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Grade 7

• Strand 1

  • 7.1.A
  • 7.1.B
  • 7.1.C
  • 7.1.D

• Strand 2

  • 7.2.A
  • 7.2.B
  • 7.2.C

• Strand 3

  • 7.3

• Strand 4

  • 7.4

• Strand 5

  • 7.5.A
  • 7.5.B
  • 7.5.C
  • 7.5.D
  • 7.5.E
  • 7.5.F
  • 7.5.G
  • 7.5.H
  • 7.5.I

• Strand 6

  • 7.6.A
  • 7.6.B
  • 7.6.C
  • 7.6.D
  • 7.6.E
  • 7.6.F
  • 7.6.G
  • 7.6.H
  • 7.6.I

• Strand 7

  • 7.7.A
  • 7.7.B
  • 7.7.C
  • 7.7.D

• Strand 8

  • 7.8.A
  • 7.8.B
  • 7.8.C
  • 7.8.D
  • 7.8.D.i
  • 7.8.D.ii
  • 7.8.D.iii
  • 7.8.E
  • 7.8.E.i
  • 7.8.E.ii
  • 7.8.E.iii
  • 7.8.F

• Strand 9

  • 7.9.A
  • 7.9.B
  • 7.9.C
  • 7.9.D
  • 7.9.E
  • 7.9.F
  • 7.9.G

• Strand 10

  • 7.10.A
  • 7.10.B
  • 7.10.B.i
  • 7.10.B.ii
  • 7.10.C
  • 7.10.D
  • 7.10.D.i
  • 7.10.D.ii
  • 7.10.D.iii
  • 7.10.D.iv
  • 7.10.D.v
  • 7.10.D.vi
  • 7.10.D.vii
  • 7.10.D.viii
  • 7.10.D.ix
  • 7.10.E

• Strand 11

  • 7.11.A
  • 7.11.B
  • 7.11.C
  • 7.11.D

• Strand 12

  • 7.12.A
  • 7.12.B
  • 7.12.C
  • 7.12.D
  • 7.12.E
  • 7.12.F
  • 7.12.G
  • 7.12.H
  • 7.12.H.i
  • 7.12.H.ii
  • 7.12.I
  • 7.12.J

TEKS ELA Standard: 7.6.B

write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres

Two Animals Switch Biomes

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Not Like The Others: 20th Century Presidents – Group A

Students will determine which of these US Presidents is not like the others.

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.

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Robot Writing: The Bridge

One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

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?

Not Like The Others: Branches of the US Government

How is each part of the United States Government not like the other parts?

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Students will read three paragraphs about the same topic, decide what makes each one different, and then create a super-paragraph!

Thinking With Art: Head Down

Students will work their brain in several ways, noticing details, comparing, synthesizing, and finally identifying a parallel. All with one artist’s work!

Not Like The Others: Countries

How is each of these four countries not like the others?

What Would Poetry Think About Prose?

Imagine that Poetry and Prose meet for the first time at a party? What would they say to each other? How would they feel? In this video, I guide kids through the process of writing a script in which these two forms of writing interact.

Academic Love Letters

What if Kylo Ren wrote a love letter to Abe Lincoln or the Sahara Desert wrote one to the Moon?

Content Imperatives: Parallel

Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!