English 7

Unit 1: Coming of Age: Directing My Learning

• Introduction

• Practice Academic Integrity

• Express Yourself Accurately

• Discuss Your Ideas

• Read, Listen, Think

• Resolve: Set Goals

Unit 2: Coming of Age: A Recipe for Success!

• Introduction

• Understand the Recipe

• Know Your Tools!

• Mixing the Ingredients in the Right Order

• Choose the Right Pan

• Is It Done Yet?

Unit 3: Defining Relationships

• Introduction

• Defining Relationships With Family and Friends

• The Hero: Establishing Relationships

• The Hero: Character Traits

• Judging Character

• The Hero: Jamie's Point of View

Unit 4: Refining Relationships

• Introduction

• Relationships and Belonging

• What's in a Name: Fitting In

• Conflict: Man vs. Nature

• Can You Predict Your Future Relationships?

Unit 5: Heroes: Recognizing Greatness

• Introduction

• What Is the Message?

• Who Is a Hero?

• Who Is the Hero?

• Commas With Coordinating Adjectives

• A Change of Character

Unit 6: Tribute to the Hero's Journey

• Introduction

• Identifying a Hero and Gathering Research

• Give Credit Where Credit Is Due: Citing Sources

• My Hero: Rough Draft

• Peer Editing

• The Hero's Journey

• Publishing and Putting It Altogether

Unit 7: Coming of Age: Working With Courage

• Introduction

• Complex Texts: Fiction

• Complex Texts: Nonfiction

• Complex Texts: Rhetoric

• Complex Texts: Poetry

Unit 8: Coming of Age: Looking Back to Look Forward

• Introduction

• Perspectives

• One Life Can Touch Many

• Pass It On!

• Bee's Knees and All That!

• Value the Evaluation

Unit 1: The Outsiders, Part 1

• Introduction

• What Is My Identity?

• 1960s Flashback to the World of The Outsiders

• Somebody to Love: Chapter 1

• Leader of the Pack: Chapter 2

• Things Are Rough All Over: Chapter 3

Unit 2: The Outsiders, Part 2

• Introduction

• Born to Be Wild

• On the Road to Change

• Identity

• Best Intentions

Unit 3: Being an Outsider

• Introduction

• Stereotypes and Media Bias: Chapter 7

• Hero or Hoodlum?

• Family Rules

• Do Not Judge a Book by the Cover

• Meet the Author

Unit 4: Life Lessons

• Introduction

• Dealing With Grief and Loss

• Take My Advice

• What Is Gold?

• Getting the Message

• Wrapping Up

Unit 5: Time to Argue

• Introduction

• How to Start an Argument

• How to Back Up an Argument

• How to Connect the Dots

• How to Disagree Appropriately

• How to End an Argument

Unit 6: Drama

• Introduction

• What Is Drama?

• Closer Focus

• The War of the Worlds

• Comparing Versions

Unit 7: Narrative Writing

• Introduction

• Narrative

• Point of View and Plot

• Say What?

• Just Write!

• Finishing Touches

Unit 8: Facing Challenges

• Introduction

• Meet Your Project

• Informative Text

• Narrative Text

• Argumentative Text

• Going Public