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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.W.3.d

Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.

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 2-8

Looking Closely at Holiday Photos

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

Gr 2-8

Writing About Art: Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons

Look closely at Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons. What do you notice? Now turn those details into a poem you didn’t know you could write.

Gr 2-8

Writing About Art: Impression, Sunrise

Look closely at Impression, Sunrise. What do you notice? Now turn those details into a poem you didn’t know you could write.

Gr 2-8

Writing About Art: Chōshi in Shimosha

Get your students writing some pretty darn impressive poetry based on Japan’s most famous artist.

Gr 2-8

Writing About Art: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

Look closely at Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. What do you notice? Now turn those details into a poem you didn’t know you could write.

Gr 2-8

Writing About Art: Twilight in the Wilderness

Look closely at Twilight in the Wilderness. What do you notice? Now turn those details into a poem you didn’t know you could write.

Gr 2-8

Writing About Art: The Scream

Your students will turn the iconic painting The Scream into a vivid, sensory poem.

Gr 2-8

12 Phrases: The Zoo

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

Gr 2-8

Story Starter: A Day At School

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

Gr 2-8

Story Starter: Out To Eat

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

Gr 2-8

Story Starter: Amusement Park

Students use 12 random phrases to write a story that takes place in at an amusement park.

Gr 2-8

Story Starter: A Magical School

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

Gr 2-8

Story Starter: Somewhere In Space

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place in space!

Gr 2-8

Remixing A Holiday Poem

Let’s take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!

Gr 2-8

Identifying Author’s Voice

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

Gr 2-8