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LAFS.7. W.1.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
LAFS.7. W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection,
organization, and analysis of relevant content.
LAFS.7.RL.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
LAFS.7.RL.2.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
LAFS.7.RL.2.6 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
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| Learning Targets and Learning Criteria |
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Learning Targets:
Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a
topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Students will provide a statement of a theme or a central idea of a text.
Students will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are
used in a text, including figurative meaning.
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| Classroom Activities |
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Argumentative Writing Review
Thesis, Evidence, Elaboration, and Summarizing
Prompts:
Should Students in America Attend School Year-Round
Is Social Media Bad for People
Should Schools have a Dress Code
Should People be Fined if they Refuse to Recycle
Should Students be Required to take Standardized Tests
LAFS: 129-168
Unit 4
Craft & Structure in Literature
March 29th – The Outsiders: End of Unit Project
March 30th – Argumentative Writing Review & LAFS
March 31st – FSA Review Day: Schoolwide
April 1st – Argumentative Writing Review & LAFS
April 2nd – Argumentative Writing Review & LAFS
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| Assignments Due |
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Chapters 9 & 10 (The Outsiders) Vocabulary/Spelling:
Outsiders End of Unit Project: Due April 5th
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| Additional Resources |
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Spruced – Neat in dress and appearance
Mortal – Causing or having caused death
Grimacing – An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face,
Ruefully – Expressing sorrow or regret, esp. when in a slightly humorous way
Leery – Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions
Agony – Extreme physical or mental suffering
Stupor – A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
Delirious –A disturbed state of mind resulting from illness
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