Grade 7 Spring — Analytical Essay, Syntactic Variety, and the Craft of Sentence Rhythm
English · SPK G7 eng.g7.s.spk.literary_analysis_showcase

Present a 90-second oral close-reading at the Literary Analysis Showcase (CCSS SL.7.4; SL.7.6)

Deliver a 90-second oral close-reading of a literary passage to a class audience. Use a visual aid (annotated passage poster, slide with passage and craft moves marked, concept-map of theme, or sentence-shape diagram) that makes interpretation visible. Use Tier-2 Set 16 vocabulary aloud. Field 30 seconds of Q&A.

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
4
Typical minutes
50
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g8.s.spk.capstone_presentation
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Common misconceptions
  • Reads the essay aloud instead of LIVE close-reading from the passage.
  • Visual aid decorates rather than makes interpretation visible.

Exercise pool (1)

Diff Stem Type
3 Complete the MG-27 3-2-1 self-reflection: 3 strengths (with quoted lines from your essay) + 2 revision targets for next time + 1 G8 writing goal. self reflection