Grade 7

Language · Unit 9 of 12

Critical Thinking in Literacy — Full Unit

8 lessons


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All 8 lessons are complete — notice devices a writer uses on purpose, make an inference using clues in a text, combine ideas from more than one text into one clear idea, notice cultural elements shown in a text, notice perspectives a text states directly or only hints at, explain how a text addresses a topic like inclusion or accessibility, assess how history and community experience shape a text, and compare the thinking skills we used to understand texts this unit.

Every lesson comes with a full teaching set: a lesson plan, a worksheet, homework, and a handout. The unit also includes 8 exit cards, 2 quizzes, a project, and an assignment.

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What's in this unit

  1. 1

    Plan

    8 lesson plans, each one 40-minute period, with what to say and what to watch for.

  2. 2

    Slides

    The lesson on the board, one step at a time, with each answer on the next slide.

  3. 3

    Printouts

    A worksheet, a handout and homework for every lesson.

  4. 4

    Assessment

    8 exit cards, 2 quizzes, a project, an assignment.

  5. 5

    Answer keys

    At the back of every worksheet, homework and assessment.

The 8 lessons

  1. 1Reading the Signs Writers Leave Behindnotice devices a writer uses on purpose and explain how hints, symbols, and made-up stories build meaning
  2. 2What the Text Doesn't Saymake an inference using clues in a text and use what we already know to understand more than a text states
  3. 3Putting the Pieces Togethercombine ideas from more than one text into one clear idea and put events in order and reach a conclusion
  4. 4What a Text Shows About a Communitynotice cultural elements shown in a text and connect those elements to real traditions and to our own lives
  5. 5Whose Side Is the Story On?notice perspectives a text states directly or only hints at and spot bias and think about how a writer could avoid it
  6. 6What This Text Is Really Sayingexplain how a text addresses a topic like inclusion or accessibility and identify the different positions a text presents on that topic
  7. 7History, Community, and the Texts They Shapeassess how history and community experience shape a text and connect that shaping to how people live today
  8. 8Which Thinking Skill Worked Best?compare the thinking skills we used to understand texts this unit and explain why one skill supported our understanding the most
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  • A zip for the 8 exit cards; a zip for the assessments: 2 quizzes, a project, and an assignment
  • Every file as a print-ready PDF and an editable Word document; the lesson plan also as a PowerPoint deck to project

In every lesson

  • Lesson plan
  • Worksheet
  • Homework
  • Handout

For the whole unit

  • 8 exit cards
  • 2 quizzes
  • A project
  • An assignment
  • Every format included — PDF, DOCX & PPTX
  1. Reading the Signs Writers Leave Behind
  2. What the Text Doesn't Say
  3. Putting the Pieces Together
  4. What a Text Shows About a Community
  5. Whose Side Is the Story On?
  6. What This Text Is Really Saying
  7. History, Community, and the Texts They Shape
  8. Which Thinking Skill Worked Best?
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