7th Grade Independent Reading Unit
Key Concepts:
- analysis
- central idea
- character
- critique
- fiction
- inference
- internal and external conflict
- plot
- point of view
- setting
- scenes
- theme
- voice
Resources:
Common Core Standards
MI: English Language Arts 6-12
MI: Grade 7 Reading: Literature Key Ideas and Details 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. RL.7.1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. RL.7.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. 6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. RL.7.6. Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. RL.7.10.By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Focus Questions:
Materials used from the Maisa Units.
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