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Grade 7

• Language

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

• Reading: Informational

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

• Reading: Literature

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

• Speaking & Listening

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

• Writing

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

CCSS ELA Standard: 7.L.3.a

Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*

That Quote’s Not Quite Right: Albert Einstein

When I see a quote, I often think, “That’s not quite right!”

Improving Shakespeare’s Repetition

Let’s help William Shakespeare with his use of repetition.

Advanced Alliteration and Consonance

When students learn about alliteration, it’s hard to steer them away from goofy tongue-twisters. Certainly, there must be more powerful and practical ways of using alliteration. In this lesson, I draw on delicious examples from Shakespeare to show how a very advanced writer used alliteration. Then, I break those ideas down so students can try them out.

Writing Sample: Moby Dick

A passage from Moby Dick to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Passive to Active Voice

In this lesson, students will not just fix passive sentences, but break active sentences as they learn to put the star of the sentence first.