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Curriculum 01/12/03
Language Arts - Grade 7

Language Expressions

Conventions: Grammar
The learner will be able to determine the rules and conventions of grammar.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Language Conventions   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02.a; ISAT Classroom
  
Conventions: Clauses/Phrases
The learner will be able to identify and use conventions of language.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Language Conventions   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02.a; ISAT; ID: Direct Writing Assessment Classroom
  
Parts of Speech: Identify/Apply
The learner will be able to identify parts of speech, and apply them correctly and appropriately.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Parts of Speech   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02.a; ISAT; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 8, week tested: 2; ISAT. Classroom
  
Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: modifies, main clauses, plural possessive, irregular verb, simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, compound-complex sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  
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Language Mechanics

Punctuation: Apply Knowledge/Conventions
The learner will be able to apply knowledge of punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Punctuation   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02.a; ISAT Classroom
  
Apostrophe: Possessive/Edit
The learner will be able to edit for the correct use of apostrophes with possessives in compound sentences.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Apostrophe/Hyphen/Dash Analysis Master 0.5 Measures of Academic Progress (ISAT);ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02. Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Apostrophes (Contractions/Possessives) [Software].  
  
Comma: Complex Sentence/Use
The learner will be able to correctly use commas to separate adverbial clauses within a complex sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Comma Application Master 0.5 ISATID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02. Classroom
  
Underlining: Play Titles
The learner will be able to use underlining play titles.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Italics/Underlining Application Master 0.5 ISAT735.02. Classroom
  
Quotation Mark: Quote Within a Quote
The learner will be able to punctuate single quotation inside quotation marks.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Quotation Mark Application Master 1.0 ISATID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7,735.02. Classroom
  
Comma: Phrases/Parenthetical Expressions
The learner will be able to correctly use a comma with phrases, including parenthetical expressions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Comma Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02.; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Commas - D [Software].  
  
Comma: Prepositional Phrase/Use
The learner will be able to use a comma after an introductory prepositional phrase, participial phrases, and appositives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Comma Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02.a; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Preposition [Software].  
  
Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: possessive noun.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  
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*Response: Expression/Literary
The learner will be able to listen for information, literary expression, analysis, and evaluation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Listening Responses   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.02; ID: Direct Writing Assessment Classroom
  
Evaluating: Verbal/Nonverbal
The learner will be able to evaluate the purpose, content, organization, and delivery of verbal communication and nonverbal cues.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Evaluating   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.03.a Classroom
  
Summary: Gather/Live/Electronic
The learner will be able to gather and summarize information from various live or electronic sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Summary Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.01.a Classroom
  
Response: Oral Presentations
The learner will be able to listen and respond to oral presentations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Listening Responses Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.02.a Classroom
  
Behaviors: Use/Interpersonal
The learner will be able to use listening skills in interpersonal communications.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Listening Behaviors Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.01.c Classroom
  
Cultural: Information/Acquire
The learner will be able to use listening skills to acquire information about different cultures.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Cultural Influences Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.01.b Classroom
  
Critical Listening: Analyze
The learner will be able to critically analyze a speaker.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Critical Listening Analysis Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.03 Classroom
  
Critical Listening: Message/Evaluate
The learner will be able to apply critical listening skills to evaluate messages.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Critical Listening Evaluation Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.03 Classroom
  
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Reading Operations

Compare/Contrast: Human/Experience
The learner will be able to read and respond to a wide range of literature to compare and contrast the multiple facets of the human experience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Compare/Contrast   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.02 Classroom
  
Purposes: Variety/Examine/Evaluate
The learner will be able to critically examine and evaluate a variety of traditional, technical, and electronic materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Purposes   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01;03. Classroom
  
Relationship: Apply/Anticipate/Text
The learner will be able to apply relationships between text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world to anticipate new text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Relationship   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01.c Classroom
  
Construct Meaning: Interactive/Text Cues
The learner will be able to demonstrate interactive reading by identifying and utilizing decoding strategies to construct meaning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Constructing Meaning: Strategies   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01.a Classroom
  
Response: Reconsider/Source
The learner will be able to reconsider a response against multiple sources of information at grade level.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Responses: General   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01.d Classroom
  
Reading Behaviors: Grade Level/Read
The learner will be able to read grade level appropriate materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Behaviors Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734 Classroom
  
Fluency: Independent/Increase
The learner will be able to increase fluency to grade-level expectations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Aloud: Fluency   Master   . Classroom
  
Theme: Social/Cultural/Historical
The learner will be able to connect social, cultural, and historical characteristics of texts to one's personal experience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Themes   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.02.c Classroom
  
Resolution: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze story elements in reading materials. Including character, setting, plot,theme, conflict, resolution and point of view.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Resolution Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.02 d Classroom
  
Tone: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the tone, mood, style, and figurative language of a given passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Tone Knowledge Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01.g Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Fictional Tale [Software].  
  
Critical Thinking: Criteria/Personal
The learner will be able to use personal or objective criteria to determine meaning and form opinions from reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Critical Thinking Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.03.d Classroom
  
Prior Knowledge: Memory/Increase
The learner will be able to interpret the text by using prior knowledge.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Prior Knowledge Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.04.c Classroom
  
Fact/Opinion: Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze fact and opinion in reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Fact/Opinion Analysis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.03.e; * Classroom
  
Main Idea: Clarify
The learner will be able to clarify main ideas in reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Main Idea Analysis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01.h; * Classroom
  
Confirm: Complex Predictions
The learner will be able to confirm and self-correct predictions from reading selections.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Predicting: Confirm Evaluation Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01.e; ISAT Classroom
  
Analyze: Classic/Genre/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze literary devices used in a variety of genres of classic literature.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Literary Device: Analyze Analysis Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.02.a; ISAT Classroom
  
Draw Conclusions: Information/Implied
The learner will be able to draw conclusions from text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Draw Conclusion Analysis Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.01.f; ISAT Classroom
  
Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast information from multiple sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Abstract Elements Analysis Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.03.c; ISAT Classroom
  
Organizing Information: Sequencing
The learner will be able to identify sequential organization of information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Abstract Elements Knowledge Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 736.03.b; ISAT Classroom
  
Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: publications, editorial, evaluate, assumption, logical argument, factual, unbiased, propaganda, intent, irony, suspense, simile, figure of speech, dialogue, metaphor.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  
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Purposes: Information/Analysis/Critiques
The learner will be able to use speaking skills to present information and analyses or critiques of written or viewed material.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Speaking Purposes   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737 Classroom
  
Purposes: Variety
The learner will be able to speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Speaking Purposes   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.01.a Classroom
  
Discussion: Behavior/Participate
The learner will be able to behave appropriately when participating in discussions and supporting others.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Discussion/Conversation   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.03.b Classroom
  
Purposes: Expression
The learner will be able to speak for expression.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Speaking Purposes Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.02 Classroom
  
Purposes: Critical/Analysis
The learner will be able to speak for the purpose of critical analysis.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Speaking Purposes Analysis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.03 Classroom
  
Evaluator: Critical/Purposes
The learner will be able to speak for critical evaluation purposes.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Evaluator Evaluation Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.03 Classroom
  
Purposes: Opinion/Express
The learner will be able to speak to clearly express his/her opinion.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Speaking Purposes Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.03.a Classroom
  
Purposes: Interpretations/Share
The learner will be able to share interpretations of one's own work or literature through oral interpretations, memorization, presentation, and dramatic readings.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Speaking Purposes   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.02.a Classroom
  
Support: Presentation/Design
The learner will be able to design oral presentations that include the following: support of main ideas, transitions, organization, examples, response to questions, and feedback, visual aids, and appropriate technology.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Main Idea/Support Synthesis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.01.b Classroom
  
Poetry: Recite
The learner will be able to recite poetry.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Poetry Knowledge Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.02.b Classroom
  
Word Choice: Audience/Vocabulary/Use
The learner will be able to use vocabulary suitable to the audience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Word Choice Application Master 1.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.01.c Classroom
  
Eye Contact: Enhance
The learner will be able to use the following to enhance oral communication: eye contact, posture, physical gestures, inflection, pronunciation, and word choice.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Communication: Eye Contact Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 737.01.a Classroom
  
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Spelling: Application/Proficient/Rules
The learner will be able to write using increasingly proficient applications of spelling rules.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Spelling Applications   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.02.a; ISAT; ID: Direct Writing Assessment Classroom
  
Spelling: High-Frequency
The learner will be able to correctly spell words 1801-1000 from the district adopted high-frequency word list.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Spelling Applications Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 1 Classroom
  
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Study and Research Skills

Reference Form: Defining Elements
The learner will be able to describe defining elements of reference materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reference Form Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 734.02.a Classroom
  
Research Skills: Motives/Credibility
The learner will be able to understand motives, credibility, and point of view of authors when choosing reference materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Research Skills Comprehension Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 7, 735.06.a Classroom
  
Research Skills: Resources/Name
The learner will be able to find specifically named resources.
Strand Bloom's Scope