Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 7: Behind the Scenes: Unit Files

Distance learning guidance and resources for reading grade-level literature and informational text.

Seventh graders explore a tumultuous period in our country's history during which people questioned political decisions, morals, and social norms. This unit presents opportunities for students to examine different perspectives through...

This strategy helps students refine their writing skills and use grade-level conventions in writing and speaking.

The most effective way to support an argument is with clear and relevant evidence. As seventh graders read and listen to Cesar Chavez's California Commonwealth Club Address, they work through five sections of a textual analysis unit,...

Seventh graders consider how individual perspectives are shaped by knowledge and memory. Through the study of dystopian literature and related texts, 7th graders will explore common themes, characters, and contrasting points of view....

Seventh graders learn that writers use stories and distinctive characters to teach us lessons. Students will explore how the choices of characters affect the plot and build the theme of a story. Students will come to understand that...

How do writers present the challenges that adolescents face as they grow up? Students will learn about the importance of memoirs and coming of age literature. Students will learn about the craft of writing memoirs and explore their own...

A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the story, A Christmas Carol.

A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Giver.

A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Memoir.