Ms. S. Rodriguez

           Ms Rod's 6th Grade Language Arts, Bridge to A.P. 

                                 and 7th Grade Language Arts

 

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 Gr. 6 Language Arts  Bridge to AP   February 2014

Focus:

  • Novel Study: HOLES By Louis Sachar  
  •  Website: www.alincolnlearning.us/Holes_by_Louis_Sachar.pdf 

     Common Core:   Reading Informational Text    CCSS.ELA-Literacy Key Ideas and Details:

       RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text

    .  RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text

       distinct from personal opinions or judgments.   RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, 

       illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Craft Craft and Structure-RI.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative,

        and technical meanings.RI.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure

        of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.RI.6.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and  

        explain how it is conveyed in the text.

         Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims 

         that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not. RI.6.9 Compare and contrast one author’s presentation 

       of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).                                                                                                                                                                            

        

 

                Essential Questions: What techniques do non-fiction writers use to convey their opinions and help you grasp

                the concepts they put forth? How does flashback and foreshadowing create suspense?

               Goal: Students will be able to use summary skills and take notations to analyze a passage; Students will be able to 

                recognize main idea and give supporting details from the text as evidence.  Students will be able to recognize and analyze

                literary techniques  and devices.                                                

        

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Gr.7 Language Arts  February 2014

  Resources:  SPRINGBOARD TEXT Unit 3; Novel Study: TANGERINE by Edward Bloor

  Essential Questions:    How does flashback and foreshadowing create suspense?

         Thursday: ACHIEVE3000

     Goal: Students will be able to recognize and analyze literary techniques and devices.

 

 


      




Common Core Benchmarks

Common Core for Unit 1 Level 2- Grade 7 CONTENT

  • Reading and Language Arts

    • Grade 7

      • LA.7.1 - Reading Process

        • LA.7.1.6 - Vocabulary Development: The student uses multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary.

          • LA.7.1.6.2 - listen to, read, and discuss familiar and conceptually challenging text;

          • LA.7.1.6.7 - identify and understand the meaning of conceptually advanced prefixes, suffixes, and root words;

        • LA.7.1.7 - Reading Comprehension: The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text.

          • LA.7.1.7.1 - use background knowledge of subject and related content areas, prereading strategies, graphic representations, and knowledge of text structure to make and confirm complex predictions of content, purpose, and organization of a reading selection;

          • LA.7.1.7.2 - analyze the author’s purpose (e.g., to persuade, inform, entertain, explain) and perspective in a variety of texts and understand how they affect meaning;

          • LA.7.1.7.3 - determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details;

          • LA.7.1.7.8 - use strategies to repair comprehension of grade-appropriate text when self-monitoring indicates confusion, including but not limited to rereading, checking context clues, predicting, note-making, summarizing, using graphic and semantic organizers, questioning, and clarifying by checking other sources.

      • LA.7.2 - Literary Analysis

        • LA.7.2.2 - Nonfiction: The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of nonfiction, informational, and expository texts to demonstrate an understanding of the information presented.

          • LA.7.2.2.2 - use information from the text to state the main idea and/or provide relevant details;

          • LA.7.2.2.3 - organize information to show understanding (e.g., representing main ideas within text through charting, mapping, paraphrasing, summarizing, or comparing/contrasting);

      • LA.7.3 - Writing Process

        • LA.7.3.1 - Prewriting: The student will use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.

          • LA.7.3.1.1 - generating ideas from multiple sources (e.g., prior knowledge, discussion with others, writer’s notebook, research materials, or other reliable sources) based upon teacher-directed topics and personal interests;

      • LA.7.5 - Communication

        • LA.7.5.2 - Listening and Speaking: The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies.

          • LA.7.5.2.1 - use effective listening strategies for informal and formal discussions, connecting to and building on the ideas of a previous speaker and respecting the viewpoints of others when identifying bias or faulty logic; 


 

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