Middle School Programs Building Healthy Core Learning 7th Grade Language Arts, Unit 5

7th Grade UNIT 5 OVERVIEW: My Voice, My World Unit Outcomes At the end of this unit, your student should be able to:  Understand that Inquiry-based problem solving includes formulating and answering authentic questions  Understand that effective inquiry research involves using various resources to build background knowledge and formulate an opinion  Conduct the necessary research to answer an Inquiry Question that involves having a voice about a school, community, state or national issue  Create a project and presentation that explains your research findings

Key Vocabulary Terms to deepen the student’s understanding  inquiry  claim  investigate  argument  denotation  supporting  connotation evidence  evidence (relevant)  counter argument  theme/central  rebuttal idea  thesis statement  compare/contrast  primary source  context clues  point of view

Key Standards Addressed

Where This Unit Fits

Connections to Common Core/NC Essential Standards

Connections to prior and future learning Coming into this unit, students should have a strong foundation in:  Supporting an idea or answer with evidence and data.  Identifying an author’s claim and the evidence used to support that claim.  Evaluating primary and secondary sources of information for credibility.  Analyzing sources of information for strong, compelling arguments.  Formulating an inquiry question that drives research  Synthesizing/comparing information from a wide variety of sources and genres to gain information and/or draw conclusions.  Using proper presentation skills

Reading Informational Text RI7.1 Inferences/evidence in non-fiction text RI7.5 Text structure of non-fiction text RI7.6 Author’s point of view or purpose RI7.7 Compare written and multimedia versions of texts RI7.8 Trace and evaluate arguments RI7.9 Analyze two or more authors’ treatment same topic Writing W7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing that is appropriate to task, purpose and audience. W7.5 Participate in the writing process. W7.6 Use technology for writing and presentation W7.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question W7.8 Use and cite sources correctly W7.9 Draw evidence from texts to support analysis Speaking and Listening SL7.1 Analyze main ideas and details in diverse media SL7.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks Language L7.6 Learn and use new vocabulary

This unit builds to the following future skills and concepts:  Deciding on a topic of research with increasingly less guidance from the teacher  From the topic choice, formulating an inquiry question for guided research  Identifying credible sources and framing research around those sources  Synthesizing relevant research into a cohesive piece of writing  Presenting data and defending a point of view based on the research compiled

Middle School Programs Building Healthy Core Learning 7th Grade Language Arts, Unit 5

7th Grade UNIT 5 OVERVIEW: My Voice, My World

Additional Resources Materials to support understanding and enrichment These are short video clips that students can access to refine their knowledge of writing and research. Determining a Reliable Source Conciseness Summarizing and Paraphrasing Using Details Clarity and Coherence These are websites that can help with reading comprehension and preparing for End-of-Grade tests. ReadWorks Reading Comprehension Practice Making the Most of Reading Tests North Carolina End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension Tests

“Learning Checks” Questions Parents Can Use to Assess Understanding  What does it mean to have a voice in the world?  How do decisions and actions change our lives and the lives of those around us?  What is an Inquiry Question? How did you go about formulating your inquiry question for this research project?  Can you explain the steps of the inquiry process and how your research ties to the process?

Grade 7 Unit 5 Parent Guide.pdf

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