative Writing, Active Voice, Part 2
G7ELA9.5.1-Narrative Writing, Conclusions, Assignment
G7ELA9.6.1-Narrative Writing, Revising, Overview
G7ELA9.7.1-Narrative Writing, Editing, Overview

Informational 

G7ELA10.1.1-Informational Text Evidence, Introduction, Overview
G7ELA10.1.2-Informational Text, Introduction, Features
G7ELA10.2.1-Informational Text, Review, Overview
G7ELA10.2.2-Informational Text Evidence, Review, Finding Evidence
G7ELA10.3.1-Informational Text Evidence, Practice, Part 1
G7ELA10.3.2-Informational Text Evidence, Practice, Part 2
G7ELA10.3.3-Informational Text, Practice, Informational Vs Literary
G7ELA11.1.1-Informational Central Idea, Intro, Overview
G7ELA11.1.2-Informational Central Idea, Intro, Check
G7ELA11.2.1-Informational Central Idea, Development, Overview
G7ELA11.2.2-Information Central Idea, Development, Assignment
G7ELA11.2.3-Informational Central Idea, Development, Check
G7ELA11.3.1-Informational Central Idea, Summary, Intro
G7ELA11.4.1-Informational Central Idea, Central Idea and Summary, Assignment
G7ELA11.4.2-Informational Central Idea, Central Idea and Summary, Check

Greek and Latin Roots

G7ELA12.1.1-Greek and Latin Roots, Introduction, Roots
G7ELA12.1.2-Greek and Latin Roots, Introduction, Affixes
G7ELA12.2.1-Greek and Latin Roots, Latin Roots, Project
G7ELA12.3.1-Greek and Latin Roots, Greek Roots, Project
G7ELA12.4.1-Greek and Latin Roots, Roots and Affixes, Practice
G7ELA12.4.2-Greek and Latin Roots, Roots and Affixes, Check

Informational Text Analysis

G7ELA13.1.1-Informational Text Analysis, Intext, Introduction
G7ELA13.1.2-Informational Text Analysis, Intext, Application
G7ELA13.1.3-Informational Text Analysis, Intext, Cause and Effect
G7ELA13.2.1-Informational Text Analysis, Close Read, Intro
G7ELA13.2.2-Informational Text Analysis, Close Read, Guided-Part 1
G7ELA13.2.3-Informational Text Analysis, Close Read, Guided-Part 2
G7ELA13.2.4-Informational Text Analysis, Close Read, Questions
G7ELA13.2.5-Informational Text Analysis, Close Read, Check
G7ELA13.2.6-Informational Text Analysis, Close Read, Independent
G7ELA13.2.7-Informational Text Analysis, Close Read, Review

Vocabulary & Text Structure

G7ELA14.1.1-Vocabulary (Informational Text), Unknown Words and Phrases, Review
G7ELA14.1.2-Vocabulary (Informational Text), Unknown Words and Phrases, Assignment
G7ELA14.1.3-Vocabulary (Informational Text), Unknown Words and Phrases, Check
G7ELA14.2.1-Vocabulary (Informational Text), Word Choice, Tone
G7ELA14.2.2-Vocabulary (Informational Text), Word Choice, Tone Practice
G7ELA15.1.1-Text Structure, Overview, Part 1
G7ELA15.1.2-Text Structure, Overview, Part 2
G7ELA15.1.3-Text Structure, Overview, Part 3
G7ELA15.1.4-Text Structure, Overview, Independent

Sentence Structure & Author’s POV

G7ELA16.1.1-Sentence Structure, Sentence Types, Overview
G7ELA16.1.2-Sentence Structure, Sentence Types, Assignment
G7ELA16.2.1-Sentence Structure, Simple and Compound, Independent Clauses
G7ELA16.2.2-Sentence Structure, Simple and Compound, Practice
G7ELA16.3.1-Sentence Structure, Complex Sentences, Overview
G7ELA16.4.1-Sentence Structure, Compound-Complex, Overview
G7ELA16.4.2-Sentence Structure, Compound-Complex, Check
G7ELA16.5.1-Sentence Structure, Clauses, Adjective Clauses
G7ELA16.5.2-Sentence Structure, Clauses, Adverb Clauses
G7ELA16.5.3-Sentence Structure, Clauses, Practice
G7ELA16.6.1-Sentence Structure, Review, Assignment
G7ELA17.1.1-Author’s POV and Purpose, POV, Overview
G7ELA17.1.2-Author’s POV and Purpose, Purpose, Overview
G7ELA17.3.1-Author’s POV and Purpose, Review, Assignment

Argument Writing

G7ELA18.1.1-Argument Writing, Introduction, Part 1
G7ELA18.1.2-Argument Writing, Introduction, Part 2
G7ELA18.1.3-Argument Writing, Introduction, Part 3
G7ELA18.2.1-Argument Writing, Outline, Main Claim
G7ELA18.2.2-Argument Writing, Outline, Claims and Evidence
G7ELA18.2.3-Argument Writing, Outline, Supporting Claims
G7ELA18.3.1-Argument Writing, Drafting, Introduction 1
G7ELA18.3.2-Argument Writing, Drafting, Introduction 2
G7ELA18.3.3-Argument Writing, Drafting, Body 1
G7ELA18.3.4-Argument Writing, Drafting, Body 2
G7ELA18.3.5-Argument Writing, Drafting, Body 3
G7ELA18.3.6-Argument Writing, Drafting, Conclusion 1
G7ELA18.3.7-Argument Writing, Drafting, Conclusion 2
G7ELA18.4.1-Argument Writing, Revising and Editing, Transitions
G7ELA18.4.2-Argument Writing, Revising and Editing, Formal Style
G7ELA18.5.1-Argument Writing, Final Draft, Writing
G7ELA19.1.1-Mid-Assessment, First Semester, Wrap-up