DeSoto Middle School 7th Grade Language Arts Curriculum Calendar BIG IDEAS Nonfiction Information and Media Literacy Q1W1-- Text Features Q1W2-- Media Information Language Conventions Q1W3-- Parts of Speech Q1W4-- Capitalization Q1W5-- Sentence Structure Q1W6-- Sentence Variation Vocabulary Development Q1W7-- Dictionary Skills Q1W8-- Word Parts and Meanings Q1W9-- Context Clues Fiction Short Story Reading Strategies Q2W1-- Predicting / Inferring Q2W2-- Questioning / Connecting Q2W3-- Visualizing / Summarizing Q2W4-- Evaluating Fiction Novel Elements Q2W5-- Character/ Setting Q2W6-- Characterization Q2W7-- Plot Q2W8 -- Conflict Q2W9--- Theme FCAT Reading Skills Q3W1--Q3W2-- Main Idea Q3W3--Q3W4-- Author's Purpose Q3W4-- Q3W5-- Compare / Contrast Q3W6-- Q3W7-- Cause / Effect Q3W8-- Q3W9-- Text Validity / Fact vs. Opinion Figurative Language Q4W1-- Q4W2-- Q4W3 Poetry The Writing Process Q4W4-- Prewriting / Drafting Q4W5-- Q4W6-- Revising and Editing Q4W7-- Q4W8-- Publishing Delivering Speeches Q4W9-- Technology and Speaking ------------------------------------------