Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, Bronze Level 2002 New York City A Standards-Based Scope & Sequence for Learning (Grade 7) READING By the end of the school year, the students should: Read and understand: At least 25 books. Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes Bronze contains selections from 101 authors such as Emily Dickinson (p. 39), Alex Haley (p. 46), Ernest Hemingway (pp. 74, 76), Langston Hughes (p. 144), José Saramago (pp. 390, 391), Amy Tan (pp. 17, 28), and Mark Twain (pp. 212, 219). At least four books about one subject, or by the same writer, or in one genre of literature. Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes Bronze contains all literary genres with multiple selections: short story: SE/TE: 404 511 nonfiction: SE/TE: 514 593 drama: SE/TE: 596 701 poetry: SE/TE: 704 771 legends, folk tales and myths: SE/TE: 774 840 autobiographies: SE/TE: 46 57, 82 84, 190 195, 310 311, 342 357, 554 569, 572 581 1
Informational texts (such as reference materials, newspapers and magazines, and textbooks). Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes Bronze includes examples of reference materials and magazine articles: reference materials: SE/TE: 58 61, 138, 139 141, 208 209, 234 241, 314 321, 374 377, 392 395, 488 491, 502 505, 538 541, 582 585, 692 695, 742 745, 758 561, 762 765, 832 835 magazine articles: SE/TE: 33 35, 90 93, 152 155, 580 581, 658 663, 788 795 Functional documents (documents that explain how to get things done). Show evidence of understanding their reading in both writing and classroom discussion. SE/TE: 238 241, 374 377, 758 761 writing: SE/TE: 13, 31, 43, 57, 71, 79, 89, 113, 127, 137, 151, 177, 195, 207, 223, 233, 261, 273, 287, 309, 339, 357, 373, 389, 425, 435, 445, 458, 487, 501, 537, 551, 569, 579, 625, 657, 687, 717, 725, 733, 741, 757, 787, 811, 827 discussion: SE/TE: 10, 28, 31, 39, 40, 68, 76, 84, 86, 110, 121, 124, 131, 133, 134, 145, 148, 174, 189, 192, 201, 204, 219, 220, 227, 229, 230, 258, 270, 279, 284, 298, 305, 336, 354, 362, 364, 367, 370, 382, 386, 422, 432, 442, 451, 456, 474, 484, 498, 522, 527, 531, 534, 548, 561, 566, 623, 687, 712, 713, 714, 721, 722, 729, 730, 737, 738, 749, 751, 754, 784, 801, 803, 808, 817, 821, 824 Skim texts to get an overview of content or locate specific information. Evaluate how accurately and effectively an author communicates information, opinions, and ideas. Compare and contrast several books, forming questions to guide further reading. SE/TE: 32, 35, 90, 93, 331, 333, 335, 337, 379, 387, 401, 488, 491, 493, 497, 499, 555, 558, 563, 564, 515, 553, 567 SE/TE: 10, 24, 28, 68, 84, 148, 219, 229, 263, 279, 336, 365, 370, 382, 422, 449, 474, 475, 525, 531, 545, 555, 556, 561, 623, 646, 674, 713, 721 2
(Continued) Compare and contrast several books, forming questions to guide further reading. Read a series of steps to accomplish a task (for example, complete a science experiment). SE/TE: 729, 754, 761 SE/TE: 103, 165, 251, 331, 405, 515, 542, 586, 597, 705, 758, 775 (Continued) Use technology to support and extend reading. SE/TE: 13, 31, 43, 57, 71, 79, 89, 113, 127, 137, 151, 177, 195, 207, 223, 233, 261, 273, 287, 309, 339, 357, 373, 389, 425, 435, 445, 459, 487, 501, 537, 551, 569, 579, 657, 687, 717, 725, 733, 741, 757, 787, 811, 827 Keep a record of the year s reading, reflecting goals and accomplishments. WRITING Student writing should go through a process of planning, drafting, revising, and editing before it is considered a finished product. All finished writing should have a beginning, a middle, and an end; and demonstrate a student s ability to use punctuation and spell most words correctly. By the end of the school year, students are required to produce four types of writing: Informational writing, such as a news story or feature article with facts gathered from several sources. This writing should use information to express a particular point of view, and should be written for a specific audience. A response to literature, such as an essay making connections between characters or themes from different books. This writing should express the student s thinking about how particular authors use language, and should use examples from the books to support his or her ideas. A story, fictional or autobiographical. This writing should use a variety of strategies to create interest, such as dialogue and suspense, and should describe characters movements and expressions. SE/TE: 89, 113, 137, 156, 233, 425, 487, 586, 569, 657, 733, 741, 757, 836 SE/TE: 43, 127, 487, 537, 569, 625, 657, 687, 696, 733, 766, 811 SE/TE: 13, 79, 94, 113, 156, 177, 207, 339, 425, 435, 506, 551, 579, 625, 687, 810, 827 3
A narrative procedure explaining how something is done. This writing should lay out clear steps that are easy to follow, and should anticipate anything that may be confusing to a reader. A persuasive essay that uses reasons, anecdotes, and examples to create a convincing argument. SE/TE: 832 SE/TE: 57, 137, 195, 322, 324 SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND VIEWING Students will participate in whole-class lessons, small-group meetings, and one-to-one conversations with a teacher, in order to: Identify information important enough for note taking. SE/TE: 579 Respond thoughtfully to questions, using details and examples. SE/TE: 10, 28, 31, 39, 40, 68, 76, 84, 86, 110, 121, 124, 131, 133, 134, 145, 148, 174, 189, 192, 201, 204, 219, 220, 227, 229, 230, 258, 270, 279, 284, 298, 305, 336, 354, 362, 364, 367, 370, 382, 386, 422, 432, 442, 451, 456, 474, 484, 498, 522, 527, 531, 534, 548, 561, 566, 623, 687, 712, 713, 714, 721, 722, 729, 730, 737, 738, 749, 751, 754, 784, 801, 803, 808, 817, 821, 824 Use knowledge from other subjects and personal experience to understand different points of view. Listen to an oral presentation and analyze what the speaker did to keep a listener interested. Take turns speaking, respond to each other s questions and comments, and work together to come up with group decisions and ideas. Share data, facts, and ideas, and back them up with sources and explanations to persuade a listener. SE/TE: 138, 209, 310, 312, 390, 460, 501, 580, 688, 742, 811, 828 SE/TE: 137, 151, 261, 326, 501, 537, 688, 828 SE/TE: 31, 43, 79, 127, 151, 207, 223, 233, 273, 339, 425, 445, 569, 625, 717, 741, 811, 827 SE/TE: 137, 177, 287, 322, 326 4
Students will prepare and deliver an individual presentation, in which they: Present reports at least seven minutes long for teachers and other students, in all subject areas. Organize what they will say using notes or other memory aids, and give credit to their sources of information. Begin by stating a main idea or purpose, support it with details, examples and reasons, and end by summarizing main points. SE/TE: 13, 57, 71, 89, 98, 113, 177, 233, 246, 287, 309, 326, 389, 400, 435, 459, 487, 501, 537, 551, 569, 579, 592, 657, 687, 770, 733, 757, 787, 840 SE/TE: 98, 237, 400 SE/TE: 89, 127, 400, 551, 657, 733 Students will make informed judgments about television, radio, and film productions. GRAMMAR AND USAGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE By the end of the school year, students should demonstrate correct use of: Grammar, including adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions. SE/TE: 12, 30, 42, 56, 70, 78, 88, 112, 126, 136, 150, 176, 194, 206, 222, 232, 260, 272, 286, 308, 338, 356, 372, 388, 424, 434, 444, 458, 486, 500, 536, 550, 568, 578, 625, 656, 686, 716, 724, 732, 740, 756, 786, 810, 826 Paragraph structure, including transitional words or phrases. SE/TE: 569 All conventions of punctuation. SE/TE: 286, 756, 810, 826, 841 Sentence construction, including complex sentences. SE/TE: 245, 308, 372, 424, 444, 550, 701 Spelling strategies for seventh grade content-area vocabulary. SE/TE: 12, 30, 42, 56, 70, 78, 88, 112, 126, 136, 150, 176, 194, 206, 222, 232, 260, 272, 286, 308, 338, 356, 372, 388, 424, 434, 444, 458, 486, 500, 536, 550, 568, 578, 625, 656, 686, 716, 724, 732, 740, 756, 786, 810, 841, 826, R18, R19 5
By the end of the school year, students should be able to revise work by: Making their writing easier to understand. SE/TE: 245 Rearranging the sequence of words, sentences, and paragraphs. SE/TE: 71, 158, 161 Adding or deleting details and explanations. SE/TE: 425 Using dictionaries, reference books, and thesauruses to assist in editing. Using word processing software. SE/TE: 151, 309, 836 TE: T12 T31 LITERATURE Using the literature read during the school year, students should be able to: Recognize how different authors write about similar themes. Independence and Identity: SE/TE: 6, 16, 32, 38, 39, 40, 46, 58, 64, 74, 82, 85, 90 Common Threads: SE/TE: 106, 116, 122, 130, 132, 134, 138, 139, 144, 145, 146, 152 What Matters: SE/TE: 168, 180, 190, 198, 201, 202, 208, 212, 220, 226, 228, 230, 234, 230 Meeting Challenges: SE/TE: 254, 264, 276, 281, 290, 299, 300, 306, 310, 312, 314, 318 Just For Fun: SE/TE: 334, 342, 360, 363, 365, 366, 368, 374, 380, 383, 384, 390, 392 Additional themes are included on the following pages: SE/TE: 466, 475, 720, 721, 722, 798, 802, 803, 804, 814, 818, 822 6
Recognize that a single piece of literature may be interpreted in different ways. Examine and compare how authors use particular points of view in different types of literature. SE/TE: 81, 225 SE/TE: 488, 491, 493, 517, 571 Compare the personalities of characters, causes of events, and importance of settings in books to people, events and places in the world around them. SE/TE: 37, 63, 167, 553 Develop ideas about characters, plot, setting, theme and dialogue with evidence from the text. character: SE/TE: 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 73, 81, 116, 167, 172, 175, 179, 253, 257, 259, 289, 290, 341, 344, 345, 347, 349, 350, 353, 355, 379, 385, 387, 437, 438, 439, 440, 442, 443, 493, 494, 599, 626, 627, 636, 637, 638, 639, 642, 644, 649, 650, 652, 653, 655, 813, 825 plot: SE/TE: 74, 168, 180, 360, 407, 408, 411, 412, 415, 416, 421, 423, 427, 428, 599, 665, 669, 671, 672, 673, 675, 678, 685 setting: SE/TE: 63, 64, 69, 211, 212, 263, 264, 268, 269, 271, 447, 448, 452, 454, 457, 460, 599 theme: SE/TE: 6, 146, 380, 465, 466, 467, 473, 475, 476, 482, 483, 485, 493, 688, 719, 797, 828 dialogue: SE/TE: 45, 50, 55, 81, 87, 599, 624 Produce written work in at least one literary genre (e.g. short story). short story: SE/TE: 13, 31, 177, 506, 625, 757 poetry: SE/TE: 373, 717, 725, 733, 741 7
(Continued) Produce written work in at least one literary genre (e.g. short story). myths, legends, and folktales: SE/TE: 827 nonfiction: SE/TE: 79, 94, 425, 579, 586, 787 drama: SE/TE: 242 (Continued) 8