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Grade 7

• Language

  • 7.L.1
  • 7.L.1.a
  • 7.L.1.b
  • 7.L.1.c
  • 7.L.2
  • 7.L.3
  • 7.L.3.a
  • 7.L.4
  • 7.L.4.a
  • 7.L.4.b
  • 7.L.5
  • 7.L.5.a
  • 7.L.5.b
  • 7.L.5.c
  • 7.L.6

• Reading: Informational

  • 7.RI.1
  • 7.RI.2
  • 7.RI.3
  • 7.RI.4
  • 7.RI.5
  • 7.RI.6
  • 7.RI.7
  • 7.RI.8
  • 7.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 7.RL.1
  • 7.RL.2
  • 7.RL.3
  • 7.RL.4
  • 7.RL.5
  • 7.RL.6
  • 7.RL.7
  • 7.RL.9
  • 7.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 7.SL.1
  • 7.SL.1.a
  • 7.SL.1.b
  • 7.SL.1.c
  • 7.SL.1.d
  • 7.SL.2
  • 7.SL.3
  • 7.SL.4
  • 7.SL.5
  • 7.SL.6

• Writing

  • 7.W.1
  • 7.W.1.a
  • 7.W.1.b
  • 7.W.1.d
  • 7.W.2
  • 7.W.2.a
  • 7.W.2.b
  • 7.W.2.d
  • 7.W.2.e
  • 7.W.3
  • 7.W.3.a
  • 7.W.3.b
  • 7.W.3.c
  • 7.W.3.d
  • 7.W.3.e
  • 7.W.4
  • 7.W.5
  • 7.W.6
  • 7.W.7
  • 7.W.8
  • 7.W.9
  • 7.W.9.b
  • 7.W.10

Arizona ELA Standard: 7.RI.2

Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Power in Autumn

Autumn was once powerful because of the harvest. What gives Fall its power now?

Identifying A Story’s Theme

Teach your young students to identify the moral or the theme of a story.

Hero or Not A Hero?

Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.

Great Sloths – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about great sloths back into the correct order?

The Great Sphinx – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about The Great Sphinx back into the correct order?

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Discussing An Important Decision from History

How would people with two different perspectives discuss a decision from history?

Introducing Universal Theme of Conflict

So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Conflict? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.

Chess Variant: Monster Chess

What if you had really weak chess pieces, but you could always move twice?

Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant

What if one side played with THREE QUEENS and the other had SEVEN KNIGHTS!? What if?

Analyze Paragraphs: Empire State Building

Three paragraphs about the Empire State Building. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Tomatoes

Three paragraphs about tomatoes. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Paradox: Rebuilding A Ship

What if we completely rebuild something slowly? What if we completely rebuild it all at once? Is it still the same thing?

Writing Sample: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A passage from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Student Introductions with Complexity and Frames

How have you changed over time? Students introduce themselves through the lens of change — and learn a Depth and Complexity tool in the process.

Content Imperatives: Parallel

Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!

Content Imperatives: Origin

Take students back to the beginning by using the Content Imperative ⏺️ Origin.

Depth and Complexity: ⚖️ Ethics

Want to add drama to any topic? Use the Ethics prompt!

Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules

Is there a consequence for not doing something? You may have found a rule!

Depth and Complexity: Patterns

Can your students spot anything that repeats? Or that has stopped repeating?

Intellectual Intensity

Do you know someone who becomes a bit overexcited by ideas?

Add Layers To Direct Instruction

For Teachers

Take direction instruction beyond a monotonous practice of the same skill over and over.