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Grade 7

• Composition

  • C.7.1
  • C.7.1.b
  • C.7.1.c
  • C.7.1.e
  • C.7.1.f
  • C.7.1.g
  • C.7.2
  • C.7.2.b
  • C.7.2.c
  • C.7.2.e
  • C.7.2.f
  • C.7.2.h
  • C.7.3
  • C.7.3.a
  • C.7.3.b
  • C.7.3.c
  • C.7.3.d
  • C.7.3.e
  • C.7.3.f
  • C.7.3.g
  • C.7.4
  • C.7.5
  • C.7.6
  • C.7.7

• Language

  • L.7.1.a
  • L.7.1.b
  • L.7.2
  • L.7.2.b
  • L.7.3
  • L.7.3.a
  • L.7.4
  • L.7.4.a
  • L.7.4.b
  • L.7.4.d
  • L.7.5
  • L.7.5.a
  • L.7.5.b
  • L.7.5.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.7.1
  • RI.7.2
  • RI.7.3
  • RI.7.5
  • RI.7.6
  • RI.7.7
  • RI.7.8
  • RI.7.9
  • RI.7.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.7.1
  • RL.7.2
  • RL.7.3
  • RL.7.4
  • RL.7.5
  • RL.7.6
  • RL.7.7
  • RL.7.9
  • RL.7.10

KAS ELA Standard: RL.7.3

Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama influence one another.

Comparing Characters’ Bedrooms

What item’s in a character’s bedroom would reflect their deepest desires? And what if they toured a similar character’s room?

Gr 1-8

A Character’s Playlist

What playlist of songs best goes with a character’s change over time?

Gr 1-8

Stories with the Same Problems and Solutions

Have you ever noticed that some stories have awfully similar problems? What if we looked for the most unusual way of solving a repeating problem?

Gr 1-6

Think Like A Historian

Here’s how effects be causes and causes can be effects!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Content Imperatives: Convergence

Add complexity by considering how multiple factors 🔄 Converge within one topic.

Gr 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

Analyze Character Change with Depth and Complexity

Your students will use Depth and Complexity to note how a character’s main trait changes across a story.

Gr 1-8

Literary Technique: Juxtaposition

Put a grumpy character next to a joyful one and they make each other stand out even more. Opposites are powerful!

Gr 1-8

Motivation and Moral Development

Can someone do the right thing, but for the wrong reason?

Gr 2-8

“Much Ado About Nothing” Summary

Shakespeare’s Much Ado summarized in just five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Hamlet Summary

It’s Hamlet in just about five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Nothing could possibly go wrong with a love potion on the loose!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Better Stories Part 2: Types of Conflict

If your students’ stories are packed with endless ninja fights or arguments between frenemies, it’s time to expose them to a wider range of conflicts.

Gr 1-8