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7th Grade English

Students explore the question of what it means to be American, reading texts that address diverse aspects of the American experience.

7th Grade - Longing to Belong: Poems, Essays, and Short Stories

Students explore the different ways individuals develop a sense of belonging through a variety of voices, texts, and genres.

7th Grade - Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap

Students explore how meaningful social change comes about through close study of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the social history of the early 20th century.

7th Grade - Pursuing Dreams: A Raisin in the Sun

Students explore the American experience through the story of an African-American family struggling to achieve their dreams.

7th Grade - Finding Home: The House on Mango Street

Students explore the American experience through the eyes of a young Latina girl as she struggles to define herself in relation to her community.

7th Grade - Exploring Identity: American Born Chinese

Students explore what it means to belong through the story of a young boy's conflicted relationship with his Chinese-American identity.

7th Grade English - Unit 3: Pursuing Dreams: A Raisin in the Sun - Lesson 1

Explain the argument and specific claims the authors make about the Great Migration and how they structure the text to support their claims.

7th Grade English - Unit 1: Longing to Belong: Poems, Essays, and Short Stories - Lesson 1

Identify how the author structures the text to explain the science behind our need to belong.

7th Grade English - Unit 4: Finding Home: The House on Mango Street - Lesson 1

Explain how Esperanza views her home and how living there impacts her identity.

7th Grade English - Unit 2: Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap - Lesson 1

Explain the impact of the Triangle fire by studying a fictional and nonfiction account of the event.

7th Grade English - Unit 1: Longing to Belong: Poems, Essays, and Short Stories - Lesson 2

Analyze figurative language to reveal character perspective and motivation. 

7th Grade English - Unit 3: Pursuing Dreams: A Raisin in the Sun - Lesson 2

Compare and contrast how two authors write about the Great Migration, but present their information in different ways.

7th Grade English - Unit 4: Finding Home: The House on Mango Street - Lesson 2

Analyze the role that one's name plays in shaping identity in multiple sources.  

7th Grade English - Unit 1: Longing to Belong: Poems, Essays, and Short Stories - Lesson 3

Analyze how the podcast and the delivery of the lines adds a layered meaning to the words in the transcript. 

7th Grade English - Unit 2: Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap - Lesson 3

Using evidence from the text, compare the experience of working in sweatshops to the experience of working in shirtwaist factories.

7th Grade English - Unit 5: Exploring Identity: American Born Chinese - Lesson 3

Determine the author's perspective on the legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act on Immigration in America and her purpose for writing the article.

7th Grade English - Unit 4: Finding Home: The House on Mango Street - Lesson 3

Draft the first and final paragraphs of a personal vignette and include descriptive language.

7th Grade English - Unit 3: Pursuing Dreams: A Raisin in the Sun - Lesson 3

Analyze how the poem "Harlem" and the article "A Better Life: Creating the American Dream" explore similar themes and topics.

7th Grade English - Unit 2: Advocating for Change: Uprising & Flesh and Blood So Cheap - Lesson 4

Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.

7th Grade English - Unit 5: Exploring Identity: American Born Chinese - Lesson 4

Analyze how the author uses word choice to convey their tone and explain how these choices convey the author's perspective.

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