GRADE 7: SCOPE & SEQUENCE ~ College Board, SpringBoard

2017-2018

SpringBoard UNIT Reading: Reading: Writing Speaking Language Pre-AP/College Readiness Skills
UNIT DESCRIPTION Literature Informational and
Listening
Unit 1 Students will explore the art of storytelling as RL.7.1 RI.7.1 W.7.2 SL.7.1 L.7.1 • Analyzing literature using the
The Choices readers and writers. They encounter RL.7.2 RI.7.2 W.7.3 SL.7.2 L.7.2 language of literary analysis
We Make contemporary and classic stories about choices RL.7.3 RI.7.3 W.7.4 SL.7.4 L.7.3 • Making careful observations of
and consequences, and they write about their RL.7.4 RI.7.5 W.7.5 SL.7.5 L.7.4 textual detail
own real and imagined experiences. Students RL.7.6 RI.7.6 W.7.7 L7.5 • Reading widely from fiction and
think figuratively and creatively, and they learn RL.7.10 RI.7.10 W.7.9 L.7.6 non-fiction
to appreciate the writer’s craft through their W.7.10 • Creating reflective writing
study and practice. Through attentive study of • Using strategies to revise the
a published author’s style and craft, students content and organization of a text
are encouraged to emulate the writing style and
techniques in the original narratives and myths
they will write.
ELD Instruction: Essential Questions:
Leveled Differentiated Instruction as outlined in the ELA Teacher’s Edition How do authors use narrative elements to create a story?
ELD Graphic Organizers What are the elements of effective revision?
SpringBoard English Language Development, Student Edition, Grade 7, Unit 1
SpringBoard English Language Development, Teacher Edition Grade 7, Unit 1
Unit 2 This unit shifts from the art of storytelling to RI.7.1 W.7.2 SL.7.1 L.7.1 • Analyzing the connection between
What the craft of informing, explaining, and RI.7.2 W.7.4 SL.7.2 L.7.2 content, purpose, and audience
Influences convincing. Students learn to generate ideas RI.7.3 W.7.5 SL.7.6 L.7.3 • Analyzing and interpreting samples
My through close reading, purposeful research, and RI.7.4 W.7.7 L.7.4 of good writing
Choices? productive collaboration. After learning how to RI.7.5 W.7.8 L.7.5 • Identifying and explaining an
write effective expository texts, students build RI.7.6 W.7.9 L.7.6 author’s use of rhetorical strategies
on this knowledge to create convincing RI.7.7 W.7.10 and techniques
argumentative texts on relevant and engaging RI.7.8 • Creating and sustaining an argument
topics that focus on the issue of targeted RI.7.9 based on readings, research, and/or
marketing of products to youths. RI.7.10 personal experience
• Producing effective expository
compositions
ELD Instruction: Essential Questions:
Leveled Differentiated Instruction as outlined in the ELA Teacher’s Edition What role does advertising play in the lives of youth?
ELD Graphic Organizers What makes an effective argument?
SpringBoard English Language Development, Student Edition, Grade 7, Unit 2
SpringBoard English Language Development, Teacher Edition Grade 7, Unit 2

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 SpringBoard UNIT Reading: Reading: Writing Speaking Language Pre-AP/College Readiness Skills
UNIT DESCRIPTION Literature Informational and
Listening
Unit 3 This unit explores the idea of choices and RL.7.1 RI.7.1 W.7.2 SL.7.1 L.7.1 • Using AP strategies and close
Choices and consequences through a novel, Tangerine, RL.7.2 RI.7.2 W.7.3 SL.7.2 L.7.3 reading to analyze how a literary
Consequences that focuses on one young man’s emerging RL.7.3 RI.7.3 W.7.4 SL.7.3 L.7.4 text conveys meaning
realizations about himself, his family, and the RL.7.4 RI.7.5 W.7.5 SL.7.4 L.7.5 • Analyzing literature using the
society he lives in. In this unit, students RL.7.6 RI.7.6 W.7.6 SL.7.5 L.7.6 language of literary analysis
interpret, analyze, and evaluate a novel in RL.7.10 RI.7.7 W.7.7 • Writing a literary-response essay
terms of point of view, character, structure, RI.7.9 W.7.8 that discusses the effects of literary
and other key literary elements that create a RI.7.10 W.7.9 elements and uses textual evidence
unique text. Students analyze the choices W.7.10 to support analysis
made by the characters in the novel and relate • Paying conscious attention to
the concept of choices and consequences to strategies for revising the content
their own lives and the lives of prominent and organization of an essay
leaders whose choices have made positive • Synthesizing information from a
impacts on society and the world. variety of genres

ELD Instruction: Essential Question:

Leveled Differentiated Instruction as outlined in the ELA Teacher’s Edition What is the relationship between choices and consequences?
ELD Graphic Organizers What makes a great leader?
SpringBoard English Language Development, Student Edition, Grade 7, Unit 3
SpringBoard English Language Development, Teacher Edition Grade 7, Unit 3
Unit 4 In this unit, students explore a range of RL.7.1 RI.7.2 W.7.2 SL.7.1 L.7.1 • Analyzing literary texts using the
How We contemporary and classic poems, monologues, RL.7.2 RI.7.4 W.7.3 SL.7.2 L.7.2 language of literary analysis
Choose to Act and dialogues to refine their understanding of RL.7.3 RI.7.10 W.7.4 SL.7.4 L.7.3 • Analyzing the connection between
how writers use language for effect. Students RL.7.4 W.7.5 SL.7.5 L.7.4 content, purpose, and audience
learn how to take their understanding of the RL.7.5 W.7.9 SL.7.6 L.7.5 • Making meaning of a wide variety
written word and express meaning through RL.7.6 W.7.10 L.7.6 of texts of literary merit
vocal and visual delivery. Students have RL.7.7 • Writing responses to literary texts
worked on collaboration skills all year, and in RL.7.9 that discuss the effects of literary
this unit they will collaborate to perform an RL.7.10 elements and using textual evidence
original monologue as well as selected scenes to support analysis
from the comedy Twelfth Night by William
• Writing for a variety of purposes
Shakespeare.
ELD Instruction: Essential Question:
Leveled Differentiated Instruction as outlined in the ELA Teacher’s Edition How do writers and speakers use language for effect?
ELD Graphic Organizers How do performers communicate meaning to an audience?
SpringBoard English Language Development, Student Edition, Grade 7, Unit 4
SpringBoard English Language Development, Teacher Edition Grade 7, Unit 4

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 GRADE 7: ELA Assessment Overview 2017-18

Name of Assessment Time Frame Assessed Standards

District Interim #1 October 2-13th Standards:
RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4
L1, L2, L4, L5, W3,W7
District Interim #2 January 22nd - February 2nd Standards:
RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.6, RI.9
L1, L2, L4, W9
SBAC Testing Window April 16th – June 1st ALL

Additional Assessment Opportunities

Unit 1: The Choices We Make Narrative Writing Prompts: Activities 1.6, 1.7, 1.13, Embedded Assessments (Required):
Citing Textual Evidence: Activities 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.18 1. Revising a Personal Narrative about
Revision: Activities 1.8, 1.9, 1.10 Choice
Researching a Phenomenon and Creating a Poster: Activities 1.15, 1.17, 1.18
Reader/Writer Notebook and Key Ideas and Details Questions: ongoing 2. Creating an Illustrated Myth
Unit Assessment: online
Unit 2: What Influences My Expository/Explanatory Writing Prompts: Activities 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 Embedded Assessments (Required):
Choices? Argumentative Writing Prompts: Activities 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 1. Writing an Expository Essay and
Citing Textual Evidence: Activities 2.3, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 Participating in a Collaborative
Understanding Text Features: Activities 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 2.7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16
Evaluating Sources: Activity 2.3, 2.6, 2.13 Discussion
Reader/Writer Notebook and Key Ideas and Details Questions: ongoing 2. Writing an Argumentative Essay
Unit Assessment: online
Unit 3: Choices and Expository/Explanatory Writing Prompts: Activities 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 Embedded Assessments (Required):
Consequences Citing Textual Evidence: Activities 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.17, 3.19, 1. Writing a Literary Analysis Essay
3.20 2. Creating a Biographical Presentation
Book Cover Design: Activity 3.14
Reader/Writer Notebook and Key Ideas and Details Questions: ongoing
Unit Assessment: online
Unit 4: How We Choose to Act Analytical Writing Prompts: Activities 4.2, 4.5 Embedded Assessments (Required):
Expository Writing Prompt: Activity 4.14 1. Creating and Presenting a
Creative Writing Prompts: Activities 4.3, 4.6, 4.8 Monologue
Citing Textual Evidence: Activities 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.8, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16,
4.17 2. Performing a Shakespearean
Creating Visuals: Activities 4.10, 4.11 Dialogue
Performance/Presentation: Activities 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.13, 4.14
Reader/Writer Notebook and Key Ideas and Details Questions: ongoing
Unit Assessment: online
Version 2.0: 8/4/2017 *Standards listed are the targeted standards for that unit
Version 2.0: 8/4/2017 *Standards listed are the targeted standards for that unit