Second Trimester Curriculum
Standards for the Unit: Common Core Learning Standards (College and Career Ready)
RL 7.1-7.10; WL 7.1-7.10, SL 7.1-7.6, L 7.1-7.6
Time Frame - November 10th - February 7th
1)Unit 2 and Unit 3
November 10th - December 23 (Unit 2)
SPORTS Report - In these texts, readers explore the idea that for athletes, mental determination can play
as crucial a role as physical prowess.
Performance Task - Argumentative Writing Students will write an argumentative essay on
“Sports performance has just as much to do with mental strength and agility as with physical prowess.” Develop or refute this claim in an argumentative essay
Essential Question: What can we learn about ourselves from studying sports and athletes?
Readings
1) “What Could Be Better Than a Touchdown?” by Kelefa Sanneh from “The New Yorker Online (Sports Article)
2) ‘Why We Run”by Bernd Hendrich -Informational Article
Academic Vocabulary
intercepts, modest, forsworn,
sentimental, contest, confirmingcommunal, insights, amalgamate
elongating, ingenious, involuntary
Words to Know
down by two: (adj.) losing by two points
safeties: defensive players who play a position called safety
extra point: (n.) a point that may be scored after a touchdown by kicking the football between the goal posts
two-point conversion: (n.) an unusual football play that allows a team to score two points after a touchdown
fumbled: (v.) dropped or lost control of the ball
pro-forma: (adj.) moving along in a heated, agitated way
populated: (adj.) filled
aspirations: (n.) goals or dreams
exploits: (n.) great deeds, activities that are noble or heroic
human evolution: (n.) human development, from early man to modern humans
synonymous: (adj.) the same or almost the same
adverse: (adj.) diffi cult, harsh, or unfavorable
infinite: (adj.) never ending; going on forever
serendipitously: (adv) having great luck
succession: (n.) a series of items that follow one another
bipedal intermediate: (n.) a creature that walked on two feet, like humans, but had not yet evolved into a human
utilitarian: (adj.) useful and practical
appreciation: (n.) recognition of something’s beauty or value
empathize: (v.) to understand and share someone’s feelings
invincible: (adj.) impossible to defeat or stop
January 6th - February 7th (Unit 3)
Your Vote! Your Rights
Performance Task - Informative Essay- Compare and Contrast
Student Outcomes: Students will write compare and contrast two writer’s perspectives on democracy. They will analyze the strategies the writer's use to convey their perspectives
Essential Question: How do people express opinions in meaningful ways?
Readings
1) “Twelve Angry Men” Reginald Rose
2) “Democracy” Langston Hughes
- “Democracy” Sara Holbrook
Word Study: Academic Vocabulary, Context Clues, Suffixes, Word Families
Assessments:
1) Argumentative Essay
2) Compare and Contrast Essay
3) Constructed Short Responses
4) Quizzes
5) On Demand Writing
6) Two- End of Unit Assessments
RL 7.1-7.10; WL 7.1-7.10, SL 7.1-7.6, L 7.1-7.6
Time Frame - November 10th - February 7th
1)Unit 2 and Unit 3
November 10th - December 23 (Unit 2)
SPORTS Report - In these texts, readers explore the idea that for athletes, mental determination can play
as crucial a role as physical prowess.
Performance Task - Argumentative Writing Students will write an argumentative essay on
“Sports performance has just as much to do with mental strength and agility as with physical prowess.” Develop or refute this claim in an argumentative essay
Essential Question: What can we learn about ourselves from studying sports and athletes?
Readings
1) “What Could Be Better Than a Touchdown?” by Kelefa Sanneh from “The New Yorker Online (Sports Article)
2) ‘Why We Run”by Bernd Hendrich -Informational Article
Academic Vocabulary
intercepts, modest, forsworn,
sentimental, contest, confirmingcommunal, insights, amalgamate
elongating, ingenious, involuntary
Words to Know
down by two: (adj.) losing by two points
safeties: defensive players who play a position called safety
extra point: (n.) a point that may be scored after a touchdown by kicking the football between the goal posts
two-point conversion: (n.) an unusual football play that allows a team to score two points after a touchdown
fumbled: (v.) dropped or lost control of the ball
pro-forma: (adj.) moving along in a heated, agitated way
populated: (adj.) filled
aspirations: (n.) goals or dreams
exploits: (n.) great deeds, activities that are noble or heroic
human evolution: (n.) human development, from early man to modern humans
synonymous: (adj.) the same or almost the same
adverse: (adj.) diffi cult, harsh, or unfavorable
infinite: (adj.) never ending; going on forever
serendipitously: (adv) having great luck
succession: (n.) a series of items that follow one another
bipedal intermediate: (n.) a creature that walked on two feet, like humans, but had not yet evolved into a human
utilitarian: (adj.) useful and practical
appreciation: (n.) recognition of something’s beauty or value
empathize: (v.) to understand and share someone’s feelings
invincible: (adj.) impossible to defeat or stop
January 6th - February 7th (Unit 3)
Your Vote! Your Rights
Performance Task - Informative Essay- Compare and Contrast
Student Outcomes: Students will write compare and contrast two writer’s perspectives on democracy. They will analyze the strategies the writer's use to convey their perspectives
Essential Question: How do people express opinions in meaningful ways?
Readings
1) “Twelve Angry Men” Reginald Rose
2) “Democracy” Langston Hughes
- “Democracy” Sara Holbrook
Word Study: Academic Vocabulary, Context Clues, Suffixes, Word Families
Assessments:
1) Argumentative Essay
2) Compare and Contrast Essay
3) Constructed Short Responses
4) Quizzes
5) On Demand Writing
6) Two- End of Unit Assessments