Reading 7th Grade

Southern Tioga School District

Administration Office 241 Main Street, Blossburg, Pa 16912

Phone: (570) 638-2183 or (570) 659-5521 Fax: (570) 638-3512

SOUTHERN TIOGA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Subject: 7th Reading Buildings: LHS, MHS, NPHS Today’s Date: 06/19/07

LIST MAJOR CONTENT, SKILLS, AND ASSESSMENTS

Grade level	Standard	Content	Instructional Method	Skills	Resources	Assessment
7	R. 7 A111 R. 7 A211	Multiple meaning words	Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop	Vocabulary	Vocabulary workbooks	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessments
7	R. 7 A112	Synonyms and antonyms	Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Vocabulary cards	Vocabulary	Vocabulary workbooks	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A121 R. 7 A221	Affixes (prefix, suffix, root)	Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop	Vocabulary	Vocabulary workbooks	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A122 R. 7 A222	Context clues	Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop DI Boards	Vocabulary	Vocabulary workbooks	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A212	Content-specific words	Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Content word walls DI Boards (non-fiction)	Vocabulary	Vocabulary workbooks	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A131 R. 7 A231	Inference and drawing conclusions	Reciprocal teaching	Comprehension	RA training	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R 7 A132 R. 7 A232	Generalization/citing evidence from text	QAR Cut it out	Comprehension	RA training All texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A141 R. 7 A241	Stated/implying main ideas and supporting details	Golden line	Comprehension	RA training All texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A151 R. 7 A251	Summarizing	RAP 3-2-1	Comprehension	RA training All texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A161 R. 7 A261	Author’s purpose (inform, entertain/narrate, persuade)	Direct instruction (in conjunction with main idea) Sorting exercise	Comprehension	RA training All texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 A162 R. 7 A262	Supporting examples for author’s purpose	Cut it out	Comprehension	Text excerpts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B121	Connections between texts	Double-entry journals	Comprehension	RA training All texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B111	Character – actions, motive, dialogue, emotions, feelings, traits, relationships with other characters (connections between character and other components of text) Setting – interpret, compare, describe (compare setting with other components of text) Plot – conflict, rising action, climax, resolution (compare plot and the other components of text) Theme – relationship between theme and other components of text	TAG Missing Persons Literature Circles Graphic organizers	Content	Missing Persons packet Trade books	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment e.g. Board game book report incorporating elements of plot, character, setting, theme, and point-of-view.
7	R. 7 B221 R. 7 B222	Point of view – difference between first and third person Effectiveness of point of view	RAFT	Content	All texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B311	Fact and opinion (to make a point or construct an argument)	Give one, get one	Content	RA anthology	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B321	Bias and propaganda techniques	Graffiti Wall	Content	Content-area texts Political speeches	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B331	Text organization (sequence, question/ answer, compare/contrast, cause/effect, and problem solution)	Graphic organizers	Content	Content-area texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B332	Headings/ subheadings	Graphic organizers	Content	Content-area texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B333	Graphics and charts (textual connections)	Graphic organizers	Content	Content-area texts	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B334	Sequence of steps in a list of directions	Graphic organizers	Content	Content-area text (science) (FCS)	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment
7	R. 7 B211	Personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, imagery	Think-aloud Talk-to-the-Text	Poetry/Fiction	Elements of Literature	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment e.g. Original poetry providing student-created examples of figurative language
7	R. 7 B212	Figurative language --Author’s purpose and effectiveness	Think-aloud Talk-to-the-Text	Poetry/Fiction	Elements of Literature	4-Sight/PSSA Traditional and performance-based assessment