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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.SL.1.a

Come to discussions prepared having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

Power can be Visible or Invisible

What are examples of unseen Power? And can invisible power be more powerful than visible power?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Student Introductions With Depth, Complexity, and Frames: Level Two

Once students know the prompts of Depth and Complexity, let’s take them much higher up Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: African Nations

Four African nations. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: Critter

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Chess Variant: Monster Chess

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

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: An Orange Thing

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Etna

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Paradox: Crocodile Dilemma

A crocodile makes a deal. But the deal creates a paradox. Can your students untangle a 2,000-year-old logic puzzle?

Gr 1-8

The Resiliency Tournament

Your students will set up a tournament to determine which person or character best demonstrated resiliency.

Gr 1-8

Improving Presentations 4: The Big Day

How do you mentally (and emotionally) prepare yourself for the big day?

Gr 2-8

Depth and Complexity: ❓ Unanswered Questions

This underutilized tool focuses students on what we don’t yet know and even what we can’t know.

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: ⚖️ Ethics

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

Gr 2-8

Depth and Complexity: 👓 Multiple Perspectives

Every topic looks different depending on who’s looking. This prompt teaches students to see through someone else’s eyes.

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: 🌻 Details

Get kids focusing on the small, but essential, details of a topic.

Gr 1-8

Teaching Empathy With Faberge Eggs

The story of the Fabergé Eggs is heartbreaking. It’s also the perfect way to build empathy in your classroom.

Gr 1-8

Intellectual Intensity

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

Gr 3-8

Add Layers To Direct Instruction

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

Gr 1-8