Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;
- Watership Down (Book)
- The Giver (Book)
- Tuck Everlasting (Book)
- The Westing Game (Book)
- Counting By 7s (Book)
- A Wizard of Earthsea (Book)
- The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Book)
- A Stranger at Home: A True Story (Book)
- Touching Spirit Bear (Hoopla eBook)
Recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;
- The Ultimate Teen Book Guide (Book)
- Writing Fantastic Fiction (Book)
- Writing Stories: Fantastic Fiction from Start to Finish (Book)
- Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets (Book)
- Research Tools You Can Use Series (Hoopla eBook)
- What Are Database and Why You Need Them (YouTube)
- The Simple Summary (YouTube)
- Five Astonishing Ways Reading Changes Your Brain (Website)
- Flip-a-Chip: Examining Affixes and Roots to Build Vocabulary (Website)
Use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;
- Grade 7 Vocabulary Words with Pictures (YouTube)
- Reading Glossary (Website)
Reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.
- Complete EnglishSmart: Grade 7 (Book)
- Summarize While Reading (YouTube)
- Seven Steps to Mind Maps (YouTube)
- Improve Your English by Reading Children’s Book Series (Website)