LA+-+7th+Grade+-+Essential+Outcomes

Describe characters' traits through what they say, what they do and what others say of them. ||  || 2 || “The Confidence Game” web || p106 p 104 Ex. A and C || p 112, Part 10, #91-100 || p 451, Ex. 39, 1-5 (Add 5 more--do only identifying) ||
 * **Essential Outcome (Standard)** || **Performance Level(s)** || **Date/ Trimester** || **Common Assessments** ||
 * ** Reading ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 1. Use Context clues to comprehend text using the following strategies:
 * surrounding words/phrases
 * definition given
 * identifying usage within passage ||  || 1 || Context Clues Test ||
 * 2. Identify point of view
 * determine first and third person
 * determine limited and omniscient ||  || 2 || Point of View Assessment ||
 * 3. Characterization:
 * 4. Identify internal and external conflicts:
 * person vs. self
 * person vs. person
 * person vs. society
 * person vs. nature ||  || 2 || Fill-In Blank w.s. ||
 * 5. Identify the universal theme of a story ||  || 3 ||   ||
 * 6. Identify and understand an author's use of flashbacks in a piece of fiction. * define flashback ||  || 3 || "The Elements of Plot" ||
 * 7. Recognize and create examples of repetition, rhyme scheme, rhythm, symbolism, and onomatopoeia in poetry. ||  || 3 ||   ||
 * 8. Use prior knowledge to make accurate predictions in reading. ||  || 1 ||   ||
 * 9. Diagram the plot chart of a short story and novel which includes setting, major and subordinate characters, conflict, exposition, climax and resolution. ||  || 2 ||   ||
 * 10. Produce and support generalizations from informational articles ||  || 3 || "What's the Point?" ||
 * ** Writing ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 11. Recognize and correctly spell the following homophones:
 * your, you're
 * too, to, two
 * there, their, they're || || 1 ||  ||
 * 12. Use commas correctly to separate introductory clauses from independent clauses, and compound sentences || 80% || 2 || Extra Grammar and Writing Exercise Resource book
 * 13. Capitalize proper nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in their writing || 80% (25 out of 32) || 1 || Formal Assessment Writing and Grammar
 * 14. Write three factual details to support a persuasive argument ||  || 3 || "Confidence Game" ||
 * 15. Recognize the differences between phrases and clauses || 80% || 2 || Writing and Grammar book
 * 16. Write a topic sentence that explains the content of a written piece ||  || 1 || "Confidence Game" ||
 * 17. Identify simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence ||  || 1 ||   ||
 * 18. Differentiate between fact and opinion ||  || 1 || "Fact and Opinion" ||
 * 19. Compare and contrast so they will understand similarities and differences in reading literature. ||  || 2 || "What's the Point?" ||