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Stepping Up with Literacy Place Curriculum Correlation with Alberta Grade 7 English Language Arts Curriculum

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Specific Outcome Statements Scholastic Stepping Up with Literacy Place

Grade 7 General Outcome 1 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences. 1. 1 Discover and explore Express ideas and develop understanding • Extend understanding of ideas and

information by finding and exploring oral, print and other media texts on related topics and themes

Program and Planning Guide pages 8 -11, 14, 20, 21, 44 – 46, 90 – 92, 94, 95 All Strategy Units All Book Club Units

• Express personal understandings of ideas and information based on prior knowledge, experiences with others and a variety of oral, print and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide pages 86 - 89 All Strategy Units All Book Club Units

• Reflect on own observations and experiences to understand and develop oral, print and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide pages 78, 81, 82 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 19, 31, 35, 44, 51, 58, 65, 84 The Big Picture pages 29, 35, 42, 47, 52, 57, 74 Environmental Choices pages 19, 20, 23, 26, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 67, 78, 86 Laugh Out Loud! pages 26, 33, 41, 46, 51, 57, 78 Mixed Messages pages 28, 33, 41, 53, 59 Surviving Extremes pages 26, 31, 39, 46, 53, 61, 87 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 25, 25, 47, 52, 57, History Comes Alive pages 19, 58 This Is Who I Am page 25


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Specific Outcome Statements Scholastic Stepping Up with Literacy Place Grade 7

Experiment with language and forms • Discuss and respond to ways that

content and forms of oral, print and other media texts interact to influence understanding

Program and Planning Guide pages 12, 13, 57, 86, 87 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 20, 27, 29 – 32, 67 - 69 The Big Picture pages 18, 24, 26, 65 Environmental Choices pages 16, 17, 21 – 26, 70, 71, 74, 78 Laugh Out Loud! pages 18, 23, 25 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 19, 20, 23 - 25, 26, 32, 33, 36 – 42, 44 – 46, 48, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 20, 27, 31, 33, 35 – 42, 45 – 49, 51 - 53 This Is Who I Am pages 18, 19, 27, 28, 31 – 34, 36 – 39, 41 - 46

Express preferences • Explore and assess oral, print and

other media texts recommended by others

Program and Planning Guide pages 11, 87 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 19, 27, 29 – 31, 42, 43, 49, 56, 57, 63, 64 The Big Picture pages 18, 26, 42, 51, 52, 57 Environmental Choices pages 3, 5, 23, 24, 40 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23, 25, 26, 33 Mixed Messages 22 – 24, 27, 31, 39, 51, 52, 59, 86 Surviving Extremes pages 23, 35, 37, 53, 59 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 17, 20, 23 – 26, 31 - 33, 35, 36, 38 - 41, 44 - 46, 48, 50 – 52, 55, 57 History Comes Alive pages 20, 23, 24, 35, 39 – 41, 45, 49, 49 This Is Who I Am pages 18 – 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 37, 39, 44, 45, 52


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Grade 7 Set goals • Use appropriate terminology to

discuss developing personal language learning and use

Program and Planning Guide pages 87, 88 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 28, 74, 83 The Big Picture pages 66, 67 Environmental Choices pages 27, 30, 33, 76, 77, 83 Laugh Out Loud! pages 34, 57, 70 – 73, 77 Mixed Messages pages 73 – 75 Surviving Extremes pages 79 – 81, 86

1.2 Clarify and Extend Consider the ideas of others • Listen and respond constructively

to alternative ideas or opinions Program and Planning Guide pages 12, 13, 57, 86, 87 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 20, 27, 29 – 32, 67 - 69 The Big Picture pages 18, 24, 26, 65 Environmental Choices pages 16, 17, 21 – 26, 70, 71, 74, 78 Laugh Out Loud! pages 18, 23, 25 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 19, 20, 23 - 25, 26, 32, 33, 36 – 42, 44 – 46, 48, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 20, 27, 31, 33, 35 – 42, 45 – 49, 51 - 53 This Is Who I Am pages 18, 19, 27, 28, 31 – 34, 36 – 39, 41 - 46


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Grade 7 Combine ideas • Use talk, writing and representing

to examine, clarify and assess understanding of ideas, information and experiences

Program and Planning Guide pages 11, 46 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 19, 28, 31, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 64 The Big Picture pages 18, 26, 34, 41, 46, 51, 52, 55 Environmental Choices pages 31, 57, 59, 71 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23, 33 Mixed Messages pages 23, 26, 30, 37, 44, 51, 57, 59, 60 Surviving Extremes pages 23, 26, 30, 31, 37, 39, 44, 51, 57, 59, 60 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 17, 24, 25, 31, 36, 41, 42, 44, 51, 52 History Comes Alive pages 31, 33, 36 – 38, 40, 45, 49 This Is Who I Am pages 22, 28, 35, 37, 44 - 46

Extend understanding • Talk with others to elaborate ideas,

and ask specific questions to seek helpful feedback

Program and Planning Guide pages 86 - 89 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 18, 19, 25, 71, 84 The Big Picture page 64 Environmental Choices page 21 Laugh Out Loud! page 65 Mixed Message page 70 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 29, 54, 57, 69 History Comes Alive pages 31, 33, 42, 44 This Is Who I Am pages 40, 55, 57, 60


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Grade 7 General Outcome 2 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts. 2.1 Use Strategies and Cues Use prior knowledge • Select and focus relevant ideas

from personal experiences and prior knowledge to understand new ideas and information

Program and Planning Guide pages 5, 87, 107 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 29 – 31, 75 The Big Picture pages 18, 26 Environmental Choices pages 17, 18, 23, 24, 38, 51, 58, 68, 72 – 75, 79, 86 Laugh Out Loud! pages 19, 23, 25 Mixed Messages pages 69 – 72, 75 - 78 Surviving Extremes page 19 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 23 – 25, 32, 33, 38 -41, 44 – 46, 48, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 20, 35, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49 This Is Who I Am page 34

• Use expectations and preferences developed during previous reading experiences to select and read new texts with purpose

Program and Planning Guide page 55

Use comprehension strategies • Identify, connect and summarize in

own words, the main ideas from two or more sources on the same topic

Program and Planning Guide pages 10, 91, 92 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 19, 27, 35, 42, 44, 49, 51, 56, 58, 63, 65 The Big Picture pages 28, 52, 57 Environmental Choices pages 57, 59, 71 Laugh Out Loud! pages 33, 51 Mixed Messages pages 41, 47, 53, 59, 86 Surviving Extremes pages 17, 23, 26, 31, 37, 46, 61, 70, 87 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 20, 26, 30, 36, 40, 41, 43, 45


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Grade 7 Use comprehension strategies

(continued) • Identify, connect and summarize in

own words, the main ideas from two or more sources on the same topic

History Comes Alive pages 20, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 56 This Is Who I Am page 45

• Use concept mapping and mental rehearsal to remember main ideas and relevant details

Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 18 – 24, 31, 35 The Big Picture pages 18, 19, 28 – 30, 35, 63 Environmental Choices pages 17 – 20, 26, 31, 61, 68 Laugh Out Loud! pages 27, 34, 61, 62, 65, 66 Mixed Messages pages 17 – 20, 29, 34 Surviving Extremes pages 17, 19, 27, 31 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 20, 26, 30, 36, 40, 41, 43, 45 History Comes Alive pages 27, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49 – 51, 53, 55 This Is Who I Am pages 21, 28

• Adjust reading rate and strategies to account for changes in structural features of texts and complexity of content

All Strategy Units All Book Club Units

Use textual cues • Identify and use visual and textual

cues, such as numbers, bullets and words; for example, first/then/next, before/after, on the one hand/on the other hand and if/then, that signal organizational patterns in print and other media texts, to enhance understanding of ideas and information

Program and Planning Guide page 100 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 40, 54, 61, 70 The Big Picture pages 40, 61, 62 Environmental Choices pages 36, 43, 49, 56 Laugh Out Loud! pages 44, 54, 62, 63 Mixed Messages pages 38, 44, 50, 65 Surviving Extremes pages 35, 42, 49, 50, 56, 57, 73, 74 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 23, 50, 59, 68 History Comes Alive pages 57, 60, 61 This Is Who I Am pages 22, 50, 59


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Grade 7 • Identify and use effectively and

efficiently, structural features of textbooks, such as tables of contents and indices, to access ideas and

information and to read with purpose

Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 32, 33, 40, 47, 54, 61 The Big Picture pages 32, 40 Environmental Choices pages 29, 36, 37, 43, 49, 56 Laugh Out Loud! pages 29, 31, 34, 39, 44, 48, 49, 54 Mixed Messages pages 23, 31, 37, 38, 44, 50, 56, 63 - 65 Surviving Extremes pages 22, 23, 27, 29, 35, 36, 42, 44, 49, 51, 52, 56, 57, 59 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 22, 23, 49, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 18 – 20, 57 This Is Who I Am pages 18, 22

Use phonics and structure analysis • Apply, flexibly, knowledge of

phonics, sight vocabulary, structural analysis, language and context clues, depending on the purpose and rate of reading

Program and Planning Guide pages 30 – 40 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 28, 36 – 38, 76 - 78 The Big Picture pages 35 – 38, 69, 70 Environmental Choices pages 31 – 34, 80, 81 Laugh Out Loud! pages 35 – 37, 75 Mixed Messages pages 34 – 36, 79 - 81 Surviving Extremes pages 32, 33, 71, 72, 82, 83 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 26 – 28, 52, 53, 70 - 72 History Comes Alive pages 15, 16, 25, 26, 71, 72 This Is Who I Am pages 25, 26, 54, 55, 65, 66 The Writer’s Handbook pages 15, 16


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Grade 7 Use references • Skim and scan reference materials

to confirm the spellings or locate the meanings of unfamiliar words

Program and Planning Guide page 17 Strategy Units: Environmental Choices pages 27, 81 Surviving Extremes pages 77, 79 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 46, 47, 52 - 54 This Is Who I Am pages 54, 55 The Writer’s Handbook pages 32 - 33

2.2 Respond to Texts Experience various texts • Experience oral, print and other

media texts from a variety of cultural traditions and genres, such as journals , nature programs, short stories, poetry, letters, CDROM programs, mysteries, historical fiction, drawings and prints

All Strategy Units All Book Club Units

2.2 Respond to Texts • Justify own point of view about

oral, print and other media texts, using evidence from texts

Program and Planning Guide page 87 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 29 - 31 The Big Picture pages 18, 26 Environmental Choices pages 23, 24 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23, 25 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 23 – 25, 32, 33, 38 -41, 44 – 46, 48, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 20, 35, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49 This Is Who I Am page 34


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Grade 7 Experience various texts • Organize interpretations of oral,

print and other media texts around two or three key ideas

Program and Planning Guide pages 16, 17, 96 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 7, 18 – 24, 31, 69 - 71 The Big Picture pages 18 – 21, 30, 62 - 64 Environmental Choices pages 12, 72 - 76 Laugh Out Loud! pages 18 – 21, 27, 64 – 66, 68 Mixed Messages pages 16 – 19, 29, 67 – 72, 74 Surviving Extremes pages 16 – 18, 27, 74 - 77 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 61 – 64, 67 History Comes Alive pages 61 - 64 This Is Who I Am pages 59, 60 The Writer’s Handbook pages 4, 7 - 12

• Predict and discuss the consequences of events or characters’ actions, based on information in oral, print and other media texts

Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 29, 32, 39, 42, 43, 56 Environmental Choices pages 2, 28 – 31, 37, 38, 44, 50, 51, 56, 57, 71 Laugh Out Loud! pages 21, 26, 33 Mixed Messages page 23 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 25, 26, 32, 40, 42, 44, 46, 51, 52 History Comes Alive pages 23, 31, 33, 35, 36, 39, 40, 49 This Is Who I Am pages 23, 24, 27, 31, 44, 45

Construct meaning from texts • Compare the choices and

behaviours of characters portrayed in oral, print and other media texts with those of self and others

Program and Planning Guide pages 106, 107 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 19, 31, 42, 49 The Big Picture pages 27, 34, 52 34 Environmental Choices pages 26, 39, 44, 58 Laugh Out Loud! page 40 Mixed Messages page 47 Book Club Units:


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Follow the Evidence pages 34, 39, 46 History Comes Alive page 23


Grade 7 Construct meaning from texts

(continued) • Compare the choices and

behaviours of characters portrayed in oral, print and other media texts with those of self and others

This Is Who I Am pages 23, 25, 31, 32, 41, 45, 52

• Analyze how plot develops; the connection between plot and subplot; and the interrelationship of plot, setting and characters

Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 29, 32, 39, 42, 43, 56, 62, 63 Laugh Out Loud! pages 21, 26 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 25, 26, 31, 40, 42, 44, 46, 51, 52 History Comes Alive pages 23, 31, 33, 35, 36, 39, 40, 49 This Is Who I Am pages 23, 24, 27, 31, 44, 45

• Identify and explain conflict, and discuss how it develops and may be resolved

Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 26 – 28, 46 Laugh Out Loud!! Pages 61 - 63 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 33, 36, 40, 55 History Comes Alive pages 20 – 22, 33, 39, 41, 49, 53 This Is Who I Am pages 19, 37, 43, 44

• Develop, clarify and defend own interpretation, based on evidence from the text with support from own experiences

Program and Planning Guide pages 8, 12, 86, 87 Strategy Units Behind the Music page 27 The Big Picture pages 18, 24, 65 Environmental Choices pages 25, 26, 70 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23, 25 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 19, 23, 26, 37 History Comes Alive pages 33, 42, 46 This Is Who I Am pages 27, 28, 31, - 34, 45, 46


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Grade 7 Appreciate the artistry of texts • Discuss how techniques, such as

colour, shape, composition, suspense, foreshadowing and flashback, are used to communicate meaning and enhance effects in oral, print and other media texts

Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 32, 33, 40, 47, 54, 61 The Big Picture pages 26, 32, 40, 44, 51 Environmental Choices pages 29, 36, 37, 43, 49, 56 Laugh Out Loud! pages 29, 31, 34, 39, 41, 44, 46, 48, 49, 54, 55, 68 Mixed Messages pages 23, 31, 37, 38, 44, 50, 56, 63 - 65 Surviving Extremes pages 22, 23, 27, 29, 35, 36, 42, 44, 49, 51, 52, 56, 57, 59 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 22, 23, 49, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 18 – 21, 27, 31, 36, 37, 40, 57 This Is Who I Am pages 18, 22, 34, 36, 54, 55, 62

• Identify and explain the usefulness, and effectiveness and limitations of various forms of oral, print and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide page 87 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 29 - 31 The Big Picture pages 18, 26 Environmental Choices pages 23, 24 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23, 25 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 23 – 25, 32, 33, 38 -41, 44 – 46, 48, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 20, 35, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49 This Is Who I Am page 34


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Appreciate the artistry of texts • Reflect on, revise and elaborate on

initial impressions of oral, print and other media texts, through subsequent reading, listening and viewing activities

Program and Planning Guide pages 17, 96, 97, 99 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 62, 69 - 76 The Big Picture pages 61 – 79 Environmental Choices pages 19, 70 - 79 Laugh Out Loud! pages 61 - 74 Mixed Messages pages 63 - 79 Surviving Extremes pages 73 - 82 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 64 - 66 History Comes Alive pages 62 – 65, 70 This Is Who I Am pages 61 – 63 The Writer’s Handbook pages 13 - 30

Understand forms and genres • Identify various forms and genres

of oral, print and other media texts, and describe key characteristics of each

Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 26, 32, 39, 40, 46, 47, 53, 54, 61, 70 The Big Picture pages 24, 31, 40, 41, 50, 61, 62 Environmental Choices pages 21, 24, 28, 35, 42, 48, 55, 63, 71 Laugh Out Loud! pages 28, 29, 54, 62, 63 Mixed Messages pages 30, 37, 44, 50, 56, 65 Surviving Extremes pages 21, 22, 35, 42, 49, 50, 56, 57, 74 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 10, 51, 59 History Comes Alive pages 50, 60, 61 This Is Who I Am pages 58, 59 The Writer’s Handbook pages 5, 6

• Identify the characteristics of a different types of media texts

Program and Planning Guide pages 107, 108 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 33, 34, 40, 47 The Big Picture pages 33, 34 Environmental Choices pages 45, 65 Mixed Messages pages 23, 35, 26, 28, 41, 44, 45, 47


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Grade 7 Understand techniques and elements • Discuss connections among plot

and subplot, main and supporting characters, main idea and them in a variety of oral, print and other media texts

Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 29, 32, 39, 42, 43, 56 Laugh Out Loud! pages 21, 26 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 25, 26, 31, 40, 42, 44, 46, 51, 52 History Comes Alive pages 23, 31, 33, 35, 36, 39, 40, 49 This Is Who I Am pages 23, 24, 27, 31, 44, 45

Understand techniques and elements • Identify the narrator’s perspective,

and explain how it affects the overall meaning of a text

Program and Planning Guide page 92 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 31 The Big Picture pages 3, 7, 17, 18, 23, 29, 32 – 35, 40, 42, 45 – 47, 50 – 52, 55 – 57, 59, 60, 74 Environmental Choices pages 26, 29, 74 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23, 44 Mixed Messages pages 16, 17, 22 – 24, 26 – 29, 31 – 33, 38 – 41, 44 – 47, 50 – 53, 56 – 59, 61, 62, 86 Surviving Extremes pages 23, 26, 30, 37, 39, 44, 46, 53, 60, 70, 87 Book Club Units: History Comes Alive pages 30, 31, 39

• Identify and explain how narrative hooks, foreshadowing, flashback suspense and surprise endings contribute to the effectiveness of plot development

Strategy Units: The Big Picture page 26 Laugh Out Loud! pages 46, 55 Mixed Messages pages 23 Book Club Unit: This Is Who I Am pages 27, 34, 36 The Writer’s Handbook page 20

• Explain how sound and image work together to create effects in media texts

Program and Planning Guide page 108 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 40, 47 The Big Picture page 33 Mixed Messages pages 23, 26, 28, 45


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Grade 7 Experiment with language • Explore surprising and playful uses

of language and visuals in popular culture, such as cartoons, animated films and limericks; explain ways in which imagery and figurative language, such as simile, convey meaning

Program and Planning Guide page 93 Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 25, 51 Environmental Choices pages 29, 36, 37, 43, 49, 56 Laugh Out Loud! pages 30, 34, 39, 41, 45, 46, 49, 51, 54, 55 Book Club Units: History Comes Alive pages 31, 36, 37, 40 This Is Who I Am pages 55, 62

2.4 Create Original Text Generate Ideas • Choose appropriate strategies for

generating ideas and focusing topics for oral, print and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide pages 16, 17, 96 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 69, 70 The Big Picture page 63 Environmental Choices page 72 Laugh Out Loud! page 64 Mixed Messages page 67 Surviving Extremes pages 74, 75 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 61, 62 History Comes Alive page 61 This Is Who I Am page 59 The Writer’s Handbook pages 7 - 12


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Grade 7 Elaborate on the expression of ideas • Use suspense, exaggeration,

foreshadowing, dialogue and description to show rising action and develop conflict

Program and Planning Guide page 99 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 73 The Big Picture page 66 Environmental Choices pages 74, 75 Laugh Out Loud! page 71 Mixed Messages pages 73, 74 Surviving Extremes page 79 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 65 This Is Who I Am page 62 The Writer’s Handbook page 15

Structure texts • Create oral, print and other media

texts that are unified by point of view, carefully developed plot and endings consistent with previous events

Program and Planning Guide pages 87, 88, 101 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 18 – 24, 31, 71 The Big Picture pages 18 - 21, 30, 62 Environmental Choices pages 3, 17, 21 – 26, 68, 70, 72 - 74, 78, 79 Laugh Out Loud! page 34 Mixed Messages pages 16 – 19, 29, 68, 69 Surviving Extremes pages 16 – 18, 27, 76 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages, 29, 63 History Comes Alive pages 62, 63 This Is Who I Am page 60 The Writer’s Handbook page 9


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Grade 7 Structure texts Create a variety of oral, print and other media texts to explore ideas related to particular topics or themes

Program and Planning Guide pages 5, 16, 17, 96, 107 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 7, 18 – 24, 31, 69 – 71, 75 The Big Picture pages 18 – 21, 30, 62 - 64 Environmental Choices pages 12, 17, 18, 38, 51, 58, 68, 72 – 76, 79, 86 Laugh Out Loud! pages 18 – 21, 27, 64 – 66, 68 Mixed Messages pages 16 – 19, 29, 67 – 72, 74 - 78 Surviving Extremes pages 16 – 19, 27, 74 - 77 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 61 – 64, 67 History Comes Alive pages 61 - 64 This Is Who I Am pages 59, 60 The Writer’s Handbook pages 4, 7 - 12

Structure texts General Outcome 3 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information Focus attention • Consider audience purpose, point

of view and form when focusing topics for investigation

Program and Planning Guide pages 16, 17, 96 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 20, 69 The Big Picture page 63 Environmental Choices pages 72 - 74 Laugh Out Loud! page 65 Mixed Messages pages 71, 72 Surviving Extremes page 75 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 61, 63, 64 History Comes Alive page 61 This Is Who I Am pages 59, 60 The Writer’s Handbook page 4


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Grade 7 Focus attention • Use note-taking, outlining or

representing to summarize important ideas and information in oral, print and other media texts


Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 18 – 24, 31, 71 The Big Picture pages 18 – 21, 30, 62 Environmental Choices pages 72, 73 Laugh Out Loud! pages 18 – 21, 27 65 Mixed Messages pages 16 – 19, 29, 68, 69 Surviving Extremes pages 16 – 18, 27, 76 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 63 History Comes Alive pages 62, 63 This Is Who I Am page 60 The Writer’s Handbook page 9

Determine information needs • Discuss the types of sources of

information appropriate for topic, audience, form, purpose and point of view

Program and Planning Guide page 17 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 71 The Big Picture page 64 Environmental Choices pages 75, 76 Laugh Out Loud! page 68 Mixed Messages page 74 Surviving Extremes page 76 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 64, 67 History Comes Alive page 64 This Is Who I Am page 60 The Writer’s Handbook pages 17 - 19


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Grade 7 Plan to gather information • Plan and organize date collection

based on instructions, explanations and pre-established parameters



3.2 Select and Process Use a variety of sources • Obtain information from a variety

of sources, such as adults, peers, advertisements, magazines, lyrics, formal interviews, almanacs, broadcasts and videos, to explore research questions




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Grade 7 3.2 Select and Process Access information • Use a variety of tools and text

features, such as headings, subheadings, topic sentences, summaries, staging and pacing and highlighting, to access information

Program and Planning Guide page 93 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 40, 47, 54, 61 The Big Picture page 22 Environmental Choices pages 36, 43, 49 Laugh Out Loud! pages 28, 39, 44, 49, 54 Mixed Messages pages 21, 32, 38, 44, 50, 56 Surviving Extremes pages 22, 29, 35, 42, 49, 50, 56, 57 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 23

Access information • Distinguish between fact and

opinion, and follow the development of argument and opinion

Program and Planning Guide page 87 Strategy Units Behind the Music page 35 The Big Picture pages 65 Environmental Choices pages 22, 43, 46, 47, 75 Surviving Extremes pages 23, 30, 44, 59

• Scan to locate specific information quickly; summarize and record information useful for research purposes

Program and Planning Guide page 90 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 32 Environmental Choices pages 17, 26, 36 Laugh Out Loud! pages 28 Mixed Messages pages 30 Surviving Extremes pages 42, 56 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 22, 39


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Grade 7 Evaluate sources • Use pre-established criteria to

evaluate the usefulness of a variety of information sources in terms of their structure and purpose


3.3 Organize, Record and Evaluate Organize information • Organize ideas and information by

selecting or developing categories appropriate to a particular topic and purpose

Program and Planning Guide page 97 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 70 The Big Picture page 64 Environmental Choices pages 72, 73 Laugh Out Loud! pages 64, 65 Mixed Messages pages 70, 71 Surviving Extremes pages 76, 77 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 62, 63 History Comes Alive pages 62, 63 This Is Who I Am page 60 The Writer’s Handbook pages 9 – 12

Organize information • Produce oral, print or other media

texts with well-developed and well-linked ideas and sections

Program and Planning Guide page 107 Strategy Units: Environmental Choices pages 17, 18, 38, 51, 58, 68, 72 – 75, 79, 86 Mixed Messages pages 69 – 72, 75 - 78 Surviving Extremes page 19


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Grade 7 Record information • Make notes, using headings and

subheadings or graphic organizers appropriate to a topic; reference sources

Program and Planning Guide pages 8, 86, 101 Strategy Units Behind the Music pages 18, 20, 31, 35, 70 The Big Picture pages 18, 19, 28–30, 35, 63, 65 Environmental Choices pages 17, 21, 37, 38, 41, 47, 54, 60, 61, 69, 73 Laugh Out Loud! pages 27, 34, 61, 62, 64 - 66 Mixed Messages pages 70, 71 Surviving Extremes pages 76, 77 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 19, 23, 26, 37, 62, 63 History Comes Alive pages 33, 42, 46, 62, 63 This Is Who I Am pages 27, 28, 31, - 34, 45, 46, 60 The Writer’s Handbook pages 9 - 12

• Reflect on ideas and information to form own opinions with evidence to support them

Program and Planning Guide pages 45, 91 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 29 – 31, 35, 36, 41, 42, 48, 49, 55, 56, 63, 64 The Big Picture pages 27 – 29, 34, 41, 46, 51, 55 Environmental Choices pages 30, 38, 44, 51, 57, 66 Laugh Out Loud! pages 24, 26, 30 – 33, 40, 45, 50, 55, 56 Mixed Messages pages 24, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 39, 40, 45, 46, 51, 52, 57, 58 Surviving Extremes pages 23, 24, 26, 30, 31, 37, 44, 45, 51, 52, 58 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 18, 21, 22, 24 – 26, 30 – 33, 35 – 37, 39, 41 – 48, 52 History Comes Alive pages 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 30 – 51, 53 This Is Who I Am pages 19, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 32 – 35, 37, 39, 42 – 48, 52 - 54


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Record information • Compare, contrast and combine

ideas and information from several sources

Program and Planning Guide page 17 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 70 The Big Picture pages 52, 64 Environmental Choices pages 72, 73 Laugh Out Loud! pages 64, 65 Mixed Messages pages 70, 71 Surviving Extremes pages 43, 76, 77 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 62, 63 History Comes Alive pages 62, 63 This Is Who I Am page 60 The Writer’s Handbook pages 9 - 12

Evaluate information • Assess if the amount and quality of

gathered information is appropriate to purpose and audience; address information gaps


• Connect new information with prior knowledge to build new understanding

Program and Planning Guide pages 86 - 89 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 18, 19, 25, 71, 84 The Big Picture page 64 Environmental Choices page 21 Laugh Out Loud! page 65 Mixed Message page 70


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Evaluate information (continued) • Connect new information with

prior knowledge to build new understanding

Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 29, 54, 57, 69 History Comes Alive pages 31, 33, 42, 44 This Is Who I Am pages 40, 55, 57, 60

3.4 Share and Review Share ideas and information • Communicate ideas and

information in a variety of oral, print and other media texts, such as reports, autobiographies, brochures and video presentations

Program and Planning Guide pages 5, 16, 17, 107 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 69 - 76 The Big Picture pages 61 – 70 Environmental Choices pages 17, 18, 38, 51, 58, 68, 72 – 75, 79, 86 Laugh Out Loud! pages 61 – 74, 69 – 72, 75 - 78 Mixed Messages pages 63 - 78 Surviving Extremes page 19

• Use appropriate visual, print and/or other media effectively to inform and engage the audience

Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 23 Mixed Messages pages 76 - 78 Book Club Units: This Is Who I Am page 56

Review research process • Identify strengths and areas for

improvement in personal research skills

Program and Planning Guide page 108 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 75, 76, 82, 83 The Big Picture pages 69, 73 Environmental Choices pages 78, 79 Laugh Out Loud! pages 74, 77 Mixed Messages pages 78, 79, 85 Surviving Extremes pages 82, 86 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 69, 60, 82 History Comes Alive pages 70, 71, 75 This Is Who I Am pages 64, 65


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Grade 7 General Outcome 4 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication 4.1 Enhance and improve Appraise own and others’ work • Identify particular content features

that enhance the effectiveness of published oral, print and other media texts

Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 27, 32, 33, 40, 47, 54, 61 The Big Picture pages 32, 40 Environmental Choices pages 29, 36, 37, 43, 49, 56 Laugh Out Loud! pages 29, 31, 34, 39, 44, 48, 49, 54 Mixed Messages pages 23, 31, 37, 38, 44, 50, 56, 63 - 65 Surviving Extremes pages 22, 23, 27, 29, 35, 36, 42, 44, 49, 51, 52, 56, 57, 59 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 22, 23, 49, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 18 – 20, 57 This Is Who I Am pages 18, 22

• Incorporate particular content features of effective texts into own oral, print and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide pages 110, 107 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 75 The Big Picture page 68 Environmental Choices pages 17, 18, 38, 51, 58, 68, 72 - 75, 78, 79 Laugh Out Loud! page 74 Mixed Messages pages 75 - 78 Surviving Extremes page 19 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 69 History Comes Alive page 70 This Is Who I Am page 64 The Writer’s Handbook pages 38, 39


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Grade 7 Revise and edit • Revise introductions, conclusions

and the order of ideas and information to add coherence and clarify meaning

Program and Planning Guide page 17 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 69, 70 The Big Picture pages 63, 64 Environmental Choices pages 72, 73 Laugh Out Loud! pages 64, 65 Mixed Messages pages 67 - 69 Surviving Extremes page 75 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 62 History Comes Alive page 62 This Is Who I Am page 59 The Writer’s Handbook pages 7 - 12

• Revise to eliminate unnecessary repetition of words and ideas

Program and Planning Guide page 101 Strategy Unit: The Big Picture page 66

• Use paragraphs, appropriately, to organize narrative and expository texts

Program and Planning Guide page 97 Strategy Units: The Big Picture page 65 Environmental Choices page 74 Surviving Extremes pages 73, 77, 78 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 63, 65 The Writer’s Handbook pages 13, 14, 17, 18, 28


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Grade 7 Enhance legibility • Choose and use printing, cursive

writing or word processing, depending on the task, audience and purpose

Program and Planning Guide page 110 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 75 The Big Picture page 68 Environmental Choices pages 78, 79 Laugh Out Loud! page 74 Mixed Messages pages 75 - 78 Surviving Extremes pages 81, 82 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 69 History Comes Alive page 70 This Is Who I Am page 64 The Writer’s Handbook pages 38, 39

• Identify how the format of documents enhances the presentation of content

Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 26, 27, 32, 47, 54, 60 - 62 The Big Picture pages 31, 33, 40, 44, 45, 49, 50 Environmental Choices pages 36, 43, 49, 56 Laugh Out Loud! pages 28 , 29, 38, 39, 43, 44, 48, 49, 54 Mixed Messages pages 23, 37, 38, 44, 50, 56 Surviving Extremes pages 28, 29, 34, 35, 41, 42, 48 – 50, 55, 56 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 16, 23, 49, 50 History Comes Alive pages 20, 57 This Is Who I Am pages 24, 49, 50

Expand knowledge of language • Identify differences between

standard English and slang, colloquialism or jargon, and explain how these differences affect meaning

Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 37, 38 Environmental Choices pages 27, 81 Laugh Out Loud! page 71 Mixed Messages page 72 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 47


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Grade 7 Expand knowledge of language • Identify and explain figurative and

metaphorical use of language in context

Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 26, 44, 51 Laugh Out Loud! pages 41, 46, 55 Book Club Units: History Comes Alive pages 21, 27, 31, 36, 37, 40 This Is Who I Am pages 34, 36, 54, 55, 62

4.2 Attend to Conventions Attend to grammar and usage • Use a variety of subordinate

clauses correctly and appropriately in own writing

Strategy Units: Environmental Choices page 76 Laugh Out Loud! pages 73, 75 Book Club Units: History Comes Alive page 69 The Writer’s Handbook page 28

• Use correct subject-verb agreement in sentences with compound subjects

Program and Planning Guide page 109 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 73, 74 Book Club Units: History Comes Alive pages 68 The Writer’s Handbook pages 27, 28

Attend to grammar and usage • Distinguish between formal and

informal conventions of oral and written language, and use each appropriately, depending on the context, audience and purpose

Program and Planning Guide pages 87, 88 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 71 The Big Picture page 21 Environmental Choices pages 3, 17, 21 – 26, 68, 70, 72, 74, 78, 79 Laugh Out Loud! page 34 Book Club Unit: Follow the Evidence page 29


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Grade 7 Attend to grammar and usage • Identify and use common

subjective and objective forms of pronouns, appropriately and correctly in own writing

Strategy Units: Mixed Messages page 74 Surviving Extremes pages 79, 80, 82, 83 The Writer’s Handbook pages 24 – 27, 34

Attend to spelling • Use reference materials to confirm

spellings and to solve spelling problems when editing and proofreading

Program and Planning Guide page 17 Strategy Units: Environmental Choices pages 27, 81 Surviving Extremes page 79 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 46, 47, 52 - 54 History Comes Alive pages This Is Who I Am pages 54, 55 The Writer’s Handbook pages 32 - 33

Attend to spelling • Extend spelling vocabulary to

include words frequently used in literature, but infrequently used in oral and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide pages 17, 32, 33, 36 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 76, 77 The Big Picture pages 69, 70 Environmental Choices pages 80, 81 Laugh Out Loud page 75 Mixed Messages pages 79, 80 Surviving Extremes pages 82, 83 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 26 – 29, 70, 71 History Comes Alive pages 15, 16, 25, 26, 71, 72 This Is Who I Am pages 25, 26, 65, 66 The Writer’s Handbook pages 15, 35


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Grade 7 Attend to spelling • Apply specific and effective

strategies for learning and remembering the correct spelling of words in own writing

Program and Planning Guide pages 17, 30 – 36 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 36 – 38, 76 - 78 The Big Picture pages 35, 36, 69, 70 Environmental Choices pages 31 – 33, 80, 81 Laugh Out Loud! pages 35, 36, 75 Mixed Messages pages 79 - 81 Surviving Extremes pages 32, 33, 82, 83 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 70, 71 History Comes Alive pages 25, 26, 71, 72 This Is Who I Am pages 65 - 67 The Writer’s Handbook pages 15, 16

Attend to capitalization and punctuation • Use periods and commas with

quotation marks that indicate direct speech before lists, to separate in own writing

Program and Planning Guide page 110 Strategy Units: Laugh Out Loud! page 73 The Writer’s Handbook pages 36, 37

• Use commas to separate phrases and clauses in own writing

Program and Planning Guide page 110 Strategy Units: The Big Picture page 67 Environmental Choices pages 76, 77 Laugh Out Loud! page 73 Surviving Extremes page 79 Book Club Units: History Comes Alive pages 69 The Writer’s Handbook pages 29, 30, 32, 34, 36


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Grade 7 Attend to capitalization and punctuation • Use quotation marks to identify

information taken from secondary sources in own writing

Strategy Units: Surviving Extremes pages 80, 81

4.3 Present and Share Present information • Present ideas and opinions

confidently, but without dominating the discussion, during small group activities and short, whole class sessions


Enhance presentation • Clarify and support ideas or

opinions with details, visuals or media techniques

Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 23 Mixed Messages pages 76 - 78 Book Club Units: This Is Who I Am page 56

Use effective oral and visual communication • Identify and use explicit techniques

to arouse and maintain interest and to convince the audience

Program and Planning Guide pages 86 - 88 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 67, 68 The Big Picture pages 59, 60, 74 Environmental Choices pages 17, 18 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23 – 27, 34, 46, 51, 78 Mixed Messages page 16 Surviving Extremes pages 16, 17, 87 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 23 History Comes Alive page 21 This Is Who I Am page 23


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Grade 7 Demonstrate attentive listening and viewing • Listen and view attentively to

organize and classify information and to carry out multistep instructions


Demonstrate attentive listening and viewing • Ask questions or make comments

that elicit additional information, probe different aspects of ideas, and clarify understanding

Program and Planning Guide pages 8, 12, 86, 87 Strategy Units Behind the Music page 27 The Big Picture pages 18, 24, 65 Environmental Choices pages 25, 26, 70 Laugh Out Loud! pages 23, 25 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 19, 23, 26, 37 History Comes Alive pages 33, 42, 46 This Is Who I Am pages 27, 28, 31, - 34, 45, 46

5.1 Respect Others and Strengthen Community Appreciate diversity • Discuss how ideas, people,

experiences and cultural traditions are portrayed in oral, print and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide page 106 All Strategy Units All Book Clubs


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Grade 7 Appreciate diversity • Explain how differing perspectives

and unique reactions expand understanding

Program and Planning Guide pages 10, 44, 47, 90, 91 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 19, 26, 27, 32, 33, 39, 42, 46, 47, 49, 53, 54, 56, 60, 61, 63 The Big Picture pages 23, 24, 27, 31, 34, 39, 40, 44, 49, 54, 55 Environmental Choices pages 3 – 7, 9, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 28, 31, 32, 35, 40, 42 – 44, 48, 55, 63, 66 Laugh Out Loud! pages 22, 28, 29, 31, 38, 43, 48, 53 Mixed Messages pages 21, 22, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49 55 – 59, 86 Surviving Extremes pages 21, 28, 30, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 44, 48, 49, 5, 53 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 14 – 17, 25, 31, 34 – 36, 39, 41, 42, 44, 55 History Comes Alive pages 20, 23, 24, 38, 40, 41 This Is Who I Am pages 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37 – 39, 41 – 46, 52

Relate texts to culture • Identify and discuss recurring

themes in oral, print and other media texts from diverse cultures and communities

Program and Planning Guide: pages 87, 88 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 46 The Big Picture pages 21, 26 Environmental Choices page 36 Laugh Out Loud! pages 22 – 24, 34 Mixed Messages page 46

Celebrate accomplishments and events • Select and use appropriate form

and tone for specific audiences to celebrate special events and accomplishments

Program and Planning Guide: pages 87, 88 Strategy Units: The Big Picture pages 21, 26


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Grade 7 Use language to show respect • Demonstrate respect for diverse

ideas, cultures and traditions portrayed in oral, print and other media texts

Program and Planning Guide page 106 Strategy Units: Mixed Messages pages 26, 27, 33, 39, 47

5.2 Work within a Group Cooperate with others • Contribute collaboratively in group

situations, by asking questions and building on the ideas of others


• Take responsibility for assuming a variety of roles in a group, depending on changing contexts and needs

Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 68, 71 The Big Picture pages 60, 64 Environmental Choices pages 62, 73, 74 Laugh Out Loud! pages 60, 68 Mixed Messages pages 62, 70 Surviving Extremes pages 65, 66 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 37, 57, 64 History Comes Alive pages 44, 59, 64 This Is Who I Am pages 40, 55, 57, 60


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Grade 7 Work in groups • Contribute ideas, knowledge and

questions to establish an information base for research or investigations

Program and Planning Guide pages 12, 13, 57, 86, 87 Strategy Units: Behind the Music pages 20, 27, 29 – 32, 67 - 69 The Big Picture pages 18, 24, 26, 65 Environmental Choices pages 16, 17, 21 – 26, 70, 71, 74, 78 Laugh Out Loud pages 18, 23, 25 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 19, 20, 23 - 25, 26, 32, 33, 36 – 42, 44 – 46, 48, 50, 52 History Comes Alive pages 20, 27, 31, 33, 35 – 42, 45 – 49, 51 - 53 This Is Who I Am pages 18, 19, 27, 28, 31 – 34, 36 – 39, 41 – 46

• Assist in setting and achieving group goals by inviting others to speak, suggesting alternatives, assigning tasks, sharing resources, following up on others’ ideas and listening to a variety of points of view

Program and Planning Guide page 46 Strategy Units: Behind the Music page 31 The Big Picture page 26 Environmental Choices page 31 Laugh Out Loud page 78 Mixed Messages pages 28, 86 Surviving Extremes pages 26, 31, 39, 87 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence page 83

Evaluate group process • Evaluate group process and

personal contributions according to pre-established criteria to determine strengths and areas for improvement

Program and Planning Guide page 88 Book Club Units: Follow the Evidence pages 30, 32, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45, 76 History Comes Alive pages 30, 32, 34, 40, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49 – 51, 53, 55 This Is Who I Am pages 30, 33, 35, 38, 41, 43, 45, 48, 49

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