Lesson 19 | Longing to Belong | 7th Grade English

Lesson Map

Lesson

Identify the author's central ideas about the science of belonging.

Materials

“Belonging and Beyond: How Social Connections Shape Our World”

Standards

RI.7.2

Lesson

Explain how the author's word choice and point of view convey the narrator's perspective.

Materials

“First-Day Fly”

Standards

RL.7.4RL.7.6

Lesson

Analyze how the author uses figurative language to reveal the narrator's perspective and motivation.

Materials

“Popularity”

Standards

RL.7.4RL.7.6

progress
monitoring

Lesson

Analyze how the delivery of the lines adds to the meaning of the podcast.

Materials

“This American Life 803: Greetings, People of Earth | Act Four, Jorts and All” — (46:47–59:40)

Standards

RI.7.4RI.7.7

Lesson

Writing

3 days

Overview

Write a cohesive, organized paragraph that makes and supports a clear and complete claim.

Day 1 - Planning

Draft a claim that is clear, completely answers the prompt, and includes supporting reasons.

Materials

Details Brainstorming Page (G7, U1, L5)

Standards

L.7.3.aW.7.1.a

Day 2 - Planning / Drafting

Create an outline for a paragraph that fully answers the prompt, and draft a paragraph.

Materials

Details Brainstorming Page (G7, U1, L5)
Single Paragraph Outline

Standards

W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.4

Day 3 - Drafting

Draft a cohesive, organized paragraph.

Materials

Single Paragraph Outline

Standards

W.7.1W.7.1.c

Lesson

Analyze the ways the author supports their central ideas about the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Materials

“The Fight for Disability Rights”

Standards

RI.7.2

progress
monitoring

Lesson

Summarize the challenges that Nikic faces and overcomes in the article.

Materials

“The Remarkable Journey of an Ironman”
“The Fight for Disability Rights”

Standards

RL.7.2

Lesson

Analyze how word choice and structure contribute to the speaker's perspective in the poem.

Materials

“Hanging Fire”

Standards

RL.7.4RL.7.5RL.7.6

Lesson

Synthesize information from various multimedia sources to determine central ideas about belonging for Native peoples of the Northern Plains.

Materials

Northern Plains History and Cultures: How do Native People and Nations Experience Belonging?

Standards

RI.7.2RI.7.3RI.7.9

Lesson

Explain how the poet's structure and word choice develop meaning in the poem.

Materials

“Where You From?”

Standards

RL.7.2RL.7.4RL.7.5

Lesson

Explain how Carmen Perez's experiences in her community impacted her life.

Materials

“Carmen Perez”

Standards

RI.7.2RI.7.3

2 days

Write a paragraph that makes and supports a clear claim.

Day 1 - Planning / Drafting

Organize ideas in an outline and draft a complete paragraph that makes and supports a clear claim.

Materials

Single Paragraph Outline

Standards

W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.4

Day 2 - Revising / Language

Revise a paragraph by adding and punctuating equal adjectives to create vivid, clear descriptions.

Standards

L.7.2.aW.7.5

Lesson

Analyze how the poet uses repetition and word choice to convey the tone of a poem.

Materials

“I, Too”

Standards

RL.7.4RL.7.5

Lesson

Compare the theme presented in an informational essay and a poem.

Materials

“Hello, My Name is ______: How I Learned to Stop Whitewashing Myself”
“Teenagers”

Standards

RI.7.2RI.7.9RL.7.2

Lesson

Analyze how the author develops the symbol of cooking in the short story.

Materials

“Why I Learned to Cook”

Standards

RL.7.2RL.7.4

Lesson

Students will analyze the theme or message in America Ferrera's introduction.

Materials

“Introduction: America Ferrera”

Standards

RI.7.2RI.7.3

Lesson

Analyze how the poet develops the theme of the poem through figurative language and word choice.

Materials

“Identity”

Standards

RL.7.2RL.7.4

progress
monitoring

Lesson

Socratic Seminar

Take a clear position on a question and share evidence to support that point of view in a Socratic Seminar.

Standards

SL.7.1SL.7.1.aSL.7.1.bSL.7.4

Lesson

Writing

5 days

Overview

Write a first-person, fictional narrative that explores a moment in time where a character explores their identity.

Day 1 - Planning

Create a planning page that includes characters and conflicts.

Materials

Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)

Standards

W.7.3W.7.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft engaging beginnings and orient the reader to the characters and conflict.

Materials

Engaging Beginnings Practice (G7, U1, L19)
Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)

Standards

W.7.3.a

Day 3 - Drafting / Language

Develop internal and external conflicts to advance the plot.

Materials

Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)

Standards

L.7.2L.7.2.aW.7.3.b

Day 4 - Drafting

Draft a narrative ending that resolves the conflict and intentionally varies pacing.

Materials

Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)

Standards

W.7.3.b

Day 5 - Revising / Publishing

Revise stories by elaborating sentences to create a published narrative.

Materials

Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)

Standards

W.7.3.bW.7.3.d

Lesson

Assessment

2 days

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

Longing to Belong: Poems, Essays, and Short Stories

Writing Project Overview

Project Objective

Day 1 - Planning

Day 2 - Drafting

Day 3 - Drafting / Language

Day 4 - Drafting

Day 5 - Revising / Publishing

Readings and Materials

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