7th Grade Language Arts Webquest

Unit 1 - The Choices We Make
Essential Questions:
How do authors use narrative elements to create a story?
Why is storytelling an important aspect of a culture or society?
Embedded Assessments:
Revising a Personal Narrative
Creating an Illustrated Myth

Unit 2 - What Influences My Choices?
Essential Questions:
How do advertisers attempt to influence consumers?
How do purpose and audience shape the content in a persuasive text?
Embedded Assessments:
Analyze an Advertisement and Creating a New One
Writing a Letter to the Editor

Unit 3- Our Choices and Life's Lessons
Essential Questions:
What is the relationship between choices and consequences?
How does research contribute to the discovery of solution?
Embedded Assessments:
Writing an Analytical Essay
Researching and Presenting

Unit 4- Reflecting on My Choices
Essential Questions:
Why is it important to revisit, reflect on, and revise previously written texts?
What influences a writer's choices during the revision process?
Embedded Assessments:
Making Revision Choices

Unit 5- How We Choose to Act
Essential Questions:
How does a speaker create and present an effective oral text?
How do literary devices enhance a text?
Embedded Assessments:
Creating and Presenting a Monologue
Creating a Narrative Poem