Grade 7 ELA

Lessons

Finding the Main Idea in Informational Text Theme: Match the Quotations with Their Themes Theme: Finding the Theme: Lessons in Stories Author's purpose and tone: Author's Purpose: What's the Reason? Author's purpose and tone: Which Sentence Is More Formal? Author's purpose and tone: Identifying Tone: Objective vs. Subjective & Judgmental Author's perspective: Determine the Author's Point of View Text structure: Compare and Contrast Text Structure Text structure: Understanding Cause and Effect Text structure: Text Structure: Problem and Solution Text structure: Identify Text Structures Literary devices: Identify Sensory Details Literary devices: Understanding Allusions Literary devices: Identifying the Source of Allusions Literary devices: Figurative Language- Personification Literary devices: Classify Figures of Speech Literary devices: Figures of Speech: Antithesis & More Analyzing literature: Narrative Point of View Analyzing literature: Reading Between the Lines- Making Inferences Analyzing literature: Reading Between the Lines- Making Inferences About Characters Analyzing literature: Label the Rhyme Scheme Analyzing informational texts: Determine the Main Idea of a Text Analyzing informational texts: Finding the Main Idea in Informational Text Analyzing informational texts: Finding the Main Idea: Animal Camouflage Analyzing arguments: Identifying the Main Claim Finding the Main Idea in Literary Passages Finding the Main Idea in Literary Passages Comparing texts: Finding Details in Text Comparing texts: Reading Between the Lines- Making Inferences Visual elements: Compare Illustrations of Literary and Historical Subjects Visual elements: Read Graphic Organizers

Lessons

Expository writing: Understanding Topic Scope- Broad vs. Narrow Expository writing: Organizing Information by Section Expository writing: Remove the Sentence That Does Not Belong Persuasive and opinion writing: Fact vs. Opinion Persuasive and opinion writing: Identifying Thesis Statements Persuasive and opinion writing: Evaluating Evidence for Claims Persuasive and opinion writing: Persuasive Strategies- Rhetorical Appeals Persuasive and opinion writing: Identifying Logical Fallacies Descriptive and creative writing: Figurative Language- Personification Descriptive and creative writing: Create Varied Sentences Based on Models Descriptive and creative writing: Revise the Sentence Using a Stronger Verb Identifying text evidence: Supporting Claims with Text Evidence Identifying text evidence: Supporting Claims About Characters Writing clearly and concisely: Connecting Ideas- Conjunctive Adverbs Writing clearly and concisely: Parallel Structure with Correlative Conjunctions Writing clearly and concisely: Writing Concisely: Avoiding Redundancy Editing and revising: Word Choice- Commonly Confused Words Editing and revising: Word Choice- Commonly Confused Words (Affect vs. Effect) Editing and revising: Spelling- Correcting Common Errors Editing and revising: Commonly Confused Words- Advise vs. Advice Editing and revising: Revising for Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement Research skills: Identify Relevant Sources Research skills: Evaluate Newspaper Headlines for Bias Research skills: Understanding MLA Works Cited Entries Research skills: Mastering MLA In-Text Citations Research skills: Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism

Lessons

Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Prefix "mis-" Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding Prefixes for Negation (un-, dis-, in-, im-, non-) Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffix "-ful" Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffix "-less" Prefixes and suffixes: Understanding the Suffixes "-able" and "-ible" Greek and Latin roots: Use Greek and Latin Roots as Clues to the Meanings of Words Greek and Latin roots: Use Words as Clues to the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Greek and Latin Roots Greek and Latin roots: Determine the Meanings of Words with Greek and Latin Roots Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Synonym Synonyms and antonyms: Choose the Antonym Homophones: Use the Correct Homophone Homophones: Which Definition Matches the Sentence? Homophones: Which Sentence Matches the Definition? Word choice and usage: Word Nuances- Shades of Meaning Word choice and usage: Word Feelings- Understanding Connotation Analogies Analogies: Challenge Context clues: Word Detectives- Using Context Clues Context clues: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms in Context Context clues: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms in Context Context clues: Use Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word Context clues: Word Detectives: Using Context Clues Domain-specific vocabulary: Using Text and Visuals Reference skills: Alphabetical Order Reference skills: Use Guide Words Reference skills: Use Dictionary Entries Reference skills: Use Dictionary Definitions Reference skills: Use Thesaurus Entries

Lessons

Spelling Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? Identify the Complete Subject or Complete Predicate Identify the Simple Subject or Simple Predicate Identify the Compound Subject or Compound Predicate Sentences vs. Fragments Sentences vs. Run-on Sentences Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons Phrases and clauses: Is it a Phrase or a Clause? Phrases and clauses: Identify Appositives and Appositive Phrases Phrases and clauses: Identify Dependent and Independent Clauses Phrases and clauses: Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? Phrases and clauses: Combine Sentences Using Relative Clauses Nouns: Form and Use Plurals Review Nouns: Form and Use Plurals of Compound Nouns Nouns: Showing Ownership: Possessive Nouns Nouns: Forming Singular Possessive Nouns Nouns: Identify and Correct Errors with Plural and Possessive Nouns Pronouns and antecedents: Identify Pronouns and Their Antecedents Pronouns and antecedents: Use the Pronoun That Agrees with the Antecedent Pronouns and antecedents: Identify Vague Pronoun References Pronouns and antecedents: Identify Antecedents Pronouns and antecedents: Correct Inappropriate Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person Pronoun types: Choose Between Subject and Object Pronouns Pronoun types: Compound Subjects and Objects with I and Me Pronoun types: Compound Subjects and Objects with Pronouns Pronoun types: Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns Pronoun types: Choose Between Personal and Reflexive Pronouns Pronoun types: Is the Pronoun Reflexive or Intensive? Pronoun types: Use Relative Pronouns: Who and Whom Pronoun types: Use Relative Pronouns: Who, Whom, Whose, Which, and That Verb types: Identify Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Verb types: Identify Linking Verbs, Predicate Adjectives, and Predicate Nouns Subject-verb agreement: Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors Subject-verb agreement: Subject-Verb Agreement- Indefinite Pronouns Subject-verb agreement: Use the Correct Verb with Compound Subjects Verb tense: Irregular Past Tense Review Verb tense: Simple Present Tense Review Verb tense: Identify and Correct Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense Verb tense: Form the Progressive Verb Tenses Verb tense: Form the Perfect Verb Tenses Verb tense: Identify Gerunds and Their Functions Verb tense: Identify Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: Order Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: Identify Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Choose Between Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Is the Word an Adjective or Adverb? Adjectives and adverbs: Form and Use Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Adjectives and adverbs: Good, Better, Best & Bad, Worse, and Worst Adjectives and adverbs: Form and Use Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Adjectives and adverbs: Well, Better, Best; Badly, Worse, and Worst Prepositions: Identify Prepositional Phrases Direct and indirect objects: Is It a Direct Object or an Indirect Object? Conjunctions: Use the Correct Pair of Correlative Conjunctions Misplaced modifiers: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers with Pictures Misplaced modifiers: Select the Misplaced or Dangling Modifier Misplaced modifiers: Are the Modifiers Used Correctly? Restrictive and nonrestrictive elements: What Does the Punctuation Suggest? Restrictive and nonrestrictive elements: Commas with Nonrestrictive Elements Commas: Commas with Series, Dates, and Places Commas: Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences Commas: Commas with Direct Addresses, Introductory Words, Interjections, and Interrupters Commas: Commas with Coordinate Adjectives Commas: Review Semicolons, colons, and commas: Comma and Semicolon Usage Semicolons, colons, and commas: Use Semicolons, Colons, and Commas with Lists Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses: Use Dashes Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses: Use Hyphens in Compound Adjectives Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses: Decide Whether Ellipses Are Used Appropriately Capitalization: Correct Capitalization Errors Capitalization: Capitalizing Titles Formatting Titles Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review Formatting Street Addresses Formatting Quotations and Dialogue