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Holt McDougal Literature, Grade 7
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 28–33
• Plot, Setting, and Character, pp. 28–33
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Narrative Writing
Student Edition • Narrative Paragraph, pp. 94–96 • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing Net-text
• Narrative Writing Essay 1
Seventh Grade, pp. 34–45 • Text Analysis: Plot, pp. 35,
38, 40, 41, 42 • Writing Prompt: Journal
Entry, p. 45 • Vocabulary Strategy: The
Latin Root uni, p. 44 • Grammar in Context: Use
Complete Sentences, p. 45
• Plot • Journal Entry • Roots • Complete Sentences
Student Edition • Story Patterns, p. 350 • Creative Writing, 343–351 • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 • Writing a Journal Entry, pp.
432–433 • Roots, pp. 567–579 • Writing Complete Sentences,
500–503 Grammar Snap
• Complete Sentences and Sentence Fragments
Skillsbook • Subjects and Predicates 1 and
2, pp. 69–72 Warriner’s
• Complete Sentences, pp. 414–417
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. The Last Day, pp. 46–65
• Text Analysis: Setting, pp. 47, 51, 52, 53, 55, 59, 61, 62
• Writing Prompt: Response, p. 64
• Grammar in Context: Use Correct Punctuation, p. 64
• Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms as Context Clues, p. 63
• Setting • Response to Literature • Punctuation • Antonyms
Student Edition • Story Patterns, p. 350 • Setting the Scene and Gathering
Details, p. 347 • Writing: Comparing Two
Subjects, pp. 161–198 • Run-On Sentences, pp. 252,
506 • Antonyms, pp. 560, 563
Skillsbook • Comma Splices and Run-Ons 1
and 2, pp. 93–96 Warriner’s
• Run-On Sentences, pp. 416–417, 499
Thank You M’am, pp. 66–75
• Text Analysis: Plot and Conflict, pp. 67, 68, 70, 73
• Writing Prompt: Comparison Paragraph, p. 75
• Grammar in Context: Spell Possessives Correctly, p. 75
• Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes That Mean “Not”, p. 74
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Plot and Conflict • Writing to Compare • Possessives • Prefixes
Student Edition • Story Patterns, p. 350 • Creative Writing, 343–351 • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 • Comparing Two Subjects, pp.
161–198 • Apostrophes: Possessives, 604–
607 • Learn About Prefixes, pp. 564–
565 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing Net-text
• Creative Writing Story 1 Skillsbook
• Possessives, pp. 37, 39 Warriner’s
• Possessives, pp. 330–332 • Prefixes, pp. 339, 350–351,
491, 497
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Rikki-tikki-tavi, pp. 76–95
• Text Analysis: Suspense and Foreshadowing, pp. 77, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 91, 93
• Writing Prompt: Write a Scene, p. 95
• Grammar in Context: Identify Antecedents and Maintain Agreement, p. 95
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Roots viv and vit, p. 95
• Story Patterns • Write a Scene • Agreement with
Antecedents • Roots
Student Edition • Story Patterns, p. 350 • Foreshadowing, p. 558 • Writing a TV Script, pp. 148–
149 • Pronoun Antecedent
Agreement, pp. 477–478, 706–707
• Roots, pp. 567–579 Skillsbook
• Pronouns and Antecedents, pp. 149–150
• Pronoun-Antecedent 1 and 2, pp. 159–162
GrammarSnap • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Warriner’s • Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement, 165–168, 478
Great Reads: from Holes, pp. 96–101
• Try an Adventure Novel, p. 96
• Adventure Novel
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322
from Exploring the Titanic pp. 102–121
• Text Analysis: Narrative Nonfiction, pp.103, 106, 107, 109, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119
• Writing Prompt: Write an Opinion, p. 121
• Grammar in Context: Use Transitions for Coherence, p. 121
• Vocabulary Strategy: Analogies, p. 120
• Narrative Writing • Write an Opinion • Transitions • Analogies
Student Edition • Creating an Incident Report, pp.
150–151 • Creating an Editorial, pp. 261–
266 • Use Transitions, pp. 572–573 • Analogy, p. 558
Skillsbook • Paragraph-to-Paragraph
Coherence, p. 90 Warriner’s
• Transitional Words and Phrases, pp. 437–438
from An American Childhood pp. 122–131
• Text Analysis: Setting in Nonfiction, pp. 123, 126, 127, 130
• Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes That Form Adjectives, p. 131
• Setting • Suffixes
Student Edition • Writing Across the Curriculum:
Evaluating a Book, pp. 334–335
• Study Suffixes, p. 566 Warriner’s
• Suffixes, pp. 339, 350–353, 501
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Casey at the Bat (Poem), pp. 132–137
• Text Analysis: Narrative Poetry, pp. 133, 134, 136, 137
• Reading Strategy: Reading Poetry, pp. 133, 134, 136, 137
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing Poems, pp. 353–357 • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
359 Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay 2 • Creative Writing: Poems 1–4
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street pp. 138–153
• Text Analysis: Conflict in Drama, pp. 139, 153
• Conflict
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322
Media Study: from Back to the Future, pp. 154–157
• Analyze Film Techniques, pp. 155–157
• Write a Review
Student Edition • Practical Writing: Evaluating a
Book, pp. 334–335
The Unnatural Cause of Time (Movie Review), pp. 158–161
• Text Analysis: Characteristics of a Movie Review, pp. 159, 161
• Writing Prompt: Compare and Contrast Opinions, p. 161
• Writing a Review • Comparing Opinions
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story: Response
Essay, pp. 289–290 • Practical Writing: Evaluating a
Book, pp. 334–335 • Expository Writing: Gathering
Details – Comparing Chart, p. 167
Writing Workshop: Supporting an Opinion, 162–171
• Analyze a Student Draft: Analyze an Argument, pp. 167–168
• Grammar in Context: Transitions, p. 165
• Grammar in Context: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers, p. 169
• Scoring Rubric, p. 170 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature
• Writing an Argument • Transitions • Misplaced and
Dangling Modifiers
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Transitions, pp. 572–573 • Modifiers, p. 694 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56,
318–322 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature Net-text
• Respond to Literature Essay 1 Skillsbook
• Transitions, p. 89 Grammar Snap
• Adjectives and Adverbs • Sentences: Misplaced and
Dangling Modifiers Warriner’s
• Transitional Words and Phrases, pp. 437–438
• Misplaced Modifiers, pp. 233, 234, 494
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 1 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics. Technology Workshop: Creating a Persuasive Podcast, pp. 172–173
• Using Technology to
Communicate
Student Edition • Developing a Multimedia
Report, pp. 411–415
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 184–189
• Character and Point of View, pp. 184–189
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Narrative Writing
Student Edition • Narrative Paragraph, pp. 94–96 • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing Net-text
• Narrative Writing Essay 1 Zebra, pp. 190–215
• Text Analysis: Character and Plot, pp. 191, 192, 194, 195, 196, 198, 199, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 211, 213
• Writing Prompt: Write a Letter, p. 215
• Vocabulary Strategy: Similes as Context Clues, p. 214
• Grammar in Context: Use Correct Verb Tense, p. 215
• Language Coach: Personification, p. 195
• Language Coach: Metaphors, p. 204
• Character and Plot – Creative Writing
• Writing a Letter • Simile, Metaphors,
and Personification • Verb Tense
Student Edition • Creative Writing, 343–351 • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 • Writing a Friendly Letter, pp.
206–207 • Similes and Metaphors, pp. 79,
360, 558–559 • Personification, pp. 360, 559 • Verb Tense, pp. 483–484, 720–
726 Grammar Snap
• Past Tense and Past Perfect Tense of Verbs
Skillsbook • Simple Verb Tenses, pp. 165–
166 • Irregular Verbs, pp. 167–168
Warriner’s • Tense, pp. 186–188
The Legacy of the Vietnam War, pp. 216–223
• Summarize, pp. 216, 218, 220, 221, 223
• Writing Prompt: One Page Evaluation of a Student’s Summary, p. 223
• Summarize
Student Edition • Evaluating an Expository
Essay, pp. 196–197 • Writing a Summary Paragraph,
332–333
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
The Scholarship Jacket, pp. 224–233
• Text Analysis: First-Person Point of View, pp. 224, 226, 228, 229, 231, 232
• Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues, p. 233
• Language Coach: Metaphors, p. 228
• Language Coach: Word Definitions and Context, p. 231
• Point of View • Metaphors • Definitions and
Context Clues
Student Edition • Narrative Writing Sample
(Using First-Person Point of View), 99
• Metaphors: Using Special Poetry Techniques, pp. 360–361
• Improving Word Choice: Use Context, p. 363
• Checking a Dictionary, pp. 374–375
Net-text • Narrative Writing 1
Warriner’s • Good Spelling Habits: Use a
Dictionary, p. 347
A Retrieved Reformation, pp. 234–247
• Text Analysis: Third-Person Point of View, pp. 235, 236, 239, 241, 242, 245
• Writing Prompt: Comparing Two Characters, p. 247
• Grammar in Context: Use Appositive Phrases, p. 247
• Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-Meaning Words, p. 246
• Language Coach: Homonyms, p. 238
• Point of View • Writing to Compare • Appositives • Homonyms and
Multiple-Meaning Words
Student Edition • Elements of Fiction - Point of
View: First-Person Point of View, 352
• Response Paragraph: Reaction to a Story Character, 284–286
• Appositive Phrases, p. 512, 586–587
• Homonyms and Multiple-Meaning Words: Using a Dictionary, pp. 374–375
Skillsbook • Commas to Set Off Explanatory
and Appositive Phrases, pp. 21–22
Warriner’s • Appositive Phrases, pp. 106,
301, 479
The Three Century Woman/Charles, pp. 248–265
• Text Analysis: Character Motivation, pp. 249, 250, 252, 253, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261
• Write for Assessment: Comparing Two Characters, p. 265
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Root, p. 264
• Language Coach: Homonyms & Homophones, pp. 252, 260
• Language Coach: Etymology, p. 262
• Analyze Characters • Writing to Compare • Latin Roots • Homonyms and
Homophones • Etymology
Student Edition • Response Paragraph (Analysis
of Character), pp. 283–286 • Traits of Comparison-Contrast
Writing, p. 162 • Roots, pp. 567–579 • Checking a Dictionary:
Etymology, 374–375 • Using the Right Word, pp. 652–
687 Skillsbook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 61–65
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Encounter with Martin Luther King Jr., pp. 266–275
• Text Analysis: Characterization in Nonfiction, pp. 267, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273
• Vocabulary Strategy: Using Reference Aids, p. 274
• Character Analysis • Reference Aids
Student Edition • Characterization, p. 351 • Response Essay Student Model:
Analyzing a Character, pp. 289–290
• Checking a Dictionary, 374–375
Warriner’s • Good Spelling Habits: Use a
Dictionary, p. 347
Dirk the Protector (memoir), pp. 276–287
• Text Analysis: Point of View in a Memoir, pp. 277, 280, 281, 283, 285
• Writing Prompt: Retelling a Memoir from a Character’s Point of View, p. 287
• Grammar in Context: Use Adjective Clauses, p. 287
• Point of View • Writing a Narrative • Adjective Clauses
Student Edition • Narrative Paragraph (Using
First-Person Point of View), pp. 93–96
• Narrative Writing: Writing About a Cultural Experience, 144–145
• Adjective Clauses, 698–699 Net-text
• Narrative Writing Essay 2 Skillsbook
• Adjective Clauses, pp. 79–80 Grammar Snap
• Adjectival Clauses Warriner’s
• The Adjective Clause, pp. 117–119
It Was a Long Time Before/Abuelito Who (Poems), pp. 288–293
• Text Analysis: Characterization in Poetry, pp. 289, 290, 291, 293
• Reading Poetry, pp. 289, 291, 292
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing a Poetry Review, pp.
323–328 • Writing Poems, pp. 353–357;
Writing Other Forms of Poetry, p. 359
Net-text • Response to Literature Essay 2 • Creative Writing: Poems 1–4
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 2 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Writing Workshop: Comparison- Contrast Essay, 294–303
• Grammar in Context: Use and Punctuate Quotations, p. 297
• Grammar in Context: Pronoun References, p. 301
• Scoring Rubric, p. 302 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Expository Writing
• Expository Writing • Punctuate Quotations • Pronoun References • Using a Rubric
Student Edition • Comparing Two Subjects, pp.
161–198 • Quotation Marks, pp. 598–601 • Using Pronouns, 474–479; • Pronouns, 706–707 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56, 194
Net-text • Expository Writing 1
Skillsbook • Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 31–
32 • Pronouns and Antecedents, pp.
149–150 Grammar Snap
• Punctuating Dialogue • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Expository Writing
Warriner’s • The Pronoun, pp. 30–33
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 316–321
• Understand Theme, pp. 316–321
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Theme
Student Edition • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing
Amigo Brothers, pp. 332–337 • Text Analysis: Theme and
Setting, pp. 323, 327, 328, 330, 331, 334, 335
• Writing Prompt: Dialogue, p. 337
• Grammar in Context: Punctuate Dialogue Correctly, p. 337
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Root pel, p. 336
• Language Coach: Multiple Meanings, p. 329
• Theme • Writing a Dialogue • Punctuate Dialogue • Roots • Multiple Meanings
Student Edition • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 • Dialogue in a Narrative, pp.
106, 119, 126 • Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 126,
556, 588, 598– 601 • Roots, pp. 567–579 • Multiple Meaning Words:
Checking a Dictionary, pp. 374–375
Grammar Snap • Punctuating Dialogue
Skillsbook • Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 31–
32168 Warriner’s
• Punctuating Dialogue, p. 326
The War of the Wall, pp. 338–349 • Text Analysis: Multiple
Themes, pp. 339, 340, 344, 346, 347
• Vocabulary Strategy: Denotations and Connotations, p. 348
• Theme • Word Meaning
Student Edition • Response to Literature:
Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–322
• Denotation and Connotation: Checking a Dictionary, pp. 374–375
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything? pp. 350–367
• Text Analysis: Theme and Symbol, pp. 351, 355, 357, 358, 364, 365
• Writing Prompt: Response - Symbols, p. 367
• Grammar in Context: Use Relative Pronouns, p. 367
• Vocabulary Strategy: General Context Clues, p. 366
• Language Coach: Suffixes, p. 356
• Theme • Response to Literature • Relative Pronouns • Context Clues • Suffixes
Student Edition • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Pronouns: Relative, 514, 706–
707 • Improving Word Choice: Use
Context, p. 363 • Suffixes, p. 566
Net-text • Types of Pronouns 2, pp. 153–
154 Warriner’s
• Relative Pronouns, pp. 32, 118 • Suffixes, pp. 339, 350–353, 501
Homeless, pp. 368–373
• Identify Author’s Purpose, pp. 368, 371, 373
• Writing Prompt: Compare Ideas, p. 373
• Authors Purpose • Writing to Compare
Student Edition • Evaluating a Book: Author’s
voice, pp. 334–335 • Topics Chart: Comparing
Characters, p. 285
A Crush, pp. 374–385 • Text Analysis: Theme and
Character, pp. 375, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384
• Vocabulary Strategy: Prefix in-, p. 385
• Analyze Characters • Prefix
Student Edition • Response Paragraph (Analysis
of Character), pp. 283–286 • Learn About Prefixes, pp. 564–
565 Skillsbook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 61–65
Warriner’s • Prefixes, pp. 339, 350–351,
491, 497
Great Reads: from the Giver, pp. 386–391
• The Fantasy Novel, p. 386
• Reading from a Novel
Student Edition • Evaluating a Book, pp. 334–
335
Spring Harvest of Snow Peas / Eating Alone, pp. 392–397
• Text Analysis: Recurring Theme, pp. 393, 394, 395, 396
• Writing for Assessment: Comparing Theme in Poems, p. 397
• Theme • Writing to Compare
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Writing a Poetry Review, pp.
323–328 Net-text
• Respond to Literature Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 3 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
A Christmas Carol, pp. 398–427 • Text Analysis: Theme in
Drama, pp. 399, 426 • Writing Prompt: Respond to a
Drama, p. 427 • Grammar Context: Use
Complex Sentences, p. 427
• Analyzing Literature • Complex Sentences
Student Edition • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Complex Sentences, pp. 249,
517 Net-text
• Respond to Literature Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature Skillsbook
• Writing Complex Sentences 1, 2, and 3, pp. 123–128
• Writing Complex Sentences Review, pp. 129–130
Warriner’s • Complex Sentences, pp. 135,
425, 435, 486
Writing Workshop: Short Story, pp. 432–441
• Analyze a Short Story, pp. 437–438
• Write a Short Story, pp. 432–441
• Grammar in Context: Punctuate Dialogue Correctly, p. 435
• Grammar context: Sentence Variety, p. 439
• Scoring Rubric, p. 440 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Creative Writing
• Analyze a Story • Write a Short Story • Punctuate Dialogue • Sentence Variety • Using a Rubric
Student Edition • Analyze a Short Story, pp. 344–
345 • Writing a Story, 34–351 • Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 126,
556, 588, 598– 601 • Sentence Variety, 511–522 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Creative Writing
Net-text • Creative Writing
Grammar Snap • Punctuating Dialogue • Simple, Compound, and
Complex Sentences • Simple, Compound, Complex,
and Compound-Complex Sentences
Skillsbook • Punctuating Dialogue, pp. 31–
32 • Sentence Variety, pp. 113–136
Warriner’s • Punctuating Dialogue, p. 326 • Sentence Variety, pp. 131–135,
137, 137, 424, 425, 435, 486–487
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 454–459
• Mood and Style, pp. 454–459 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Creative Writing
• Mood and Style
Student Edition • Creative Writing: Writing
Stories, pp. 343–350 • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Creative Writing Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems 1–4
Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed, pp. 460–481
• Text Analysis: Mood, pp. 461, 462, 464, 465, 468, 470, 471, 475, 479
• Writing Prompt: Letter, p. 481
• Grammar in Context: Understand Prepositions, p. 481
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Root pend, p. 480
• Language Coach: Simile, p. 472
• Mood • Writing a Letter • Prepositions • Roots • Simile
Student Edition • Elements of Fiction, pp. 351–
352 • Writing a Friendly Letter, pp.
206–207 • Prepositions, pp. 494–495, 700,
742–743, 748 • Roots, pp. 567–579 • Similes, pp. 79, 360, 558–559
Grammar Snap • Prepositions and Prepositional
Phrases Skillsbook
• Prepositions, pp. 191–192 Warriner’s
• Prepositional Phrases, pp. 59, 77, 90, 92, 95, 233–234, 454–455, 497
A Day’s Wait, pp. 482–491
• Text Analysis: Style, pp. 483, 486, 489
• Writing Prompt: One-Paragraph Response, p. 491
• Grammar in Context: Avoid Dangling Participles, p. 491
• Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Root therm, p. 490
• Language Coach: Multiple-Meaning Words, p. 488
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Responding to Literature
• Analyzing a Text • Responding to a Text • Dangling Participles • Roots • Multiple-Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Writing a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Roots, pp. 567–579 • Participles, p. 730 • Multiple-Meaning Words:
Using a Dictionary, pp. 374–375
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Responding to Literature
Net-text • Response to Literature Essay
GrammarSnap • Participles and Participle
Phrases Warriner’s
• Participle Phrases, pp. 100, 236, 495
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
How Hemingway Wrote, pp. 492–495
• Distinguish Fact and Opinion, pp. 492, 493, 494, 495
• Writing Prompt: Set of Instructions, p. 495
• Fact of Opinions • Writing Instructions
Student Edition • Opinion Statement, 225, 232,
234, 235, 264 • Writing Explanations, pp. 208–
209
The People Could Fly, pp. 496–503 • Text Analysis: Style in Folk
Tales, pp. 497, 498, 501, 502 • Vocabulary Strategy: Using a
Thesaurus, p. 503
• Text Analysis • Thesaurus
Student Edition • Creative Writing, pp. 343–352 • Using a Dictionary, pp. 374–
375
Great Reads: from Out of the Dust, pp. 504–509
• Try a Novel in Verse, p. 504 • Analyzing a Novel
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Evaluating a Book, pp. 334–
335
Breaking the Ice (Essay), pp. 510–515
• Text Analysis: Style and Tone, pp. 511, 513, 514, 515
• Reading Skill: Identify Writer’s Point of View, pp. 511, 513, 514, 515
• Style and Tone • Analyzing a Text
Student Edition • Summarizing a Science Article,
pp. 332–333 • Evaluating a Book, pp. 334–
335
One Perfect Rose / Song for an April Dusk (Poems), pp. 516–521
• Text Analysis: Irony and Speaker, pp. 517, 518, 520
• Reading Skill: Understand Form in Poetry, pp. 517, 518, 520
• Analyze Irony and
Speaker • Poetry Forms
Student Edition • Writing Poems, pp. 353–357 • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
p. 359 • Writing a Poetry Review, pp.
323–328 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems
maggie and milly and molly and may / who are, little / old age sticks (Poems), pp. 522–527
• Text Analysis: Style in Poetry, pp. 523, 525, 526, 527
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing a Poetry Review, pp.
323–328 • Writing Poems, pp. 353–357 • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
p. 359 Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay 2 • Creative Writing: Poems
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 4 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Writing Workshop: Literary Analysis, pp. 532–541
• Analyze a Literary Analysis, pp. 537–538
• Write a Literary Analysis, pp. 532–541
• Grammar Context: Use Comparatives, p. 535
• Grammar Context: Capitalize Correctly, p. 539
• Scoring Rubric, p. 540 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature
• Analyzing a Text • Writing a Response to
Literature • Comparatives • Capitalization • Using a Rubric
Student Edition • Analyze a Response Essay, pp.
289–290 • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Comparative Form: Adjectives,
pp. 487, 734 • Comparatives: Adverbs, pp.
491, 738 • Capitalization, pp. 618–627 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56,
318–322 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay Skillsbook
• Capitalization 1, pp. 49–50 • Capitalizations 2, pp. 51–52 • Forms of Adjectives, pp. 183–
184 • Forms of Adverbs, pp. 185–186
Grammar Snap • Parts of Speech: Adjectives and
Adverbs Warriner’s
• Comparative Degree, 225–227, 485
• Capital Letters, pp. 264–287
Speaking and Listening Workshop, pp. 542–543
• Presenting a Critique, pp. 542–543
• Oral Presentation
Student Edition • Making Oral Presentations, pp.
423–430
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 554–559
• Appreciate Poetry, pp. 554–558
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing Poems, pp. 353–357 • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
pp. 358–359 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems 1–4
The Names (Poem), 560–565 • Text Analysis: Free Verse,
pp. 561, 563, 564 • Text Analysis: Imagery, pp.
561, 562, 563, 564
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Sensory Chart, p. 355 • Using Poetry Techniques, p.
356 • Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems 1–4
the earth is a living thing / Sleeping in the Forest / Gold (Poems), pp. 566–573
• Text Analysis: Lyric Poetry, pp. 567, 570, 572
• Text Analysis: Figurative Language, pp. 567, 568, 570, 571, 572
• Writing Prompt: Response to Poetry, p. 573
• Grammar in Context: Use Correct Sentence Types, p. 573
• Analyzing Poetry • Figurative Language • Responding to Poetry • Sentence Types
Student Edition • Writing a Poetry Review, pp.
323–325 • Writing Poems, pp. 353–357 • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
pp. 358–359 Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay 2 • Creative Writing: Poems
Scaffolding / The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be / Annabel Lee (Poems), pp. 574–581
• Text Analysis: Line and Stanza, p. 575, 576, 578, 580, 581
• Text Analysis: Rhyme and Scheme, pp. 575, 579, 581
• Analyzing Poetry • Poetry Techniques
Student Edition • Writing Poems, pp. 353–357 • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
pp. 358–359 • Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems 1–4
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
The Charge of the Light Brigade / The Highwayman (Poems), pp. 582–593
• Text Analysis: Rhythm and Meter, pp. 583, 584, 586, 589, 591
• Writing Prompt: Dialogue, p. 593
• Grammar in Context: Use the Active Voice, p. 593
• Vocabulary Strategy: Foreign Words in English, p. 592
• Analyzing Poetry • Writing a Dialogue • Active Voice • Foreign Words
Student Edition • Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361 • Prewriting: Adding Dialogue,
p. 106 • Verbs: Active or Passive Voice,
pp. 482, 726–727 • Punctuation: Foreign Words,
pp. 602–603 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems 1–4 Warriner’s
• Active Voice, pp. 189, 236, 476
Two Haikus / Fireflies / Fireflies in the Garden (Poems), pp. 594–599
• Text Analysis: Haiku, pp. 595, 596, 599
• Text Analysis: Symbol and Theme, pp. 595, 596, 598, 599
• Analyzing Poetry
Student Edition • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
pp. 358–359 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems 1–4
Stars with Wings, pp. 600–603 • Connect Ideas in Text, pp.
600, 601, 603 • Characteristics of a Science
Article, pp. 601, 602, 603 • Writing Prompt: Response to
Poetry, p. 603 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature
• Connecting Different
Ideas in Text • Writing a Response to
Poetry
Student Edition • Write a Response Paragraph,
pp. 283–286 • Science: Summarizing a
Science Article, pp. 332–334 • Writing a Poetry Review, pp.
323–328 Net-text
• Respond to Literature Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature
Jabberwocky / Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out / Two Limericks (Poems), pp. 604–611
• Text Analysis: Humorous Poetry, 605, 609, 611
• Text Analysis: Sound Devices, pp. 605, 606, 608, 610, 611
• Analyzing Poetry • Sound Devices
Student Edition • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
pp. 358–359 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 5 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
The Delight Song of Tsoai-Tales / Four Skinny Trees (Poem / Vignette), pp. 612–619
• Text Analysis: Mood and Figurative Language, pp. 613, 614, 616, 618
• Writing for Assessment: Writing About Figurative Language, p. 619
• Analyzing Poetry • Responding to Poetry
Student Edition • Writing Other Forms of Poetry,
pp. 358–359 Net-text
• Creative Writing: Poems • Responding to Literature
Writing Workshop: Online Feature Article, pp. 620–627
• Analyze an Online Feature Article, pp. 625–626
• Write an Online Feature Article, pp. 620–627
• Grammar in Context: Commas and Coordinate Adjectives, p. 626
• Scoring Rubric, p. 627
• Use Technology to
Write • Commas and
Coordinate Adjectives • Using a Rubric
Student Edition • Research Writing: Using the
Internet, pp. 365–366 • Developing a Multimedia
Presentation, pp. 411–415 • Commas to Separate Equal
Adjectives, pp. 586–587 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56
Warriner’s • Punctuate a Series of
Adjectives, p. 296
Technology Workshop, pp. 628–629 • Updating an Online Feature
Article, pp. 628–629
• Use the Internet
Student Edition • Research Writing: Using the
Internet, pp. 365–366
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 640–645
• Myths, Legends, Epics, and Tales, pp. 640–645
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Narrative Writing
Student Edition • Creative Writing, 343–349 • Story Patterns: The Quest, p.
350 • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing Net-text
• Narrative Writing
Prometheus / Orpheus and Eurydice, pp. 646–659
• Text Analysis: Characteristics of Myths, pp. 647, 648, 651, 652, 655, 658
• Vocabulary Strategy: Foreign Words in English, p. 659
• Language Coach: Antonyms, p. 655
• Analyzing Myths • Foreign Words • Antonyms
Student Edition • Creative Writing, 343–351 • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Antonyms, pp. 560, 563 • Punctuation: Foreign Words,
pp. 602–603
Icarus and Daedalus / Phaethon, Son of Apollo, pp. 660–673
• Text Analysis: Cultural Values in Myths, pp. 661, 664, 665, 666, 669, 670, 671
• Writing Prompt: Evaluate a Myth, p. 673
• Grammar Context: Use Simple and Compound Sentences, p. 673
• Vocabulary Strategy: Use a Dictionary, p. 672
• Language Coach: Suffixes, p. 669
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Responding to Literature
• Analyze Literature • Simple and Compound
Sentences • Use a Dictionary • Suffixes
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Writing a Summary Paragraph,
332–333 • Checking a Dictionary, pp.
374–375 • Study Suffixes, p. 566 • Write Simple Sentences, p. 514 • Compound Sentences, pp. 248,
252, 516, 590, 744 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay Skillsbook
• Types of Sentences, pp. 121–122
Warriner’s • Compound Sentences, pp. 131–
133, 297, 435, 460, 487 • Simples Sentences, pp. 4, 130,
133, 137, 297, 435, 500 • Suffixes, pp. 339, 350–353, 501
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
from Beowulf, pp. 674–679 • Text Analysis: Characteristics
of Epics, pp. 675, 678, 679 • Reading Strategy: Paraphrase,
pp. 675, 676, 678, 679
• Respond to Literature • Paraphrase
Student Edition • Creative Writing, 343–349 • Story Patterns: The Quest, p.
350 • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Paraphrasing, pp. 391, 392
from Young Arthur, pp. 680–689
• Text Analysis: Characteristics of Legends, pp. 681, 684, 685, 686, 687
• Vocabulary Strategy: Analogies, p. 688
• Language Coach: Oral Fluency – Silent Letters, p. 685
• Analyzing Literature • Analogies • Oral Fluency
Student Edition • Creative Writing, 343–349 • Story Patterns: The Quest, p.
350 • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Analogy, p. 558 • Making Oral Presentations
(Speaking Aloud), pp. 423–430
from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, pp. 690–705
• Text Analysis: Cultural Values in Legends, pp. 691, 692, 695, 696, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703
• Writing Prompt: Explain Motivation in the Legend, p. 705
• Grammar in Context: Complex Sentences, p. 705
• Vocabulary Strategy: Use a Glossary, p. 704
• Language Coach: Homophones, p. 694
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Responding to Literature
• Analyze Cultural
Values • Writing to Analyze
Literature • Complex Sentences • Glossary • Homophones
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Complex Sentences, pp. 249,
517 • Checking a Dictionary, pp.
374–375 • Using the Right Word, pp. 652–
687 Net-text
• Respond to Literature Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature Skillsbook
• Using the Right Word, pp. 61–65
• Writing Complex Sentences 1, 2, and 3, pp. 123–128
• Writing Complex Sentences Review, pp. 129–130
Warriner’s • Complex Sentences, pp. 135,
425, 435, 486
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Great Reads: from Crispin: The Cross of Lead, pp. 706–711
• Try a Historical Novel, p. 706
• Analyzing Literature
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay
A Medieval Mystery (Book Review), pp. 712–715
• Characteristics of a Book Review, pp. 713, 714, 715
• Writing Prompt: Evaluate a Summary, p. 715
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Responding to Literature
• Book Review • Summary
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Writing a Summary Paragraph,
332–333 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Responding to Literature Net-text
• Response to Literature Essay
Brer Possum’s Dilemma / Waters of Gold, pp. 716–731
• Text Analysis: Characteristics of Folk Tales, pp. 717, 718, 721, 722, 727, 728, 279, 730
• Vocabulary Strategy: General Context Clues, p. 731
• Language Coach: Homophones, p. 720
• Language Coach: Suffixes, p. 726
• Analyzing Folk Tales • Context Clues • Homophones • Suffixes
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Using the Right Word, pp. 652–
687 • Context Clues, pp. 562, 563 • Study Suffixes, p. 566
Skillsbook • Using the Right Word, pp. 61–
65 Warriner’s
• Suffixes, pp. 339, 350–353, 501 • Definition of Context, p. 151
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, pp. 732–741
• Text Analysis: Characteristics of Tall Tales, pp. 733, 736, 739, 740
• Vocabulary Strategy: Dictionary Entries, p. 741
• Language Coach: Prefixes, p. 736
• Analyze Tall tales • Dictionary Entries • Prefixes
Student Edition • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Checking a Dictionary, pp.
374–375 • Learn About Prefixes, pp. 564–
565 Skillsbook
• Improving Your Spelling, 59–60 Warriner’s
• Dictionary as a Spelling Aid, p. 347
• Prefixes, pp. 339, 350–351, 491, 497
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 6 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Two Ways to Count to Ten / The Race Between Toad and Donkey, pp. 742–755
• Text Analysis: Recurring Theme, pp. 743, 744, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 752, 753, 754
• Writing for Assessment: Compare and Contrast Fables, pp. 755
• Language Coach: Words Beginning with C, p. 746
• Language Coach: Antonyms, p. 752
• Analyzing Literature • Writing to Compare
and Contrast • Reading Aloud • Antonyms
Student Edition • Response Paragraph, pp. 283–
286 • Making Oral Presentations
(Speaking Aloud), pp. 423–430 • Antonym, pp. 560, 563
Writing Workshop: “How-to” Explanation, pp. 756–765
• Analyze a “How-To” Explanation, pp. 761–762
• Write a “How-To” Explanation, pp. 756–765
• Grammar in Context: Use Transitions, p. 759
• Grammar in Context: Correct Run-On Sentences, p. 763
• Scoring Rubric, p. 764 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Expository Writing
• Writing Instructions • Transitions • Run-On Sentences • Pronoun References • Using a Rubric
Student Edition • Writing Explanations, pp. 206–
207 • Use Transitions, pp. 572–573 • Run-on Sentences, pp. 252, 506 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56
Net-text • Expository Writing 1
Skillsbook • Transitions, p. 89 • Paragraph-to-Paragraph
Coherence, p. 90 • Comma Splices and Run-Ons,
pp. 93–96 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Expository Writing Warriner’s
• Transitional Words and Phrases, pp. 437–438
• Run-on Sentences, pp. 416–417, 499
Speaking & Listening Workshop, pp. 766–767
• Giving and Following Oral Instructions, pp. 766–767
• Instructions
Student Edition • Writing Explanations, pp. 206–
207 • Listening in Class, p. 418 • A Closer Look at Listening and
Speaking, p. 419
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
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Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 778–783
• Biography and Autobiography, pp. 778–783
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Biography and Autobiography
Student Edition • Writing a Phase
Autobiography, pp. 135–142 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Narrative Writing Net-text
• Narrative Writing Essay 1
Eleanor Roosevelt, pp. 784–799 • Text Analysis: Biography, pp.
785, 786, 787, 791, 793, 796, 797, 798
• Vocabulary Strategy: Anglo Saxon Roots, p. 799
• Language Coach: Etymology, p. 791
• Biography • Roots • Etymology
Student Edition • Biographical Writing, p. 554 • Narrative Paragraph, pp. 94–96 • Roots, pp. 567–579 • Checking a Dictionary:
Etymology, 374–375
A First Lady Speaks Out, pp. 800–803
• Characteristics of a Letter, p. 801
• Writing Prompt: Write a Conclusion About Literature, p. 803
• Writing a Letter • Write a Summary
Student Edition • Persuasive and Business Letter,
pp. 274–275, 276–277 • Friendly Letter, pp. 206–207 • Writing a Summary Paragraph,
332–333
Names/Nombres, pp. 804–813 • Text Analysis: Personal
Essay, pp. 805, 806, 809, 810, 811
• Writing Prompt: Write an Explanation About Literature, p. 813
• Vocabulary Strategy: Connotations and Meaning, p. 812
• Grammar in Context: Capitalize Correctly, p. 813
• Write a Personal Essay • Write a Response to
Literature • Connotations • Capitalization
Student Edition • Writing a Narrative Paragraph,
pp. 93–96 • Interpreting a Story, pp. 287–
322 • Connotations: Checking a
Dictionary, pp. 374–375 • Capitalization, pp. 618–627
Net-text • Narrative Writing 1
Skillsbook • Capitalization 1, pp. 49–50 • Capitalizations 2, pp. 51–52
Warriner’s • Capital Letters, pp. 264–287
from It’s Not About the Bike / from 23 Days in July, pp. 814–825
• Text Analysis: Author’s Purpose and Theme, pp. 815, 816, 819, 820, 822, 824
• Vocabulary Strategy: Anglo-Saxon Affixes, p. 825
• Language Coach: Word Definitions, p. 818
• Analyzing Literature • Affixes • Word Definitions
Student Edition • Elements of Fiction, 352 • Response Paragraph, 284–286 • Affixes, pp. 562–565 • Word Definitions: Using a
Dictionary, pp. 374–375 Warriner’s
• Affixes, pp. 339, 350–353, 501
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Great Reads: from Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary, pp. 826–831
• Try a Biography, p. 826
• Analyzing a
Biography
Student Edition • Practical Writing: Evaluating a
Book, pp. 334–335
The Noble Experiment, pp. 832–845 • Text Analysis:
Autobiography, pp. 833, 834, 836, 838, 839, 840, 842, 844
• Vocabulary Strategy: Latin Root spec, p. 845
• Language Coach: Slang, p. 842
• Autobiography • Roots • Slang
Student Edition • Narrative Paragraph, pp. 94–96 • Roots, pp. 567–579 • Slang, p. 559
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
Net-text • Narrative Writing Essay 1
Jackie Robinson Makes Headlines, pp. 846–851
• Text Analysis: Characteristics of a Newspaper Article, pp. 847, 849, 850, 851
• Writing Prompt: Topic for a Report, p. 851
• Newspapers • Topic for a Report
Student Edition • Magazine Articles, p. 373 • Prewriting: Selecting a Topic,
p. 388 • Sizing Up Your Topic, p. 389
Media Study: from Jackie Robinson, pp. 852–855
• Documentary, pp. 853, 854 • Record an Interview, p. 855
• Documentary • Interview
Student Edition • Writing a TV Script, pp. 148–
149 • Interviews, pp. 330–331, 364
Clara Barton: Battlefield Nurse / from The War Diary of Clara Barton (Drama / Diary Entry), pp. 856–873
• Text Analysis: History-Related Writings, pp. 857, 870, 872
• Writing Prompt: Describe a Problem, p. 873
• Social Studies
Writings • Write About a
Solution
Student Edition • Social Studies: Describing a
Famous Place, pp. 84–85 • Social Studies: Writing About a
Cultural Experience, pp. 144–145
• Proposing a Solution, pp. 223–260
My Mother Enters the Work Force / Washington Monument by Night (Poems), pp. 874–879
• Text Analysis: Figurative Language, pp. 875, 876, 878, 879
• Figurative Language
Student Edition • Using Special Poetry
Techniques, pp. 360–361
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 7 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Writing Workshop, pp. 880–889 • Analyze Personal Narrative,
pp. 885–886 • Write a Personal Narrative,
880–889 • Grammar in Context:
Adjectives, p. 883 • Grammar in Context: Proper
Nouns, p. 887 • Scoring Rubric, p. 888
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
• Personal Narrative • Adjectives • Proper Nouns • Using a Rubric
Student Edition • Analyze Personal Narrative, pp.
99–100 • Sharing a Learning Experience,
pp. 101–134 • Adjectives, pp. 732–735 • Proper Nouns, pp. 471, 618,
702 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56,
130–134 Net-text
• Narrative Writing Skillsbook
• Types of Adjectives, pp. 175–176
• Forms of Adjectives, pp. 183–184
• Common and Proper Nouns, pp. 141–142
Grammar Snap • Nouns Overview • Adjectives and Adverbs
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Narrative Writing
Warriner’s • Proper Nouns, pp. 26, 266–274,
291, 330 • Adjectives, 34, 36–37
Speaking and Listening Workshop, pp. 890–891
• Conducting an Interview, pp. 890–891
• Interviews
Student Edition • Interviews, pp. 330–331, 364
26
Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Text Analysis Workshop, pp. 902–905
• Read for Information, pp. 902–905
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Research Writing
• Read for Information
Student Edition • Research Writing: Building
Skills, 363–376 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
What Do You Know About Sharks (Magazine Article), pp. 906–907
• Text Analysis: Text Features, pp. 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 194, 915
• Reading Skill: Outline, pp. 907, 909, 911, 915
• Language Coach: Similes, p. 910
• Writing Prompt: Write Questions, p. 917
• Grammar in Context: Use Commas Correctly, p. 917
• Vocabulary Strategy: Content-Specific Words, p. 916
• Text Features • Outlining • Similes • Comma Usage • Vocabulary Building
Student Edition • Graphic Devices, 574–575 • Outline, pp. 170, 203, 232, 395,
500 • Simile, pp. 79, 559 • Using Special Poetry
Techniques, p. 360 • Commas to Set Off
Appositives, pp. 586–587 • What can I do to increase my
vocabulary skills? p. 562 Grammar Snap
• Commas to Set Off Explanatory Phrases or Clauses
Skillsbook • Commas to Set Off Explanatory
and Appositive Phrases, pp. 21–22
Warriner’s • Appositive Phrases and
Commas, p. 106
Great White Sharks (Magazine Article), pp. 918–927
• Evidence in Informational Text, pp. 919, 921, 922, 923, 924, 926
• Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes and the Latin Root vert, p. 927
• Language Coach: Word Definition, p. 924
• Evaluating Evidence • Prefixes • Definition
Student Edition • Evaluating Sources, pp. 376 • Learn About Prefixes, pp. 564–
565 • Roots, pp. 567–569 • Checking a Dictionary, pp.
374–375 Warriner’s
• Prefixes, pp. 339, 350–351, 491, 497
• Dictionary, p. 347
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Like Black Smoke: The Black Death’s Journey / A World Turned Upside Down: How the Black Death Affected Europe (Magazine Article), pp. 928–941
• Text Analysis: Cause-and-Effect Organization, pp. 929, 931, 933, 934, 935, 937, 938, 939
• Writing for Assessment: Compare and Contrast Two Texts, p. 941
• Vocabulary Strategy: Specialized Vocabulary, p. 940
• Language Coach: Multiple-Meaning Words, p. 932
• Cause-and-Effect • Compare and Contrast
Writing • Multiple Meaning
Words
Student Edition • Expository Writing: Cause-and-
Effect Essay, pp. 199–204 • Compare and Contrast Essay:
Gathering Details, p. 167 • What can I do to increase my
vocabulary skills? p. 562 • Checking a Dictionary, pp.
374–375 Warriner’s
• Dictionary, p. 347
Media Study: News Reports, pp. 942–945
• Text Analysis: Newsworthiness, pp. 943–945
• News Reports –
Evaluate Sources
Student Edition • Evaluating Sources, pp. 376
Disaster Strikes: Are You Ready? / Emergency Procedures / Emergency Supply Kit (Brochure, Poster, Supply List), pp. 946–951
• Informational Analysis: Follow Directions, pp. 946, 947, 948, 949, 951
• Writing Prompt: Evaluate Graphics, p. 951
• Directions • Graphics
Student Edition • Writing Explanations, pp. 208–
209 • Add Graphics to Your Writing,
pp. 574–575
Text Analysis Workshop, 952–957 • Argument and Persuasion, pp.
952–957
• Argument and
Persuasion
Student Edition • Avoid Fuzzy Thinking, p. 231 • Social Studies: Writing a
Campaign Speech, pp. 268–269
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Pro Athletes’ Salaries Aren’t Overly Exorbitant / Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much? (Editorials), pp. 958–967)
• Text Analysis: Argument, pp. 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 965
• Writing Prompt: Letter, p. 967
• Grammar in Context: Use Commas After Introductory Words, p. 967
• Language Coach: Slang, p. 963
• Persuasive Techniques • Writing a Letter • Comma Usage • Slang
Student Edition • Persuasive Paragraph, pp. 219–
222 • Practical Writing: Drafting a
Business Letter, pp. 274–275 • Parts of a Business Letter, pp.
276–277 • Commas to Separate
Introductory Clauses and Phrases, pp. 590–591
• Slang, p. 559 Net-text
• Persuasive Writing Essay 2 Grammar Snap
• Commas after Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses
Warriner’s • Commas after Introductory
Words, Phrases, and Clauses, pp. 305, 484
Why We Shouldn’t Go to Mars (Magazine Article), pp. 968–975
• Text Analysis: Counterargument, pp. 969, 971, 973, 974
• Vocabulary Strategy: Greek root aut, p. 975
• Language Coach: Suffixes, p. 973
• Counterargument • Roots and Suffixes
Student Edition • Using Reference Articles:
Finding Magazine Articles, p. 373
• Persuasive Writing: Creating an Editorial, pp. 261–266
• Roots, pp. 567–569 • Study Suffixes, p. 566
Net-text • Persuasive Writing Essay 2
Warriner’s • Suffixes, pp. 339, 350–353, 501
Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center, pp. 976–983
• Text Analysis: Argument in Speech, pp. 977, 979, 980, 981
• Reading Skill: Identify Persuasive Techniques, pp. 977, 978, 979, 980, 981
• Writing Prompt: Letter, p. 983
• Grammar in Context: Use Colons Correctly, p. 983
• Vocabulary Strategy: Analogies p. 982
• Persuasive Writing • Persuasive Techniques • Writing a Letter • Colons • Analogies
Student Edition • Avoid Fuzzy Thinking, p. 231 • Social Studies: Writing a
Campaign Speech, pp. 268–269 • Write a Persuasive Letter, pp.
274–275 • Colons, pp. 596–597 • Analogy, p. 558
Skillsbook • Semicolons and Colons, pp. 29–
30 GrammarSnap
• Semicolons and Colons Warriner’s
• Colons, pp. 311–312, 483–484
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 8 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Media Study: Persuasive Techniques in Commercials, pp. 984–987
• Persuasion in Advertising, pp. 984–985
• Design a Print Ad, p. 987
• Persuasive Techniques
Student Edition • Persuasive Writing: How Can
My Voice Sound More Persuasive? p. 245
• Persuasive Writing: What are Inflammatory Words and Phrases? p. 246
• Persuasive Writing: Do My Words Fit My Audience? p. 247
Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay, pp. 988–997
• Analyze a Persuasive Essay, pp. 993–994
• Write a Persuasive Essay, pp. 998–997
• Grammar in Context: Use Transitions, p. 991
• Scoring Rubric, p. 996 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing
• Persuasive Writing • Transitions • Using a Rubric
Student Edition • Writing a Persuasive Paragraph,
219–222 • Problem-Solution Essay
(Analyze Model), pp. 225–226 • Use Transitions, pp. 572–573 • Using a Rubric, pp. 45–56 • Rubric for Persuasive Writing,
pp. 256–257 Net-text
• Persuasive Writing Essay 1 Skillsbook
• Transitions, p. 89 • Paragraph-to-Paragraph
Coherence, p. 90 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Persuasive Writing Warriner’s
• Transitional Words and Phrases, pp. 437–438
Speaking and Listening Workshop: Presenting a Persuasive Speech, pp. 998–999
• Present a Persuasive Speech, pp. 998–999
• Persuasive Speech
Student Edition • Social Studies: Writing a
Campaign Speech, pp. 268–269 • Delivering Your Speech, pp.
428–429
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Reading Strategies Workshop, pp. 1010–1027
• Web Sites, p. 1017 • Primary and Secondary
Sources, p. 1020 • Reference Works and
Databases, p. 1020 • Nonfiction Books, pp. 1021–
1022 • Newspapers and Periodicals,
p. 1023
• Using Web Sites • Using Various
Reference Works
Student Edition • Primary vs. Secondary Sources,
p. 364 • Using the Internet, p. 365–366 • Using the Library, p. 367 • Searching a Computer Catalog,
p. 368 • Searching a Card Catalog, p.
369 • Finding Books, pp. 370–371 • Using Reference Materials, pp.
372–375 • Evaluating Sources, p. 376
Reading Strategies Workshop, pp. 1010–1027
• Terms for the Internet, p. 1013
• Terms for the Library, p. 1018
• Using the Internet • Using the Library
Student Edition • Using the Internet, p. 365–366 • Using the Library, p. 367 • Searching a Computer Catalog,
p. 368 • Searching a Card Catalog, p.
369
Writing Workshop: Research Paper, pp. 1028–1043
• Analyze a Research Paper, pp. 1039–1041
• Write a Research Paper, pp. 1028–1043
• Plan/Prewrite, pp. 1029–1030 • Research, pp. 1031–1035 • Draft, pp. 1036–1037 • Revise, pp. 1038–1041 • Edit and Publish, pp. 1042 • Scoring Rubric, p. 1043 • Language: Punctuate Titles,
p. 1037 • Language: Write Complex
Sentences, p. 1042 Interactive Whiteboard Lesson
• Research Writing
• Writing a Research
Paper • Punctuation: Titles • Write Complex
Sentences
Student Edition • Analyzing a Research Report,
pp. 382–386 • Prewriting, pp. 387–395 • Writing, pp. 396–404 • Revising, pp. 405–406 • Editing, pp. 407–408 • Publishing, pp. 409–410 • Scoring Rubric, pp. 45–56 • Complex Sentences, pp. 249,
517 • Punctuate Titles, pp. 600–601
Interactive Whiteboard Lesson • Research Writing
Net-text • Research Report
Skillsbook • Writing Complex Sentences 1,
2, and 3, pp. 123–128 • Writing Complex Sentences
Review, pp. 129–130 • Quotation Marks and Italics,
pp. 33–34 Warriner’s
• Complex Sentences, pp. 135, 425, 435, 486
• Titles, pp. 279–280, 320
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Holt McDougal Literature Grade 7, Unit 9 Instruction
Writing Form and Language Skills Common
Focus
Write Source Reinforcement/Additional
Instruction (Print and Online)
Online-only resources in Italics.
Create a Wiki, pp. 1044–1045 • Create a Wiki, pp. 1044–1045
• Writing with
Technology
Student Edition • Developing a Multimedia
Presentation, pp. 411–415
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