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Grade 7
Compare explanations, strengthen reasoning and revise with purpose.
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Synthesize evidence, evaluate alternatives and work more independently.
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Clear filtersGrade 6 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Reading closely
Theme in a Missed Rehearsal
Use a character’s choices to infer a theme without reducing it to a single topic.
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.6.1Grade 6
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.6.2Grade 6
Grade 6 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Reading closely
Central Idea and the Tool Library
Explain how a paragraph develops a central idea instead of listing unrelated facts.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.6.2Grade 6
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.6.5Grade 6
Grade 6 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Writing with evidence and purpose
A Claim for a Quiet Reading Corner
Separate a supported claim from a persuasive statement with no evidence.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.6.8Grade 6
Contributes to Common Core standardW.6.1Grade 6
Grade 6 · 35 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Writing with evidence and purpose
Research Notes for an Informative Explanation
Paraphrase two fictional sources and explain a process with basic attribution.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.6.2Grade 6
Contributes to Common Core standardW.6.8Grade 6
Grade 6 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Writing with evidence and purpose
One Moment, Two Narrative Views
Develop a short scene through a consistent narrator and sensory details.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.6.3Grade 6
Grade 6 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 3 · Language and discussion
Clear Pronouns and an Evidence Talk
Revise ambiguous references, infer a word from context and discuss a text respectfully.
Contributes to Common Core standardL.6.1.dGrade 6
Contributes to Common Core standardL.6.4.aGrade 6
Contributes to Common Core standardSL.6.1Grade 6
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Comparing ideas and perspectives
A Bridge, a Storm and Conflicting Views
Analyze how setting changes choices and how two characters interpret the same event.
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.7.1Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.7.2Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.7.6Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Comparing ideas and perspectives
Two Central Ideas in a Seed Library
Track how access and recordkeeping develop across sections of an explanation.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.7.2Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.7.5Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Developing and revising writing
Library Hours and a Counterclaim
Build an argument that acknowledges a reasonable opposing concern.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.7.8Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.1.aGrade 7
Grade 7 · 35 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Developing and revising writing
Synthesize Research on Shared Bikes
Combine information from two fictional documents while checking what each can establish.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.2.aGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.8Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Developing and revising writing
Narrative Pacing in a Power Outage
Slow a key moment with dialogue and sensory detail while keeping other events brief.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.3.bGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.3.eGrade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 3 · Precision and collaborative inquiry
Modifiers, Precision and a Changing View
Repair a dangling modifier and use new evidence to refine a discussion claim.
Contributes to Common Core standardL.7.1.cGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardL.7.3.aGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardL.7.4.aGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardSL.7.1.dGrade 7
Grade 8 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Interpreting complexity
Dramatic Irony and a Hidden Letter
Choose the strongest evidence for an interpretation of a character’s mistaken belief.
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.8.1Grade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.8.2Grade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.8.6Grade 8
Grade 8 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Interpreting complexity
Paragraph Structure in a Shade Trial
Analyze how a writer qualifies an initial claim with comparison evidence and a limitation.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.8.5Grade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.8.6Grade 8
Grade 8 · 35 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Independent writing decisions
Device Lockers: Weigh the Claim and Counterclaim
Distinguish relevant evidence from an impressive but unrelated fact in a policy argument.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.8.8Grade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardW.8.1.aGrade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardW.8.1.cGrade 8
Grade 8 · 35 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Independent writing decisions
Research Synthesis for a Community Archive
Weigh source authority, distinguish evidence from speculation and organize a bounded explanation.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.8.2.aGrade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardW.8.8Grade 8
Grade 8 · 35 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Independent writing decisions
Revise a Narrative for a Deliberate Effect
Use pacing, reflection and a purposeful ending to reshape a short narrative.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.8.3.bGrade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardW.8.5Grade 8
Grade 8 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 3 · Voice and evidence-led decisions
Voice, Mood and a Qualified Decision
Choose active or passive voice deliberately and revise a group conclusion in light of evidence.
Contributes to Common Core standardL.8.3.aGrade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardL.8.4.aGrade 8
Contributes to Common Core standardSL.8.1.dGrade 8