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Planning the unit
continued
Part 3 (approximately 96 pages)
Monday, November, 20–Thursday, November 23, Thanksgiving (approximately 26 pages)
Continue reading in class or as homework.
Friday, November 24– Saturday, December 2 (approximately 38 pages)
3.13 Mourning and Night
Complete reading prior to Activity 3.13.
Reread November 30 and December 1 in class or as homework.
Sunday, December 3– Wednesday, December 6 (approximately 32 pages)
3.14 The Final Score
Complete reading prior to Activity 3.14.
Unit Resources at a Glance
Readings
Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
“A Stunning Tale of Escape Traps Its
Hero in Replay,” by Harry Bruinius
“To an Athlete Dying Young,” by A. E. Housman
Invictus (film), directed by Clint Eastwood
“The Nobel Peace Prize 1993, Biography of Nelson Mandela”
Excerpt from Long Walk to Freedom, by Nelson Mandela
“Invictus,” by William Ernest Henley
Excerpt from Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, by John Carlin
Nelson Mandela’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Writing Tasks
Quickwrites: Can we choose to remember?; Explain connotations of September 11; Define miracle; What is sportsmanship?; What makes an effective research presentation?; Respond to the image of Nelson Mandela; Describe character traits of great leaders.
Expository Writing Prompts
• Describe experience of peeling a tangerine.
• Analyze a choice a character made.
• Compare Paul to his mother.
• Write about sibling relationships in novel.
• Explain a theme.
• Write about differences between two
schools.
• Write an introduction and conclusion about topic of sportsmanship.
• Explain motif of sight.
• Write about subplot.
Language Skills
Language and Writers Craft
Revising with Subordinate Clauses
Revising with Coordinating Conjunctions Understanding Phrases
Active versus Passive Voice
Adjectival and Prepositional Phrases Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Grammar and Usage
Punctuating Direct Quotations and Transitions
Verbs
Conjunctions Appositives
Correlative Conjunctions
Strategy Introduction
Speaking and Listening
Family Connections
Questioning the Text SIFT
Writing Groups Discussion Groups Jigsaw Discussion
Suggestions for Independent Reading Family Letters (English and Spanish) Student Reports
159f SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 7
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