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ELA 7 Honors Pacing Guide
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Two-week summary of major instructional content and skills • 36 instructional weeks
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Week(s)Unit / TextMajor ContentMajor Skills and Assessments
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Weeks 1–2Unit 11.0 Limerick displaying one word to set the year (2 days); 1.1 Seventh Grade by Gary Soto (4 days); 1.2.1 Cafe Friday #1 (1 day); 1.3.1Thank you, Ma'am (4 days); Independent book.Identify a goal word and craft a limerick incorporating it; read and respond to “Seventh Grade” in 1–2 paragraphs (quiz); read/write independently to build communication skills and complete the limerick; explain Roger’s character change in “Thank You, Ma’am” in a 3–4 paragraph response (test); more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 3–4Unit 11.4.1 Cafe Friday #2 (1 day); 1.5.1 Write essay based on short story "Thank You, Ma'am." (4 days); 1.6.1 Cafe Friday #3 (1 day); 1.7.1 "Hairs" by Sandra Cisneros The House on Mango Street (3 days); 1.8.1 Interdisciplinary workshop with guidance (1 day): Independent book.Read and write independently to build communication skills; write a four-paragraph essay explaining Roger’s transformation in “Thank You, Ma’am”; interpret figurative language and write a four-sentence character/person description using figurative language; listen, ask questions, and respond during the guidance workshop; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 5–6Unit 11.9.1 Introduction/vocab "The Monkey's Paw" (2 days); 1.10.1 Project talisman "The Monkey's Paw" (2 days); 1.11.1 Cafe Friday #4 (1 day); 1.12.1 Read and annotate 'The Monkey's Paw" (2 days); 1.13.1 Write an altervative ending for "The Monkey's Paw" (3 days); Independent book.Determine vocabulary meanings and defend a perspective on themes in “The Monkey’s Paw”; collaborate to create and present a talisman with powers and pitfalls; read/listen to and comprehend “Flipped”; read, comprehend, and annotate “The Monkey’s Paw”; write an alternative ending using original dialogue; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 7–8Unit 11.14.1 Cafe Friday #5 (1 day); 1.15.1 Tell-Tale-Heart (4 days); 1.16.1 Cafe Friday #6 (1 day); 1.17.1 MP1 - Vocab. Review and Quiz (2 days); 1.18.1 Cafe Friday #7 (1 day); Independent book.Write about and comprehend “Flipped”; explain the main character’s change from calm to frantic in a seven-sentence response to “The Tell-Tale Heart”; retain explicit and implied meaning in “Flipped”; learn grade-appropriate vocabulary; sustain writing for 10 minutes without pausing; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 9–10Unit 22.1 Standardized Testing Practice: Literary Text (3 days); 2.2 Cafe Friday #8 (2 days); 2.3 Drawing Inferences (4 days); 2.4 Friday #9 (1 day); Independent book.Apply strategies for standardized reading/writing tasks; sustain writing for 10 minutes and make reading predictions; draw inferences and write a paragraph defending a thesis with inference-based evidence; read, comprehend, and respond to a prompt; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 11–12Unit 22.5 Testing practice (3 days); 2.6 A Christmas Carol - Part 1 (4 days); 2.7 Cafe Friday #10 (1 day); 2.8 A Christmas Carol - Part 2 (3 days); Independent book.Read and draw conclusions; build background, vocabulary, context, and understanding for “A Christmas Carol”; respond to a prompt using grade-level vocabulary; explain plot structure, character development, exposition, and conflict; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 13–14Unit 22.9 Cafe Friday #11 (1 day); 2.10 A Christmas Carol - Part 3 (scene 2) (1 day); 2.11 AChristmas Carol - Part 4 (scene 3) (3 days); 2.12 Flipped Read and comprehend. (1 day); 2.13 Watch and draw anaylsis based on the original "A Christmas Carol" and the movie "A Christmas Carol". (2 days); 2.14 Write, using evidence from the text thatt Scrooge is a changed man. (4 days); Independent book.Recognize multiple meanings of the title “Flipped”; determine how inference, dialogue, and symbolism contribute to plot and theme in “A Christmas Carol”; read and complete an assessment on “Flipped”; compare/contrast the story and film versions of “A Christmas Carol”; write from textual evidence to show Scrooge’s character change; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 15–16Unit 22.15 CAFE FRI (1 day); 2.16 Mid-term prep. Practice assessment. Released items. utilizing Pearson, CommonLit and Released items. (4 days); 2.17 CAFE FRI (1 day); 2.18 Mid-term prep. Meet with counselors (mid-term info). Practice assessment. Released items. utilizing Pearson, CommonLit and Released items. (3 days); 2.19 Cafe FRI (1 day); Independent book.Read and comprehend “Flipped” and write from a character/event perspective; draw conclusions about theme, vocabulary, cause/effect, and story structure in midterm practice; respond to overall ideas in a text; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 17–18Unit 33.1.1 Background Ronald Dahl (2 days); 3.1.2 Read the Landlady (2 days); 3.1.3 Cafe Friday: Compare Flipped Movie / Book (1 day); 3.1.4 The Landlady: Story Map + Final Project (4 days); 3.1.5 Cafe Friday - The Westing Game (1 day); Independent book.Understand Roald Dahl’s background; read and comprehend “The Landlady,” trace evidence of the landlady’s intent, map the story, and work with vocabulary; compare choices in the “Flipped” film and book; determine theme and create a story-map response; read and comprehend “The Westing Game"; ; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 19–20Unit 33.2.1 Lamb to the Slaughter: Irony, Annotate, Story Map (3 days); 3.2.2 Cafe Friday - The Westing Game (1 day); 3.2.3 Watch Lamb to the Slaughter and C/C using Venn diagram (4 days); 3.3.1 Write an opinion paper: compare Lamb to the Slaughter film and story. (4 days); Independent book.Explain irony, closely read/annotate, and map “Lamb to the Slaughter”; read/respond to “The Westing Game” and identify character traits; compare/contrast the written story and media production with a Venn diagram; write an opinion essay defending a view of the film versus story using the organizer; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 21–22Unit 33.3.2 Cafe Friday #3.5 - Read and respond to The Westing Game (1 day); 3.3.3 Rleased Items - Test prep (4 days); 3.3.4 Cafe Friday #4 (1 day); 3.4.1 Persausive Writing Into / Activity (1 day); 3.4.2 Persausive chose topic / pre write (3 days); Independent book.Read and complete an assessment on “The Westing Game”; answer two-layer test-prep questions; read, comprehend, and reflect on “The Westing Game”; choose a persuasive topic, read mentor texts, and begin prewriting; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 23–24Unit 33.4.3 Cafe Friday # (1 day); 3.4.4 Reading mentor text and Pre-write (1 day); 3.4.5 First Draft body paragraphs (3); 2 reasons and one counterclaim/rebuttal (2 days); 3.4.6 Draft Intro/Conclusion paragraphs + The Westing Game reading. (2 days); 3.4.7 Revising, Editing, Polishing, Publishing (2 days); 3.4.8 Submit finished copy/ journal / read (2 days); Independent book.Write, read, and comprehend for enjoyment; use mentor texts to prewrite and develop a thesis; draft three body paragraphs with two reasons and a counterclaim/rebuttal; draft introduction and conclusion; revise, edit, polish, publish, submit the paper, journal, and continue reading “The Westing Game"; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 25–26Unit 44.1.1 Categories Brainstroming Game (1 day); 4.1.2 Examples of persons of excellence. (3 days); 4.1.2 Explain Person of Excellence Project (1 day); 4.1.3 Cafe Friday #1 (MP4) (1 day); Independent book.Generate category words beginning with an assigned letter; answer questions about people of excellence after exposure to examples; understand all steps of the multimedia Person of Excellence project; read and comprehend the end of “The Westing Game"; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 27–28Unit 44.1.4 Chose person of excellence and create Slides (4 days); 4.1.5 Cafe Friday #2 (1 day); 4.2.1 Comprehension and character analysis (2 days); 4.2.2 Person of Excellence Presentations (2 days); Independent book.Choose a person of excellence and create a presentation; read and comprehend “The Outsiders”; read and respond to an article and narrative in SCOPE; present the Person of Excellence Google Slides clearly with evidence of research; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 29–30Unit 44.2.3 CAFE Fri #3 (MP 4) -- Character. Development (1 day); 4.2.2 Person of Excellence Presentations (4 days); 4.23 CAFE. FRi #4. (MP4) - symbols (1 day); 4.3.1 Released Items: Writing (1 day); 4.3.1B Writing by example (1 day); 4.3.2 Writing simulation (2 days); Independent book.Journal about and comprehend “The Outsiders”; present the Person of Excellence Google Slides clearly with evidence of research; identify symbols in “The Outsiders”; follow writing-practice steps for NJSLA ELA 7; prewrite, plan, and complete a 90-minute writing simulation; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 31–32Unit 44.3.3 Cafe Friday (1 day); 4.4.1 Reading Comprehension - (1 day); 4.4.1B Reading Comprehension (1 day); 4.4.2 Read to identifty sybolism (1 day); 4.4.3 Cafe Friday #6 (1 day); 4.5.1 ILX Snapshot/Admire/Cafe Friday (4 days); Independent book.Read, comprehend, and connect with characters in “The Outsiders”; answer questions based on released testing material; identify symbolism in “The Outsiders”; journal in relation to completed reading; complete the end-of-year IXL snapshot; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 33–34Unit 55.1.1 Person I admire / Reading comprehension + analysis (4 days); 5.1.2 Cafe Friday #7 (1 day); 5.1.3 Prep for finals (3 days)Read and comprehend a novel and conduct analysis; interview a person the student admires and compile responses; read/evaluate in order to formulate and answer an original journal question; prepare for the final exam; more independent work with Honors.
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Weeks 35–36Unit 55.1.4. Finals (5 days); 5.1.5 Last day of school (1 day)Complete finals; complete a goal-setting Q&A.
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