Grade Seven Year at a Glance

MODULE ONE: MODULE TWO: MODULE THREE: MODULE FOUR:

Justice Perseverance Identity Sense of Security

Essential Question: How do
individual actions affect what
society views as right and
wrong?
Extended Text: Getting Away
with Murder: The True Story of
the Emmett Till Case by Chris
Crowe
Essential Question: How do
individuals persevere in the
face of adversity?
Extended Text: A Long Walk to
Water by Linda Sue Park
Essential Question: How do
relationships affect an
individual?
Extended Text: The Diary of
Anne Frank by Francis Goodrich
and Alfred Hacket
Essential Question: How is an individuals sense of security
challenged by conflict?
Extended Text: Inside Out and Extended Text (Optional):
Back Again by Thanhha Lai The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian by Sherman
Alexie

Narrative LDC Task Informative LDC Task Argumentative LDC Task Argumentative LDC Task
FINAL Writing Task #1: FINAL Writing Task #2: FINAL Writing Task #3: FINAL Writing Task #4:

LDC Template Task 27:
(Narrative)
After reading Getting Away
with Murder: The True Story of
the Emmett Till Case by Chris
Crowe and other texts, write a
narrative from the perspective
of a person living in the 1950s
in which you explain how his or
her view of right and wrong
was affected by the actions of
an individual. Use narrative
techniques, such as dialogue,
pacing, and description, to
develop experiences, events,
and/or characters.
LDC Template Task 19:
(Informational / Explanatory )
After reading A Long Walk to
Water by Linda Sue Park and
other texts, write an essay in
which you explain how Nya and
Salva persevere in the face of
adversity. Develop the topic
with relevant facts, definitions,
concrete details, quotations, or
other information and
examples from the texts.
LDC Template Task 6:
(Argumentation/Analysis)
After reading The Diary of Anne
Frank: The Play by Francis
Goodrich and Alfred Hacket and
other texts, write an essay in
which you discuss Annes
relationships and argue which
one had the greatest impact on
her throughout the play.
Support claim(s) with logical
reasoning and relevant
evidence, using accurate,
credible sources and
demonstrating an
understanding of the topic or
texts.
LDC Template Task 6: (Argumentation/Analysis)
After reading Inside Out and
Back Again by Thanhha Lai and
other texts, write an essay in
which you discuss the conflicts
facing Ha and her family, and
argue which conflict is the
greatest challenge to their
sense of security. Support
claim(s) with logical reasoning
and relevant evidence, using
accurate, credible sources and
demonstrating an
understanding of the topic or
texts.
After reading The Absolutely
True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian by Sherman Alexie and
other texts, write an essay in
which you discuss the conflicts
facing Junior, his family,
and his friends, and argue
which conflict is the greatest
challenge to their sense of
security. Support claim(s) with
logical reasoning and relevant
evidence, using accurate,
credible sources and
demonstrating an
understanding of the topic or
text.

MODULE ONE:
Empowerment
Essential Question: How are
individuals empowered?
Extended Text: 47 by Walter
Moseley
Narrative LDC Task
FINAL Writing Task #1:
LDC Template Task 27:
(Narrative)
After reading 47 by Walter
Mosley and other texts, write an
additional chapter of the text
from the perspective of a new
field slave named 48 who is
empowered by 47 in the same
way 47 is empowered by Tall
John. Use narrative techniques,
such as dialogue, pacing,
description, and reflection, to
develop experiences, events,
and/or characters.
Grade Eight Year at a Glance
MODULE TWO:
Society
Essential Question: How does society affect the decisions made by
an individual?
Extended Text: Chew on This by Extended Text (Optional):
Eric Schlosser and Charles Hidden Figures: Young Readers
Wilson Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
Informative LDC Task
FINAL Writing Task #2:
LDC Template Task 19:
(Informational / Explanatory )
After reading Chew on This by After reading Hidden Figures by
Eric Schlosser and Charles Margot Lee Shetterly and other
Wilson and other texts, write an texts, write an essay in which
essay in which you explain how you explain how society
society influences the decisions influences the decisions of
of individuals. Develop the topic individuals. Develop the topic
with relevant, well-chosen facts, with relevant, well-chosen facts,
definitions, concrete details, definitions, concrete details,
quotations, or other information quotations, or other information
and examples from the texts. and examples from the texts.
MODULE THREE:
Consequences
Essential Question: What are
the consequences of individual
actions?
Extended Text: Nothing But the
Truth by Avi
Argumentative LDC Task
FINAL Writing Task #3:
LDC Template Task 6:
(Argumentation/Analysis)
After reading Nothing But the
Truth by Avi and other texts,
write an essay in which you
discuss the actions of Philip and
Miss Narwin, and argue whether
or not the consequences of their
actions were fair and
reasonable. Support claim(s)
with logical reasoning and
relevant evidence, using
accurate, credible sources and
demonstrating an
understanding of the topic or
texts.
MODULE FOUR:
Choices
Essential Question: What
motivates an individuals
choices?
Extended Text: Of Mice and
Men by John Steinbeck
Argumentative LDC Task
FINAL Writing Task #4:
LDC Template Task 6:
(Argumentation/Analysis)
After reading Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck and other
texts, write an essay in which
you discuss Georges choices
throughout the text and argue
whether or not Georges final
choice was justifiable. Support
claim(s) with logical reasoning
and relevant evidence, using
accurate, credible sources and
demonstrating an
understanding of the topic or
texts.