McDougall-Littell Course Overview Guide -GRADE 7 NSBSD DRAFT 2012-13

(Grade 7 – Template for Essential Course of Study – TE pages T14 and T15)

Unit / Theme / Essential Core Lessons / Intervention
Instruction / Assessment / Dates
Complete by:
1. / Weaving a Story / 1-Rdg. Workshop/Parts of a Story / See sample lesson plan for more examples and suggestions for differentiation and intervention. / Every 5 weeks - Unit Assessment - McDougall / Begin 8/20/12
2-Seventh Grade
3-Rikki-tikki-tavi / AIMSweb/ Map Benchmark
9/4-20/12
4-Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
5-Writing Workshop
6-Assessment File Unit & Benchmark Tests Unit 1 / AIMSweb
Fall K-8
Winter/ Spring K-2
MAP
Fall 9-12
Winter 3-12
Spring 3-8
- Bridges to Lit.
-CORE Teaching Reading Sourcebook
-Read Naturally
-REWARDS
-6 Min. Solution
-Achieve 3000
-Phonics for Rdg.
-Pearson Hi/Lo Abridged Book Classics (3rd-6th grade reading level)
5 extra weeks to be used for HSGQE prep & testing and research paper
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/SBS_ItemSamplers.html / 6-Trait Writing Assessment 10/22-11/2/12
Set-up and run AIMSweb Progress Monitoring
for students below Lexile 1050
7-Review/Practice Alaska SBA Assessments / End 9/21/12
2 / Personality Tests / 1-Reading Workshop/Character and Point of View / HSGQE retest 10/2-4/12 / Start 9/24/12
2-Zebra
3-A Retrieved Reformation
4-Dirk the Protector
5-Writing Workshop
6-Assessment File Unit & Benchmark Tests Unit 2
7-Review/Practice Alaska SBA Assessments / WorkKeys 11/5-16/12 / End 10/26/12
3. / Lessons to Learn / 1-Reading Workshop/Understanding Theme / Begin 10/29/12
2-The Two Brothers, 3-The Amigo Brothers
4-What Do Fish Have to Do…, 5-Wtg.Workshop
6-Assessment Unit 3, 7-Rev/Prac. Alaska SBAs / Map Benchmark 1/21-2/10/13 / End 12/19/12
4. / Finding a Voice / 1-Reader’s Workshop/Mood, Tone and Style / NRT Assessment (TerraNova) 2/1-15/13, NAEP Test 4th &/or 8th 1/28-3/1/13 / Begin 1/7/13
2-Dark They Were, & Golden…, 3- A Day’s Wait
4-The People Could Fly,
5-Wtg. Workshop
6-Assessment Unit 4, / ACCESS (all ELL stus.) 2/1-3/31/13
HSGQE 4/2-4/13
7-Rev/Practice Alaska SBA Assessments / Unit 4 Test / End 2/8/13
5. / Picture the Moment / Skip / AIMSweb Progress Monitoring
6 / Sharing Our Stories / 1-Reader’s Workshop – Myths, Legends, and Tales / 6-Traits Writing
3/4-15/13 / Begin 2/11/13
2-Icarus & Daedalus, 3-Young Arthur
4- Waters of Gold
5-Wtg. Workshop p. 742, 6-Assessment Unit 6 / SBA (Gr. 3-10) 4/2-4/13
SBA Sci. Test (4th, 8th, & 10th) 4/9/13
7-Rev/Prac Alaska SBA Assessments / SBA Make-ups 4/5-15/13 / End 3/15/13
7. / Writing a Life / Skip
8. / Face the Facts / Skip
9. / Invest/Res / 1-Research Strategies Workshop / Map Benchmark 4/17-5/3/13 / Begin 3/18/13
2- Wtg. Workshop: Research Report / End 5/16/13

Revised 7/25/12