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Grade 7

• Critical Literacy

  • 7.CL.1
  • 7.CL.2
  • 7.CL.3
  • 7.CL.4
  • 7.CL.5
  • 7.CL.6
  • 7.CL.7
  • 7.CL.7.a
  • 7.CL.7.b
  • 7.CL.7.c
  • 7.CL.8
  • 7.CL.9

• Digital Literacy

  • 7.DL.10
  • 7.DL.11
  • 7.DL.12
  • 7.DL.13
  • 7.DL.14
  • 7.DL.15
  • 7.DL.16

• Language Literacy

  • 7.LL.17
  • 7.LL.17.b
  • 7.LL.17.c
  • 7.LL.18
  • 7.LL.19
  • 7.LL.21
  • 7.LL.21.a
  • 7.LL.21.b
  • 7.LL.21.c
  • 7.LL.22

• Standards

  • 7.R1
  • 7.R2
  • 7.R3
  • 7.R4
  • 7.R5
  • 7.R6

• Research Literacy

  • 7.RL.23
  • 7.RL.26
  • 7.RL.27
  • 7.RL.28
  • 7.RL.28.a

• VL

  • 7.VL.29
  • 7.VL.30
  • 7.VL.32
  • 7.VL.33

Alabama ELA Standard: 7.CL.7.a

Write narratives to convey a series of events incorporating key literary elements, establishing a clear purpose, using narrative techniques (dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection), and sequencing events coherently (chronological and/or flashback).

Chaos Makes Sense (Later)

In the moment, a chaotic event makes no sense. But later, that same event can feel like it was part of a larger story.

Gr 1-8

Characters’ Faults Can Also Be Strengths

Strength and weakness are often two sides of the same coin. Students will explore how a character’s flaw can be a benefit.

Gr 1-8

Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Gr 1-8

St. Patrick and Other Legends

How would real people feel about the legends that have been created about them?

Gr 2-8

Change A Story’s Genre

What if we rewrote a story’s climax into a totally different genre?

Gr 1-8

Holiday Emoji Story ⛷️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Holiday Emoji Story 🍪

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 1-8

Holiday Emoji Story ☃️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Holiday Emoji Story 🎅

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Holiday Emoji Story 🚚

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Halloween Emoji Story 🎃

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Halloween Emoji Story 🌕

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Emoji Stories 🦁

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 1-8

Emoji Stories 🐌

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 1-8

Emoji Stories 🚚

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Emoji Stories 🏟️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Emoji Stories 🕰️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 1-8

Emoji Stories 👁️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Emoji Stories 🚗

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 1-8

Emoji Stories 🐻

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 2-8

Emoji Stories 🏰

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 1-8

Emoji Stories 🛥️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Gr 1-8

Bobbing for Apples

What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?

Gr 2-8

A Halloween Costume Gone Wrong

Let’s go roller skating in a Halloween costume! What could possibly go wrong?

Gr 1-8

Looking Closely at Holiday Photos

Let’s write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!

Gr 1-8

Thanksgiving Photo Writing

Starting with an old-timey photo, students will write from a particular item’s point of view.

Gr 1-8

Story Starter: A Day At School

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place at school.

Gr 1-8

Story Starter: Out To Eat

Students pick from 12 random phrases to create a story about an incident in a restaurant.

Gr 1-8

Story Starter: A Magical School

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place in at a magical school.

Gr 1-8

Writing A Thanksgiving Letter

What if an inanimate object could express thanks for a special person in your life? What would it write?

Gr 1-8

The Personalities of Rocks

What would an igneous rock be like? Would it get along with a sedimentary rock? Could they handle the hot personality of a metamorphic rock?

Gr 2-8

Showing A Character’s Trait

We tell students to ‘show, not tell’ — but that advice is useless until they experience the difference. This lesson makes it click.

Gr 2-8

Elements of The Fantasy Genre

Every fantasy story has patterns hiding underneath the magic. Once your students see the elements, they’ll spot them everywhere — and use them in their own writing.

Gr 1-8

Literary Technique: Juxtaposition

Put a grumpy character next to a joyful one and they make each other stand out even more. Opposites are powerful!

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 5: Plot Structure

Ever read a student’s story that was just event after event after event and then a very sudden ending? They lack an understanding of a plot’s structure. With the help of Finding Nemo, I break down how to set up a well-structured plot.

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 2: Types of Conflict

If your students’ stories are packed with endless ninja fights or arguments between frenemies, it’s time to expose them to a wider range of conflicts.

Gr 1-8

Better Stories Part 3: Literary Themes

A typical student narrative includes plot and characters but lacks a larger idea to hold it all together. This is where a lesson on themes comes in…

Gr 1-8