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Grade 7

• Language

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

• Reading: Informational

  • 7.RI.1
  • 7.RI.2
  • 7.RI.4
  • 7.RI.5
  • 7.RI.6
  • 7.RI.9
  • 7.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

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

• Speaking & Listening

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

• Writing

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

CCSS ELA Standard: 7.RI.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Getting Specific With St. Patrick’s Day Writing

Let’s take a starting phrase about St. Patrick’s Day and get specific. No, even more specific!

Gr 2-8

Super Specific Similes – Strong Uncle

Let’s make this simile about a strong uncle even more specific.

Gr 2-8

Super Specific Similes – Slimy Broccoli

Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.

Gr 2-8

Super Specific Similes: Quick Baby

Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.

Gr 2-8

Super Specific Similes: Loud Class

Let’s make this simile about a loud class super specific!

Gr 2-8

Super Specific Similes: Stinky Seaweed

Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.

Gr 2-8

Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite

Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”

Gr 2-8

Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile

What if we started a sentence with the simile?

Gr 2-8

Identifying Author’s Voice

What if… Edgar Allen Poe wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?

Gr 2-8